"The future of relationships is moving us toward the vaulting awareness of who we really are as human beings, something we have managed to avoid for a very long time by being so thoroughly committed to convention...This is the future of love--vast love, love beyond boundaries, love without preconceptions and judgments, love without outdated myths--love which can actually be experienced." At a time when over half of all marriages are ending in divorce, Daphne Rose Kingma, a well-known therapist and relationship expert, has recognized that our familiar ways of thinking about relationships are no longer working. "I have written this book because it is clear that many of our previous assumptions about relationships need to be dismantled," writes Kingma. "As we go through this process, we will discover a number of new ideas: that our relationships can have different forms than we ever imagined; that they will serve different purposes; that they will require different offerings from us. They will also bring us new gifts." We are in the midst of a sea change, in which not only are many traditional relationships failing, but unexpected new arrangements are beginning to appear; gay marriages are surfacing, step-families abound, and many people are consciously choosing to live alone. As Kingma explains, these transformations should not be feared; instead, they represent a real opportunity. In the past, conventional relationships were often destroyed by an overemphasis on the nuts and bolts of psychology, on working to achieve the unattainable "perfect relationship" while ignoring our most vital selves--our souls. The glorious message of The Future of Love is that the disturbing changes we are all experiencing are actually part of the soul's plan, as it breaks down outdated conventions to bring us a new, fuller understanding of love.

The Future of Love: The Power of the Soul in Intimate Relationships

Self-Help

Kingma, Daphne Rose

Relationships

DOUBLEDAY

Crown

Coming Apart: Why Relationships End and How to Live Through the Ending of Yours

Do you fight too much? Are your differences irreconiclable? Are you bored? Are you emotionally distant. Some relationships shouldn't be saved. Sometimes breaking up is the right path to take. COMING APART eases the pain and takes the guilt out of breaking up. Learn how easy it is to take the next step in your personal development with this wise, reassuring guide.

Fawcett

A sequence of 22 poems that traces the arc of a love affair through several lifetimes. Two people meet in unexpected circumstances in this life and remember the lives in which they loved one another before--when she was an Italian noblewoman and he was her father's horseman, when they were peasants in a war-torn country, and most poignantly, in the life when he was a Warrior and she was his Queen.

Warrior / Queen: 22 Love Poems

Literature & Fiction

Poetry

Valley Green Press

Witty, poetic, and exuberant, True Love offers an illuminating approach to exploring and expanding the psychological, emotional, and spiritual possibilities of love. It contains an introduction to the essence of love and more than 60 entries to help the reader enrich his or her relationship.

True Love: How to Keep Your Relationship Sweeter, Deeper, and More Passionate

Borgo Pr

Garland of Love: Reflections on the Magic and Meaning of Love

An intelligent, thought-provoking perspective on why relationships end, Coming Apart addresses our mythologies about love, the symptoms of a relationship that's over, the emotional process of parting, and how to begin again. Translated into five languages.

Parenting & Relationships

Conari Press

Offers suggestions for enhancing a relationship and creating a lasting love.

True Love: How to Make Your Relationship Sweeter, Deeper and More Passionate

Weddings From The Heart: Ceremonies for an Unforgettable Wedding

Reference

The perfect companion for lovers of all ages, A Garland of Love offers readers a welcome opportunity to reflect each day on the love in their lives. In her characteristically poetic style, Daphne Rose Kingma explores the elements and expressions of love, and helps readers see clearly its many-faceted possibilities. Translated into five languages.

A Garland of Love: Daily Reflections on the Magic and Meaning of Love

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The Future of Love: The Power of the Soul in Intimate Relationships

The Future of Love: The Power of the Soul in Intimate Relationships

Coming Apart: Why Relationships End and How to Live Through the Ending of Yours

Warrior / Queen: 22 Love Poems

True Love: How to Keep Your Relationship Sweeter, Deeper, and More Passionate

Garland of Love: Reflections on the Magic and Meaning of Love

Coming Apart: Why Relationships End and How to Live Through the Ending of Yours

True Love: How to Make Your Relationship Sweeter, Deeper and More Passionate

Weddings From The Heart: Ceremonies for an Unforgettable Wedding

A Garland of Love: Daily Reflections on the Magic and Meaning of Love