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Do I have to give up me to be loved by you? : how to stay in love and keep your freedom

A study for couples, aiming to help the partners become more aware of self-created obstacles to joy, and aware of the process by which they can be removed, so that it becomes possible to understand and overcome the powerful hidden motives that keep the mind fixed on certain behaviour.
Print Book, English, 1988, ©1987
Grapevine, Wellingborough, 1988, ©1987
313 pages ; 22 cm
9780722517727, 0722517726
18321892
Part 1 From conflict to intimacy: do I have to give up me to be loved by you?; the paths through conflict; exploration - the how of learning; explorations - the process applied; intimate love - the reward of explorations. Part 2 Explorations on the path of evolution: childhood - why we became protected; fears of learning; protections; consequences of protection; values, beliefs and expectations; freedom and responsibility; the evolving relationship. Part 3 Exercises on the path of evolution: the process - how we explore; the content - what we explore.
Originally published: Minneapolis : CompCare, 1987
Includes index