Love by Design: 6 Ingredients to Build a Lifetime of Love Hardcover -

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Build the successful, loving, long-term partnership you desire with the Emergent Love Model. If you feel disillusioned, disconnected, or unfulfilled, internationally-celebrated couples therapist Dr. Sara Nasserzadeh can help you redefine your relationship--perfect for perfect for readers of The 8 Rules of Love and The Love Prescription. Many of us were raised with the idea that true love means finding our "other half" and that a spark is the best foundation for successful long-term partnerships and marriages. But what if this understanding is flawed? In Love by Design, Dr. Sara Nasserzadeh introduces a groundbreaking new foundation for love: The Emergent Love Model. See, successful partnerships cannot survive on love alone, and instead of chasing our butterflies we need to invest in the wellbeing of six core relational ingredients:

• Attraction: What do you value about your partner?
• Respect: How do you keep your partner's needs and priorities in mind?
• Trust: Do you know that your partner will show up for you consistently?
• Compassion: Can you honor the other's emotional experience without making it about you?
• Shared vision: Where are you committed to going together?
• Loving behaviors: How do you show your partner they're special to you?

Grounded in two decades of original research and work with couples from around the world, Dr. Nasserzadeh takes readers beyond communication skills and conflict management, giving readers an entirely new framework for the foundation of their coupledom--one that can last a lifetime. Full of practical exercises and prompts for reflection will empower readers to create relationships that stand the test of time as they embrace newfound confidence, equipped with the tools to manifest the relationship of their dreams.

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