The Best Lover, Ever

Name: The Best Lover, Ever
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ISBN: 9780692158982

How to Be the Best Partner in a Committed, Monogamous Relationship

By Andrew Paul Sokolsky

Organized as a series of practical skills, this book addresses what it takes to be a fully present and engaged partner in a committed monogamous relationship. Andrew Paul Sokolsky works through active listening, integrity, expressing emotions honestly, making and keeping agreements, and sustaining both sexual and nonsexual intimacy over time. Each short chapter focuses on a single quality or behavior that helps a partner feel genuinely seen and valued.

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Concepts

Integrity in Partnership
Aligning your words, commitments, and actions so a partner can trust what you say and rely on what you promise.
The Need to Be Right
The habit of prioritizing winning arguments over preserving connection, and how releasing it changes the quality of communication.
Agreements
Explicit, mutual commitments between partners about how they will treat each other, replacing assumption with clear shared understanding.
Nonsexual Physical Intimacy
Touch, closeness, and physical care outside of sex that builds emotional safety and ongoing connection.
Expressions of Love
The various ways — words, time, attention, acts of care — through which partners actively demonstrate love rather than assuming it's understood.

Chapters

Introduction
Chapter 1. The Art of Listening
Chapter 2. The 'Need to Be Right'
Chapter 3. Being Kind
Chapter 4. Speaking Your Truth
Chapter 5. Expressing Your Emotions
Chapter 6. Giving Compliments
Chapter 7. Living with Integrity
Chapter 8. Expressions of Love
Chapter 9. The Gifts of Time and Attention
Chapter 10. Agreements
Chapter 11. Satisfying Your Partner's Needs
Chapter 12. How to Get Your Needs Met
Chapter 13. Nonsexual Physical Intimacy
Chapter 14. Sexual Intimacy
Chapter 15. Acceptance
Chapter 16. Appreciation
Chapter 17. What Makes a Relationship Great?
Chapter 18. Keeping the Fire Stoked
Chapter 19. 'Baby, You're the Best'
Acknowledgments

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Topics

Relationships, Intimacy, Communication, Sex, Love, Active Listening, Integrity, Kindness, Emotional Expression, Agreements, Acceptance, Appreciation, Monogamy, Physical Affection

Published

August 15, 2018

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