#Love:: 21st-Century Relationships

by Trish Murphy

Overview

How do we find enduring love? 
Can we separate our own sense of well-being and success from that of a relationship? 
Can we learn from our mistakes and past blunders? 
What are the traps and pitfalls in today's relationships? 
How does technology affect the modern couple?  
This practical book deals with all these subjects, and more. Written by an experienced couples therapist with years of experience dealing with various relationship issues, #Love: 21st Century Relationships is the perfect guide to the modern relationship. Taking into account the unique circumstances of the modern dating scene, it deals with finding, keeping and creating lasting love in the era of social media. With practical guides to help during times of trouble, such as how to have a good fight, this book guides the reader through the pitfalls to attain a stronger, healthier and more loving relationship.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781781173732
Publisher:	Mercier Press, Limited, The
Publication date:	09/02/2016
Sold by:	Bookwire
Format:	eBook
Pages:	160
File size:	391 KB

About the Author

Trish Murphy is a fully qualified and accredited psychotherapist, trainer, mediator and consultant working in private practice, academic and business fields. She offers counselling and therapy in Couples Counselling and Sexual Intimacy Therapy, as well as individual psychotherapy. Trish has a weekly column in The Irish Times, is the resident psychotherapist/agony aunt on the Ray D'Arcy Show and appears monthly on TV AM on TV3.
Trish Murphy is a fully qualified and accredited psychotherapist, trainer, mediator and consultant working in private practice, academic and business fields. She offers counselling and therapy in Couples Counselling and Sexual Intimacy Therapy, as well as individual psychotherapy. Trish has a weekly column in 'The Irish Times', is the resident psychotherapist/agony aunt on the 'Ray D’Arcy Show 'and appears monthly on the 'TV AM' on TV3.

Read an Excerpt

How do we find enduring love?

Can we separate our own sense of well-being and success from that of a relationship?

Can we learn from our mistakes and past blunders?

What are the traps and pitfalls in today’s relationships?

How does technology affect the modern couple?

This practical book deals with all these subjects, and more. Written by an experienced couples therapist with years of experience dealing with various relationship issues, '#Love 21st Century Relationships' is the perfect guide to the modern relationship. Taking into account the unique circumstances of the modern dating scene, it deals with finding, keeping and creating lasting love in the era of social media. With practical guides to help during times of trouble, such as how to have a good fight, this book guides the reader through the pitfalls to attain a stronger, healthier and more loving relationship.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements 9

Preface 11

Introduction 13

1 Self-development 17

2 Romantic relationships 32

3 Getting into relationships and the online world 45

4 Beginnings of relationships 63

5 What to do and not to do 74

6 Sex and intimacy in relationships 95

7 Porn and relationships 113

8 Endings or breaches: moving forward 127

Epilogue - How do we find enduring love? 143

Practical advice and exercises 149

Bibliography 157