Love Is a Story: A New Theory of Relationships Book

	Preface
I	The Stories We Tell
	Love as a Story	3
	Our Multiple Stories of Love	13
	Story Elements	21
	Some Kinds of Stories	26
	Where Do Stories Come From, and Where Can They Go?	31
II	Love Stories
	Asymmetrical Stories	49
	The Teacher-Student Story	49
	The Sacrifice Story	55
	The Government Story	60
	The Police Story	68
	The Pornography Story	75
	The Horror Story	82
	Object Stories	90
	Person as Object	90
	The Science-Fiction Story	90
	The Collection Story	96
	The Art Story	102
	Relationship as Object	108
	The House and Home Story	109
	The Recovery Story	115
	The Religion Story	121
	The Game Story	127
	Coordination Stories	135
	The Travel Story	135
	The Sewing and Knitting Story	141
	The Garden Story	147
	The Business Story	152
	The Addiction Story	157
	Narrative Stories	165
	The Fantasy Story	165
	The History Story	171
	The Science Story	179
	The Cookbook Story	185
	Genre Stories	193
	The War Story	193
	The Theater Story	198
	The Humor Story	204
	The Mystery Story	209
III	Implications
	Testing the Story View	219
	What Is Love?	225
	Notes	231
	Index	237