First Choice, Only Choice: Relationships That Last Forever Book

Preface     vii
Acknowledgments     ix
Love by Design
The First Ever After     1
Designed to Connect     5
Bonding by Blood, Bonding by Choice     9
The Power of Intimacy     13
Love is ...     17
Character Development
Grow Up and Change     21
What's in Your Character?     25
Things You Wish You Knew     27
Recognizing Your Own Handicaps     31
Overcoming Handicaps-Can This Relationship Work?     35
Promises
Make a Promise     41
Major Commitment-Major Risk     45
Flawed Promises     51
Broken Promises     53
Heart Trouble
The Stolen Heart-Lost Expectations     57
The Broken Heart-Lost Trust     61
The Hardened Heart-Bitterness and Resentment     63
Trust and Happiness
The Open Heart-Trusting a Partner     69
The Servant's Heart-How God Uses Relationships     71
The Redemptive Test-How Do You Know What Is Right?     75
Why Bonded Relationships Fail     77
Respect Versus Love     81
Give and Take     83
Happy Ever After     87
Endnotes     89