Foreword -- Introduction: the love classroom. Part 1: Self-reflection. Understand your past -- Craft your story -- Awaken to your life today - Forge a new connection -- Establish healthy boundaries. Part 2: Self-awareness. Embrace your unique love truths -- Surrender the fairy tale -- Keep the soul in soulmate -- Listen to your gut -- Source your life. Part 3: Self-expression. Inhabit your body -- Honor the space between -- Respect the pause -- Dig a little deeper -- Build the cushion. Part 4: Self-expansion. Practice a loving "I'm sorry" -- Forgive...again and again -- Value presence -- Be on your own team -- Ride the waves

Many people enter into romantic relationships full of expectation and hope, only to be sorely disappointed by the realization that the partner they've selected is a flawed human being with their own neuroses, history, and desires. Most relationships end because one or both people haven't done the internal work necessary to develop self-awareness and take responsibility for their own experiences. Psychologist and relationship expert Alexandra H. Solomon introduces the idea of relational self-awareness, encouraging listeners to explore their personal history to gain an understanding of their own relational patterns, as well as their strengths and weaknesses in relationships