The Secrets of Successful Relationships teaches us the key ingredients of contented love. In chapters that include “Learning to Love Oneself”, “Knowing What to Overlook”, “Good Listening” and “The Importance of Bad Dates” , we are prompted to reflect on the varied moves we will need to make to ensure emotional success. In a tone that’s warm, encouraging and occasionally darkly funny, we learn how to communicate effectively, how to manage our differences, what to do when sexual problems arise, how to air grievances, the best way to share a home and – when things grow truly problematic – how to judge whether or not we should stay or leave.