His Needs, Her Needs

Habits for a Lifetime of Passion

Table of Contents

Session #1: The Love Bank — How Our Emotions Keep Score in Marriage

  • Dr. Harley's background and development of his basic concepts.
  • Introduction to the Love Bank.
  • How to make deposits into your spouse's Love Bank.

Session #2: Creating Passion by Meeting Each Other's Important Emotional Needs

  • How passion is created in romantic relationships.
  • Introduction to the ten emotional needs.
  • Identifying your own most important emotional needs.

Session #3: Meeting the Emotional Need for Affection

  • How to develop new habits.
  • How to meet your spouse's emotional need for affection.
  • Affection — the environment for sexual fulfillment.

Session #4: Meeting the Emotional Need for Sexual Fulfillment

  • How to meet your spouse's need for sexual fulfillment.
  • Scheduling time to make love.
  • How the Love Bank affects sexual fulfillment.

Session #5: Meeting the Emotional Need for Conversation

  • What is the emotional need for conversation?
  • The "Friends of Good Conversation."
  • The "Enemies of Good conversation."
  • Using conversation to solve problems in marriage.

Session #6: Meeting the Emotional Need for Recreational Companionship

  • How to meet your spouse's need for recreational companionship.
  • How to overcome addiction to incompatible activities.
  • Scheduling time to meet the four most important emotional needs.

Session #7: Meeting the Emotional Need for Honesty and Openness

  • What is the emotional need for honesty and openness?
  • How to meet your spouse's need for honesty and openness.

Session #8: Meeting the Emotional Need for Physical Attractiveness

  • Understanding emotional needs you don't have yourself.
  • What is the emotional need for physical attractiveness?
  • How to meet your spouse's need for physical attractiveness.
  • How to obtain accurate information from your spouse.

Session #9: Meeting the Emotional Need for Financial Support

  • What is the emotional need for financial support?
  • How to meet your spouse's need for financial support.
  • Making career choices that will not destroy your passion.
  • How the "Policy of Joint Agreement" protects your passion.

Session #10: Meeting the Emotional Need for Domestic Support

  • How to create a fair division of household responsibilities.
  • How to meet your spouse's need for domestic support.

Session #11: Meeting the Emotional Need for Family Commitment

  • What is the emotional need for family commitment?
  • How to meet your spouse's need for family commitment.
  • How to discipline without being abusive.

Session #12: Meeting the Emotional Need for Admiration

  • How to meet your spouse's need for admiration.

Concluding Remarks

  • A lifetime of passion by becoming an expert at meeting the most important emotional needs.
 

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