TY - BOOK AU - Sharpe,Sheila A. TI - The ways we love: a developmental approach to treating couples SN - 9781593850197 U1 - 616.89 PY - 2000/// CY - New York PB - The Guilford Press N1 - Patterns of connection. Nurturing. The foundations of loving -- Cultural myths and marital malnourishment -- The development of nurturing: common treatment problems -- The caretaker and the needful child: a nurturing collusion -- Merging. Closeness as oneness -- The development of merging: common treatment problems -- Idealizing. The bedrock of passion -- The development of idealizing: common treatment problems -- The adoring parent and the adorable child: an idealizing collusion -- Patterns of separateness. Devaluing. "You're no good!" -- The development of devaluing: common treatment problems -- The judgmental parent and the guilty child: a blaming collusion -- Controlling. Who's in charge? -- The development of controlling: common treatment problems -- Competing. Who's better and vying for love -- Winning, losing, and gender -- Competing for superiority: development and common treatment problems -- Competing in love triangles: development and common treatment problems -- Love triangles in couple therapy ER -