Couple's Play

Casual romances, hook-ups, emotional detachment… If you’re satisfied with transient connections, this book is not for you. But if you’re yearning for an intimate connection that is more resilient and vibrant over a lifetime, Couple’s Play shows you how to get there. Relationship coach Michael Phillips makes the case that our intimate lives should be a series of love affairs — with the same lover. When a love affair grows stale, that is the time to let go of what’s not working and to create something new together. And as a relationship transitions through several love affairs, intimacy can become more and more playful. Phillips lays out the four Postures (attitudes) to take and the four Moves (actions) to make for a deeply fulfilling relationship that can weather the turbulence between love affairs. He then applies these Postures and Moves to five common areas of conflict to help us grow into a better version of ourselves as we fall in love with a better version of our beloved. Through personal stories and probing questions, and backed by solid research, Phillips teaches us how to open up, truly listen, and create the playfully loving life we long for together.