Relationships
These resources are for educational purposes only and not meant to be a comprehensive list or substitute for professional therapy treatment.
Books on Relationships, Attachment, and Romantic Connection:
Love Sense: The Revolutionary New Science of Romantic Relationships
The Relationship Cure: A 5 Step Guide to Strengthening Your Marriage, Family, and Friendships
What Makes Love Last?: How to Build Trust and Avoid Betrayal
Feeling Good Together: The Secret to Making Troubled Relationships Work
In Each Other's Care: A Guide to the Most Common Relationship Conflicts and How to Work Through Them
Self-Assessments:
These aren’t going to be glitzy quizzes you might find on Buzzfeed, rather they’re developed by personality researchers and are rigorously tested for validity and reliability.
If you’d like to get some insight into your attachment style, you can check out this one.
If you’re interested in obtaining some feedback about personality (which entails how you tend to think, feel, and act), you can check out this one, this one, or some of the ones listed here.
Self-Help Workbooks for Relationships:
These can be used on your own or with the help of a therapist. Most publications by New Harbinger have been excellent, empirically-based tools. You can search by category based on what you're most interested in.
Self-Help books and Workbooks for Communication Skills:
Websites and Articles:
Friendship
Dating
Romantic Relationships and Marriage
Sex and Intimacy
Come As You Are: Revised and Updated: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life
Come Together: The Science (and Art!) of Creating Lasting Sexual Connections
Emily Nagoski | Come Together: The Science (and Art!) of Creating Lasting Sexual Connections
Love Worth Making: How to Have Ridiculously Great Sex in a Long-Lasting Relationship
Passionate Marriage: Keeping Love and Intimacy Alive in Committed Relationships