亲密关系与泛泛之交有什么区别；大丈夫与小女子真的般配吗：吸引力的秘密是什么；男人与女人真的是不同的动物吗；同性恋真的是由基因决定的吗；单亲家庭的孩子长大后更容易离婚吗……什么是爱情？由什么构成？能持续多久？两性在发生一夜情及选择终身伴侣上有什么差异？爱情和性欲是由不同的脑区控制的吗？亲密关系美满的秘诀是什么？有什么方法能让婚姻持续一生？米勒教授在《亲密关系》中回答了这些问题，尤其澄清了通俗心理学所宣扬的经验之谈，甚至某些错误观点。
罗兰·米勒所著的《亲密关系（英文版第7版教育部高等学校心理学教学指导委员会推荐用书）》汲取了社会心理学、沟通研究、家庭研究、认知心理学、发展心理学、演化心理学、社会学、传播学及家政学等学科的最新成果，研究实践和理论建构并重，学术标准与大众兴趣兼备。全书结构清晰、逻辑严密、语言生动、启发思考，既通俗易懂，读来轻松愉快，又科学权威，崇尚实证精神。本书遵循由浅入深、由一般到特殊的认知规律，论述了亲密关系的基础、活动形态、类型、矛盾和修复等内容，读完本书，你将对人际吸引、爱情、婚姻、承诺、友谊、激情、沟通、性爱、依恋、择偶、嫉妒、出轨、家暴等亲密关系的方方面面有全新的认识。
亲密关系是人类经验的核心，处理得好能给人带来极大的快乐，处理得不好则会造成重大创伤，因此科学地认识亲密关系，攸关我们每个人的幸福。本书英文版适合研究亲密关系的专业人士以及具有一定英文基础、想读原著的高级读者。

PREFACE
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
1.The Building Blocks of Relationships
THE NATURE AND IMPORTANCE OF INTIMACY
THE INFLUENCE OF CULTURE
THE INFLUENCE OF EXPERIENCE
THE INFLUENCE OF INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES
THE INFLUENCE OF HUMAN NATURE
THE INFLUENCE OF INTERACTION
THE DARK SIDE OF RELATIONSHIPS
FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION
CHAPTER SUMMARY
2.Research Methods
THE SHORT HISTORY OF RELATIONSHIP SCIENCE
DEVELOPING A QUESTION
OBTAINING PARTICIPANTS
CHOOSING A DESIGN
SELECTING A SETTING
THE NATURE OF OUR DATA
THE ETHICS OF SUCH ENDEAVORS
INTERPRETING AND INTEGRATING RESULTS
A FINAL NOTE
FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION
CHAPTER SUMMARY
3.Attraction
THE FUNDAMENTAL BASIS OF ATTRACTION
PROXIMITY: LIKING THOSE NEAR US
PHYSICAL ATTRACTIVENESS:LIKING THOSE WHO ARE LOVELY
RECIPROCITY: LIKING THOSE WHO LIKE US
SIMILARITY: LIKING THOSE WHO ARE LIKE US
BARRIERS: LIKING THOSE WE CANNOT HAVE
SO，WHAT DO MEN AND WOMEN WANT?
FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION
CHAPTER SUMMARY
4.Social Cognition
FIRST IMPRESSIONS (AND BEYOND)
THE POWER OF PERCEPTIONS
IMPRESSION MANAGEMENT
SO，JUST HOW WELL DO WE KNOW OUR PARTNERS?
FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION
CHAPTER SUMMARY
5.Communication
NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION
VERBAL COMMUNICATION
DYSFUNCTIONAL COMMUNICATION AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT
FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION
CHAPTER SUMMARY
6.Interdependency
SOCIAL EXCHANGE
THE ECONOMIES OF RELATIONSHIPS
ARE WE REALLY THIS GREEDY?
THE NATURE OF COMMITMENT
FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION
CHAPTER SUMMARY
7.Friendship
THE NATURE OF FRIENDSHIP
FRIENDSHIP ACROSS THE LIFE CYCLE
DIFFERENCES IN FRIENDSHIP
FRIENDSHIP DIFFICULTIES
FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION
CHAPTER SUMMARY
8.Love
A BRIEF HISTORY OF LOVE
TYPES OF LOVE
INDIVIDUAL AND CULTURAL DIFFERENCES IN LOVE
DOES LOVE LAST?
FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION
CHAPTER SUMMARY
9.Sexuality
SEXUAL ATTITUDES
SEXUAL BEHAVIOR
SEXUAL SATISFACTION
SEXUAL COERCION
FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION
CHAPTER SUMMARY
10.Stresses and Strains
PERCEIVED RELATIONAL VALUE
HURT FEELINGS
OSTRACISM
JEALOUSY
DECEPTION AND LYING
BETRAYAL
FORGIVENESS
FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION
CHAPTER SUMMARY
11.Conflict
THE NATURE OF CONFLICT
THE COURSE OF CONFLICT
THE OUTCOMES OF CONFLICT
FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION
CHAPTER SUMMARY
12.Power and Violence
POWER AND INTERDEPENDENCE
VIOLENCE IN RELATIONSHIPS
FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION
CHAPTER SUMMARY
13.The Dissolution and Loss of Relationships
THE CHANGING RATE OF DIVORCE
THE PREDICTORS OF DIVORCE
BREAKING UP
THE AFTERMATH OF BREAKUPS
FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION
CHAPTER SUMMARY
14.Maintaining and Repairing Relationships
MAINTAINING AND ENHANCING RELATIONSHIPS
REPAIRING RELATIONSHIPS
IN CONCLUSION
FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION
CHAPTER SUMMARY
REFERENCES
CREDITS
NAME INDEX
SUBJECT INDEX