PrefaceAcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorChapter 1 * An Introduction to Relationship Science Why Study Intimate Relationships? What Are Different Kinds of Intimate Relationships? How Is This Book Organized?Chapter 2 * Research Methods and Analysis What Research Methods Are Used to Study Relationships? How Are Results Analyzed? What Is "Open Science"?Chapter 3 * Attachment Theory What Is Attachment Theory, and How Was It Formed? How Is Attachment Theory Measured and Applied to Adult Relationships? What Are Important Questions For and About Attachment Theory?Chapter 4 * The Evolutionary Perspective How Is an Evolutionary Perspective Applied to Intimate Relationships? How Does This Perspective Explain Sex Differences in Promiscuity and Jealousy? How Can This Perspective Be Applied to Other Important Relationship Behaviors?Chapter 5 * Interdependence Theory What Are the Main Ideas Within Interdependence Theory? What Factors Predict Relationship Commitment and Stability? What Advances to the Theory Have Been Made?Chapter 6 * Relationships Across Our Lifetime How Do Our Earliest Relationships Form? How Do We Choose Singlehood Versus Commitment in Young Adulthood? How Do Relationships Change Later in Life?Chapter 7 * Friendship What Predicts How and When Friendships Will Form? How Are Friendships Maintained? How Do Friendships Change Over Our Lifetime?Chapter 8 * Attraction What Physical Factors Predict Attraction? What Psychological Factors Predict Attraction? What Environmental Factors Predict Attraction?Chapter 9 * Sexuality What Is the Sexual Spectrum? How Do People Vary in Their Sexual Desires? How Does Culture Influence Sexual Thoughts and Behaviors?Chapter 10 * Social Cognition How Are Impressions Formed and Maintained? How Are We Biased Toward Our Current Partner? How Do Our Worldviews Affect Our Relationships?Chapter 11 * Communication and Conflict How Can Communication Build Intimacy in Relationships? How Has Technology Affected Communication in Relationships? How Do Couples Engage in Conflict Management?Chapter 12 * Sexual Assault and Relationship Violence What Does Research Say About Sexual Assault and Rape? What Does Relationship Violence Look Like? How Do Survivors Escape and Heal?Chapter 13 * Ending or Enduring Love How Do Couple Members Cope With Relationship Problems? What Can Couple Members Do to Maintain a Healthy Relationship Over Time?ReferencesGlossaryIndex.