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Personal Relationships: An Introduction; Part I. Foundations for Studying Relationships; 1. The Seven Seas of the Study of Personal Relationships Research: Historical and Recent Currents; 2. What is Good and What is Missing in Relationship Theory and Research; 3. Navigating Methodological Trade-offs in Close Relationships Research; 4. Analyzing Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Data in Close Relationships; 5. Relationship Typologies; Part II. Developmental Arc of Relationships; 6. Relationship Initiation and Growth; 7. The Affective Structure of Marriage over Time; 8. Divorce and Post-Divorce Relationships; Part III. Relationships across the Lifespan; 9. Friendships in Childhood; 10. Personal Relationships in Adolescence and Early Adulthood; 11. Close Relationships in Middle and Late Adulthood; Part IV. Individual Differences; 12. Personality in Close Relationships; 13. Attachment Theory as a Framework for Studying Relationship Dynamics and Functioning; 14. Gender and Relationships; 15. The Intimate Relationships of Sexual and Gender Minorities; Part V. Basic Processes; 16. Neuroscience of Salutary Close Relationships; 17. Social Cognition in Romantic Relationships; 18. Communication: Basic Properties and their Relevance to Relationship Research; 19. The Roles of Emotion in Relationships; Part VI. Interactive Processes; 20. Self-Disclosure in Relationships: Revealing and Concealing Information about Oneself to Others; 21. Social Support in Close Relationships; 22. Understanding Couple Conflict; 23. Sexuality in Personal Relationships; Part VII. Threats to Relationships; 24. Lying and Deception in Close Relationships; 25. Stress, Dyadic Coping, and Social Support: Moving toward Integration; 26. The Universal Threat and Temptation of Extradyadic Affairs; 27. Aggression and Violence in Romanic Relationships; 28. Acceptance, Rejection, and the Quest for Relational Value; 29. New Ways of Theorizing and Conducting Research in the Field of Loneliness and Social Isolation; Part VIII. Relational Quality; 30. Romantic Love; 31. Relationship Satisfaction; 32. Commitment Processes in Personal Relationships; 33. Relationships and Physical Health; Part IX. Context; 34. Social Networks and Personal Relationships; 35. Personal Relationships and Technology in the Digital Age; 36. Ethnicity, Culture, and Close Relationships; Part X. Maintenance and Repair of Relationships; 37. Promoting Healthy Relationships; 38. Maintaining Relationships; 39. Treating Relationship Distress; Part XI. Conclusion; 40. Whither Relationship Science? The State of the Science and an Agenda for Moving Forward