His Needs, Her Needs: Building an Affair-Proof Marriage by Willard F. Harley Jr. is a practical guide to understanding and fulfilling your partner’s needs in a relationship. It provides strategies to build a strong, fulfilling marriage based on mutual understanding and respect.
Understanding Emotional Needs
Understanding and fulfilling your partner’s emotional needs is critical in a successful relationship.
Harley identifies ten emotional needs – affection, sexual fulfillment, conversation, recreational companionship, honesty and openness, physical attractiveness, financial support, domestic support, family commitment, and admiration.
Affair-Proofing Your Marriage
Affair-proofing your marriage involves meeting your partner’s emotional needs better than anyone else.
It’s about making your relationship so fulfilling that the temptation to look elsewhere becomes insignificant.
The Policy of Joint Agreement
The Policy of Joint Agreement is a strategy where decisions are made together, ensuring both partners’ needs are considered.
It fosters mutual respect and prevents resentment.
The Policy of Radical Honesty
The Policy of Radical Honesty is about complete transparency.
It involves sharing everything about oneself, including thoughts, feelings, and past mistakes.
