Table of Contents
How to Use This Book 1
Part 1 Dating: What to Say-and What Not to Say
Scene 1 What a Cutte! 32
Scene 2 Whoa! She's Interested! 34
Scene 3 Not Really Into It 36
Scene 4 Uh-oh… I Have to Describe Myself… 38
Scene 5 My Date Is Wonderful! 40
Scene 6 He Just Disappeared! 42
Scene 7 I'd Like to Know More 44
Scene 8 Want to Spend the Night? 46
Scene 9 I Was Dazzled by Love 48
Scene 10 I Thought Money Didn't Matter 50
Part 2 Developing a Long-Term Relationship
Scene 11 He's Late and Doesn't Care 64
Scene 12 Her Mind Seems to Wander 66
Scene 13 She Came On to My Friend! 68
Scene 14 I'm Being Totally Ignored 70
Scene 15 I'll Punish Her with Silence 72
Scene 16 Don't Tell Me What to Do! 74
Scene 17 I Get Wounded Easily 76
Scene 18 Why Are You So Grouchy? 78
Scene 19 He Spent All Our Savings! 80
Scene 20 And It's Your Fault! 82
Scene 21 You're Canceling Our Date? 84
Scene 22 But You Said You Wanted Sex 86
Scene 23 I Just Can't Trust You, Can I? 88
Scene 24 How About Some Appreciation? 90
Scene 25 I'm So Glad You Had a Chance to Rest 92
Scene 26 Okay! I Get It Already! 94
Scene 27 I'm Positive It Was on Wednesday 96
Scene 28 Why Does It Always Have to Be Your Way? 98
Scene 29 Stop Your Flirting …or Else! 100
Scene 30 I Have a Right to Be Angry! 102
Scene 31 So I Get a Little Angry… 104
Scene 32 I Know What You're Thinking 106
Scene 33 I'm Not Upset-Yes, You Are! 108
Scene 34 Well, If That's Your Attitude 110
Scene 35 Why Won't You Go with Me? 112
Scene 36 I'll Tell You What's Wrong 114
Scene 37 Hey, Are You Horny? 116
Scene 38 The Sex No Longer Sizzles 118
Part 3 Parenting: Don't Say That to Your Kid… Instead Say This
Scene 39 How Many Times Have I Told You…? 126
Scene 40 This Homework's Too Hard 128
Scene 41 He Started It! 130
Scene 42 She Cries to Get Attention 132
Scene 43 You're So Irresponsible! 134
Part 4 Friendships: Voluntary Relationships That Make Life Better
Scene 44 She's Just Too Busy to Call Back 144
Scene 45 My Friend Is Talking Behind My Back! 146
Scene 46 She's Late Every Time! 148
Scene 47 They Broke Up and Now He's My Friend Again 150
Scene 48 How Come You Don't… ? 152
Part 5 Say This… in the Workplace
Scene 49 I'm Perfect-Why Aren't You? 162
Scene 50 It's Not Me-It's Them! 164
Scene 51 How Come Nobody Told Me? 166
Scene 52 She's Nitpicking My Work 168
Scene 53 He's Really Got It in for Me 170
Scene 54 I've Got All the Answers 172
Part 6 Everyday Situations
Scene 55 The Intrusive Neighbor 180
Scene 56 The Perpetual Complainer 182
Scene 57 He's Always Interrupting 184
Scene 58 I Can't Fulfill All Your Dreams 186
Scene 59 When You Must Say Something 188
Scene 60 When There's Nothing to Say 190
Advanced Work 193
