This book puts forward the agrument that in 90 percent of all marriages, breakup and divorce are unnecessary. The authors note, "Every time you break a sacred commitment, the light in your soul dims." In this "emergency manual" for couples in distress, the Prathers cover eight stages in an intimate relationship from falling in love and the honeymoon mindset through naming and performing and what they call "attainment." The challenge is to move beyond "I, me and mine" to a realization that "no harm will come to you from sharing a single heart." The Prathers are quite honest about the shortcomings and problems in their own marriage as they assert that others can weather the storms and crises which come with the turf.