The author reaffirms the values and possibilities of monogamous relationships and shows how to achieve and maintain a loving, satisfying and enduring marriage. Here is practical advice based on the author's experience as a counsellor, combined with warm encouragement and a solid endorsement of old-fashioned romantic love. The Romance Factor examines such topics as how to ignite romantic love, choose and relate to the right partner, avoid the traps of romantic love, avoid extra-marital affairs, weather marital storms and ensure a stronger marriage, rekindle a dying relationship, find alternatives to jealousy and boredom, and much more.