| Preface |
ix |
| Acknowledgements |
xi |
| 1 |
Introducing Self-Talk |
1 |
| 2 |
The Friendship Expectation: "I've Always Got My Girlfriends" |
15 |
| 3 |
The Dating Expectation: I Can Find the Perfect Partner (But If I Don't, I'll Be Just Fine Without One)" |
37 |
| 4 |
The Sex Expectation: "I'm Heathily, Happily, Wildly Sexual" |
61 |
| 5 |
The Marriage Expectation: "I Can Achieve the Marriage I Want (But If I Don't, I'll Just End the Marriage)" |
79 |
| 6 |
The Child-Rearing Expectation: "I'm Raising a Perfect Child, and Loving Every Minute of It" |
101 |
| 7 |
The Work Expectation: "I'm Happy with My Career (or Happy without One") |
125 |
| 8 |
The Money Expectaton: "I Have My Financial Life Well in Hand" |
147 |
| 9 |
The Balancing Act Expectation: "I'm Running My Life, It's Not Running Me" |
167 |
| 10 |
The Appearance Expectation: "I Love My Body Just as It Is" |
187 |
| 11 |
The Self-Esteem Expectation: "I Believe in Myself" |
203 |
| 12 |
Self-Talk Among Friends: Beginning the Conversation |
223 |
| Index |
00 |