High-maintenance relationships / [print]
Les Parrott III.
- Wheaton, Illinois : Tyndale House Publishers, (c)1996.
- 212 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Are you in a high-maintenance relationship? -- The Critic: constantly complains and gives unwanted advice -- The Martyr: forever the victim and wracked with self-pity -- The Wet Blanket: pessimistic and automatically negative -- The Steamroller: blindly insensitive to others -- The Gossip: spreads rumors and leaks secrets -- The Control Freak: unable to let go and let be -- The Backstabber: irrepressibly two-faced -- The Cold Shoulder: disengages and avoids contact -- The Green-Eyed Monster: seethes with envy -- The Volcano: builds steam and is ready to erupt -- The Sponge: constantly in need but gives nothing back -- The Competitor: Keeps track of tit for tat -- The Workhorse: always pushes and is never satisfied -- The Flirt: imparts innuendoes, which may border on harassment -- The Chameleon: eager to please and avoids conflict -- Making the most of every relationship.