Personal relationships and associations are part of what makes us human, but few people understand how their relationships evolve-or how they might end. Wouldn't it be comforting if we could predict, with accuracy, which relationships will be stable and fulfilling, and which are dead ends or heading for disaster?

"Navigating the Seas of Human Connection" offers an insightful new method for understanding, evaluating, and predicting our personal relationships, from casual work associations to long-term romances.

College professor and clinical psychologist Larry J. Powitz, EdD, applies...