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In Print
Proctor, M. (2003). How to stop a stalker. New York: Prometheus Books.
Detective Mike Proctor has investigated and successfully prosecuted more than 100 stalking cases. In this book, Proctor provides insights to the pathological mindset of stalkers and gives concrete advice to protect yourself from a stalker.
Ruiz, D. M. (1999).The mastery of love: A practical guide to the art of relationship. San Rafael: Amber Allen Publishing.
In this book, don Miguel Ruiz uses inspirational stories to impart Toltec wisdom about the nature of true love. Toltec wisdom focuses on the three fundamental masteries of awareness, transformation, and love. The stories bring to light the commonly held fallacies and misplaced expectations about love that affect most relationships.
On the Web
http://cyberparent.com/friendship/
This website defines what friendships are and describes how to build friendships from casual friends, how to maintain friendships, and what to do when friendships end.
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/in-the-name-love/201109/friends-benefits
A blog on the Psychology Today website explores the emotions involved in friends-with-benefits relationships.
On Film
Ficara, G., & Requa, J. (Directors).(2011). Crazy, Stupid, Love [Motion picture]. United States: Warner Brothers Pictures.
This movie follows the complications of love and friendship in a variety of interwoven relationships. A married couple works through a divorce following the wife's infidelity. Their daughter explores the beginnings of an unexpected romance. Their young son experiences the heartache of an unrequited crush. And their babysitter grapples with an obsessive lust for a much older man.
Gluck, W. (Director). (2011). Friends With Benefits [Motion picture]. United States: Screen Gems.
This movie stars Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis as two friends who discover the complications of adding sex to their platonic friendship.