Intrusiveness and Intimacy in the Couple

James Fisher

• Foreword , Introduction , Part One , Narcissistic object relating , The projective gridlock: a form of projective identification in couple relationships , From the internal parental couple to the marital relationship , Gesture and recognition: an alternative model to projective identification as a basis for couple relationships , Identity and intimacy in the couple: three kinds of identification , Part Two , Donald Meltzer in discussion