The issues and conflicts that Dr. Laura covers in this book are stupid attachment, stupid courtship, stupid devotion, stupid passion, stupid cohabitation, stupid expectations, stupid child conception, stupid subjugation, stupid helplessness, and stupid forgiving. Despite the varying topics, there are a small number of key themes throughout. Some of these are dependency, fear and lack of self-esteem. These three things are apparent in almost each of the chapters that Dr. Laura breaks down for the reader.