Importance of emotional intelligence is being discussed quite recently. Daniel Goleman’s best-seller book ‘Emotional intelligence: why it can matter more than IQ’ touched many aspects and application of emotional intelligence. This article is a summary of its ninth chapter which discusses the application of emotional intelligence in a relationship, ‘Intimate Enemies’ Why are these Enemies Intimate? Goleman termed this chapter, creatively but quite provokingly, ‘Intimate Enemies’. He described how emotional intelligence is essential for a…