Repairing a Relationship

I like to do it the fun way, which is to keep trying to have a friendly interaction. If they've broken up, then I'll use the chat on the computer to start the conversation. I prefer to make my sims work at their relationships because that makes the game more interesting to me. I miss the self-help books we had in TS2 (or TS3?) for sims who would calm down quicker after they read them. It was like counseling via a book.