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Summary: I HAD to reply to "Dangerous Lies" by reader from NJ
Review: This book has helped me through the darkest period of my life. I didn't know why or how I stayed. I tried everything to make it "right". How could an intelligent, attractive woman be involved in a relationship of physical and emotional abuse? Then, after finding this book, I began to realize the answers to those questions. I encourage any woman who has experienced physical violence at the hands of "their loving partner" to read this eye opening account of ourselves and our partners. Finally, it is over and I am moving on. As difficult as that may be...the alternative (staying) is worse! Thank you Dr. Forward for your insite and advise.
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Summary: A Lifesaver
Review: This book hastened my recovery from a ten-year abusive relationship which ended in my husband's leaving me nine months ago. Since that shattering event, I have devoured self-help books. Nothing helped me like this one. Nothing. I want to get a copy for the woman he left me for, as she'll need it eventually. Also, maybe, his two other ex-wives.
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Summary: One of the best books I've ever read
Review: This book is an inspiration for women who are in emotionally abusive relationships. The author tackles this sensitive topic in a compassionate and caring way. She never makes women feel stupid or wrong for what they've put up with in the past from their abusive husbands. Instead she explains why these women act the way they do and why he reacts the way he does.She follows several women who were in therapy with her so the reader knows how the relationship started and continues through their therapy and their progress and finishes up with some uplifting results. She gives careful step by step advice to gradually change your patterns and is always sensitive to the danger of being involved in one of these relationships. She explores the kind of childhood both the men and women have which eventually draw them to each other. It is an excellent book for men who are abusive to read also, as they will gain a better understanding as to why they treat the women they claim to love in this manner. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is even questioning whether they are involved with a misongynist, which is often hard to tell as they can be as charming and generous as they can be abusive.
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Summary: understand and change your choices
Review: This book is not about blaming men, but about looking inside and looking at a woman's past to understand why she has made seemingly self-destructive choices in men.
The book gives the understanding and compassion necessary to regain strength and a sense of self control over one's life.
It is about understanding how one's (albeit subconscious) choices led one to an abusive relationship and how to understand and work with the relationship dynamics to become an independant confidant person again.
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Summary: DON'T LET THE TITLE FOOL YOU....
Review: This book is the BIBLE of dysfunctional relationships: Dr. Forward is simultaneously empowering and sympathetic as she lays out the anatomy of misogynists and how they strip the power from their "loved" ones by slowly corroding their self-esteem and reflecting THEIR problems onto HER. Her advice and techniques gave me more ways to get a point across, and to keep my focus and realize, most importantly, to NEVER, EVER blame myself for his shortcomings and how his backround is coloring things. I could almost kiss her for giving me that. I've given this book to other women in similiar straits, and it can be a LIFESAVER!!! If you find that your man goes from treating you like class to trash for no reason, or you want to avoid that cliff before you reach it, THIS BOOK IS IT. Thank you, Dr. Forward, for giving me confidence in my own instincts. And men, if you recognize yourself and want to shape up before getting kicked to the curb, then this book is for you too. If this book was required reading before issuing marriage licenses, there wouldn't be such a high divorce rate. Turn the tide in your life and GET THE BOOK...it may be the best investment in yourself and your relationship you've ever made.
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Summary: Men who hate women and the women who love them
Review: This book was a real help to me in deceiding if I should or shound't stay with my husband. After reading it, I realized I wasn't at fault for everything in our marriage and I did't have to stand for the abusive treatment from him. Thank you Mom, for getting me this book. It's been 11 years and it has changhed my life for the better. And more importantly, it has made Beth's life better. She is a much more confident and together kid than she would have been if we had stayed as he was also doing it to her.
This book was our salvation. To the writer, thank you so much. I want it for a freind.
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Summary: This book saved my life!!
Review: This book was given to me by the mother of my ex-boy friend. I had it for two years before I ever opened it. When I did, I could not put it down. I felt as though the words were written directly to me and about my relationship. Suddenly I realised that I was not alone in my struggles. I gained courage to walk away from a mentally and emotionally abusive man, and the wisdom to know when i had found a truely loving one. Thank you, Susan Forward, for one of the most powerful reads of my life!!!!!!
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Summary: Life Changing!
Review: This book was like sunshine after a terrible storm. It literally changed my life forever. It helped me to understand that all the prayers in the world will not change a man. I was finally able to move on to healthy relationships!
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Summary: MUST READ MATERIAL!
Review: This is an EXCELLENT book. I first read it at the library one afternoon when I was forced (by a misogynist) to walk (while pregnant)out of the house because of an argument. I later purchased the book. It explains the personality flaws of men that women may not recognize. It is so easy to get caught up in a relationship with a misogynist without knowing. Women need to be made aware of the fact that it's not always them causing the problem. Sometimes (lots of times) it's the male in the relationship. I highly recommend this book for any woman who is uncertain why she remains in an unhappy relationship. Men have tricky ways of making women think something is wrong with them. BUY THE BOOK!!
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Summary: Only good for women with ample criteria
Review: Unfortunately this is kind of a feminist book written by a feminist writter. In all relationships both, men an woman, are usually responsible, except for some special cases were there is genuing abuse from one of the parts. The book is written so women automatically fit into every word, and that is were the problem is. If you want to talk about this, you have to mention both sides of the story. What I see in this book is that the opossite position is being taken, women blaming men for all their problems. Is this right? No, I don't think so. If you want to really learn how to fix your relationship, you have to stop blaiming and start thinking and here is were your criteria counts. When you live with an abusive man, wheter you like it or not, you don't need a book to tell you so, you live with him so, if you don't know this before buying the book, why in heaven you even thought about buying it? In my opinion, in most cases, this book is for women who are looking for excuses to blame their men for their problems or simply, to justify themselves and get rid of their responsabilities. I give it one star becase I don't believe relationships are one sided, couples are supposed to be of two people. Don't blame, you first have to see what you're responsible for. To finish this up, if you have an abusive man, you don't really need this book to know it, you just know it. Don't waste your time reading this and take real action.
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