In The Meantime : Finding Yourself And The Love You Want

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Summary: In the Meantime
Review: This book started out good and really made sense and was positive but eventually, it got a little "out there". For instance, when she was giving an example of a couple who had a long-term relationship and one of them wasn't sure about how he felt and wanted to see other people, her advise was that the person who knew for sure about how he/she felt about the relationship should trust the other enough to let him/her do whatever they need to do to find out, as long as they stay together and supposedly, that's building love and trust. To me, it's saying, "I'm a doormat...walk on me." or can we say the word CODEPENDENT tendencies? BEEN THERE, DONE THAT!! And thank goodness, I'm far into my codependent recovery so as to recognize this; therefore, not buying into it. In the end, I just took what I could use from the book and left the rest but there was a lot left.

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Summary: In the Meantime
Review: This book started out good and really made sense and was positive but eventually, it got a little "out there". For instance, when she was giving an example of a couple who had a long-term relationship and one of them wasn't sure about how he felt and wanted to see other people, her advise was that the person who knew for sure about how he/she felt about the relationship should trust the other enough to let him/her do whatever they need to do to find out, as long as they stay together and supposedly, that's building love and trust. To me, it's saying, "I'm a doormat...walk on me." or can we say the word CODEPENDENT tendencies? BEEN THERE, DONE THAT!! And thank goodness, I'm far into my codependent recovery so as to recognize this; therefore, not buying into it. In the end, I just took what I could use from the book and left the rest but there was a lot left.

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Summary: THIS BOOK WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE! SERIOUSLY!!!
Review: This is the first time I've EVER written a review on AMAZON... that alone should tell you that this book really helped me. I recently had a bad break up with my boyfriend, and was looking for answers to the same old questions... why does it HURT so much each time, what patterns am i repeating?, why am i always so insecure, what can i change about myself and my situation to get different results?...

I read this book in 2 days and it offers amazing wisdom and insight into WHY we behave in certain ways when in a relationship. The truth is going to hurt, but it is for your own good. This book really makes you LOVE yourself more and helped me personally to get over the break up (still a healing process) and made me more AWARE and WISE so that I will be ready in my next relationship. I'm not saying that the next break up will be easy or the next relationship will be perfect...in fact I know it will not, but armed with the tenets of this book, I am no longer scared about the mistakes and patterns we continue to make in comitted relationships and am looking forward to the bright futute.

If there is any self help book on love and relationships you are going to read, PLEASE READ THIS ONE. IT is soo worth it and if I have helped just one other person with a bad break up or a relationship concern, then my good deed is done :) CHEERS.