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Summary: Great Read
Review: This book was a total help to me. I found it to be informative and insightful. I also recommend Confusing Love with Obsession by John D. Moore
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Summary: A great book
Review: If you love inspiration then look no further. This book is full of things to help any relationship work. Another great book is Dreams: Gateway to the True Self by Ryan Belcher. It's in a class of its own. It shows how to find the self you've been looking for. I really like this author.
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Summary: Very Helpful
Review: An excellent, comprehensive guide to creating a better marriage from a struggling one, or making a good one even happier. Very useful -- this book could prevent a lot of divorces.
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Summary: Another great text for the relationship conscious
Review: For couples looking to connect and expose some wounds that can be addressed and healed.... Read this book and do the exercises in the end. It will make you really change your way of dealing with your mate. In time it will become second nature and you're in love all over again.
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Summary: recommended
Review: This book was very insightful. We all have baggage from our upbringing and this book really helps couples learn how to deal with the issues which become intensified in an intimate relationship - and hopefully how to make that relationship loving and powerful instead of a battle ground. (While I may not agree with the premise that one of the reasons we marry is to 'cure' our childhood issues, the 'why' and 'how to' are still very good.)
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Summary: Not bad
Review: Read Dr. Phil McGraw's Relationship Rescue. MUCH better.I know there are many Harville fans out there, but if you've already spent years in therapy, you've "gotten over" your rotten childhood. Harville's books promote victimization and entitlement.
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Summary: Interesting approach
Review: In this book, Harville Hendrix introduces the imago model, which he developed as a tool for understand relationship problems.
He details the theory which is mainly based on psychoanalytical theorizing. His approach is quite interesting to read as you will discover the "roots" of some of your marriage problems and will gain greater insight.
But insight alonen won't solve your problems. Therefore, the author presents 16 exercises, which you can do together with your spouse to work on your relationship. These are highly interesting and revealing.
What's really missing in this book is an integration of modern research findings into the dynamics of relationships. So read this book, but also read the book by J. Gottman: "The 7 principles for making marriage work"
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Summary: Great book for those seeking answers outside themselves
Review: I originally thought this book had some useful information until I read "Passionate Marriage" by David Schnarch. The failings of this book are that it takes the Freudian approach and seeks most of its answers in childhood experiences and trauma while at the same time suggesting that your partner is there to "fix" things. The end result is that we end up relying on someone us to "take care of us." Passionate Marriage (don't be turned off by the title) takes the unique approach of personal accountability and integrity in relationships. When you're ready to do the "hard stuff" and dispel the relationship myths and expectations that doom most marriages, pick up Schnarch's book. It's not about fixing the relationship or your partner -- it's about fixing yourself.
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Summary: Getting The Love You Want
Review: This was an interesting book that focused on the theory and practice of two people involved in a relationship learning how to be become passionate friends.
The book is divided into three parts. Part one focuses on attraction, romantic love and the power struggle. Part two focuses on a marriage that is satisfying and part three focuses on teaching you how to deal with the obstacles presented in part one and two.
Part three presents a series of step-by-step exercises that you can complete in the privacy of your own home. These exercises claim to not only help you gain insight into the problems but also to help you resolve them.
Does it work? Well, that is a question you will have to find out for yourself.
This is an interesting book overall and you will definitely gain insight into your partner if you follow through with the exercises presented in this book. You may even surprise yourself and gain some insight into yourself.
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Summary: FIVE STARS....AND MORE STARS!
Review: Like the author, I too am a qualified counsellor (with thirty years experience) and have also survived the break up of a first marriage. We married very young; however, neither my former husband nor myself ever considered our marriage a "failure" because we both learned a lot about ourselves both during the twenty plus years we spent together and during the break-up of the marriage. Had it not been for lessons learned, perhaps I would never have found the true and lasting love I have today. The author is quite correct in saying the relationships and events of our childhood play a major role in determining the type of person we are today, and those same experiences can and do influence our relationships either in a positive or negative manner. He is also correct in saying that the majority of long and lasting relationships do begin as "passionate friends." Partners not only have to love each other, they have to like each other, have the same goals, share the same views for raising children, and share their feelings. Good communication, honesty and respect for each other's feelings is is a must! Lust, passion and hormones running on high are enough to make any new relationship seem like "the love of a lifetime," but, alas, it is going to take a lot more than hormones to withstand life's trials and tribulations. Hendrix is right on the mark with the words of wisdom and advice he gives in this book. From my many years experience as a counsellor, I have found that individuals who fail to realize the value of book such as this, are usually the ones who need the help the most...or else why would they be reading the book in the first place? This will definitely be a book that will be highly recommended to those seeking quality self-help material.
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