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Summary: A Challenging Experience
Review: This book is not handing out easy answers. The books main focus is helping you dig up your personal info. Such things as Upbringing, Dating History, Sexual History, Self-Opinion, Personality, Dreams, etc. When you understand more about yourself, you understand what you need. A bit of warning though, Dr. Hendrix's book could leave you depressed at times. The exercises are very personal in nature and can reopen old wounds, traumas, etc. In the middle I asked myself "Is there any hope for me?" Hendrix answers with a firm, undeniable yes. And its true. I would recommend it to anyone at any age who is willing to do some soul searching, emotional understanding, and self awareness.
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Summary: FABULOUS!!
Review: This book takes you step-by-step through a series of exercises that will help you to clearly identify the root causes and issues regarding "why you do what you do, or end up losing in love". Clear, concise, easy to read. Unbelievable accuracte self-assessments.
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Summary: Really good, but needs to clarify his definition of "Marriag
Review: This is an exceptional book of its kind -- I usually loathe so called "Self-Help" books, but I find the author's "Imago" theory -- based on the belief that we subconciously seek out partners that resemble our parents because they trigger childhood wounds and/or parts of ourselves we have disowned, and the reason for this is that our subconcious has a deep yearning for those wounds to be healed, and for us to reclaim our shadow parts and become whole again. Is that long-winded enough ??? There's no magic answers here, but reading this book you may begin to understand why you repeat the same destructive behaviors in relationships, and begin to realize that far from being something that's beyond your control, it is in fact patterns that your subconcious is deliberately recreating, and will in fact continue to do so until you conciously decide to heal. However, I find his assertion that complete healing is only possible within the context of a committed marriage to be a complete fallacy, and I base this assertion on experience, on individuals I know who have made incredible healing breakthroughs as single people. Yes, the guarantee of a committed lifelong partner and a commitment to each other's healing creates a stable and permanent environment for healing and growth to happen, but such healing and growth is possible outside the context of a marriage. It may involve more work and more commitment on the part of the individual, but believe me, its possible.
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Summary: Buy this book but avoid the Imago workshops
Review: This is it...No games here. No hocus pocus. Just pure UNDERSTANDABLE facts on how and why we choose who we do and after we do...make it work. This book is for couples, but as a confirmd bachelor who lost the love of his life 20 year ago and never found another 'keeper", I wish I could have had this book then! I understand so much now and have recommended this book to five couples who have bought it and have attempted the "concious marriage". This book will save many marriages and a lot of money spent in counseling which does not touch the issues brought about in this book so neatly and with extreme understanding of complex issues which in the end make a whole lot of sense. I cannot wait till I meet another and use the principles learned here to make that relationship the very best it can be. Yes we will be holding hands at eighty sharing an icecream cone in the park!!!
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Summary: If you only had to buy ONE book.........
Review: This is it...No games here. No hocus pocus. Just pure UNDERSTANDABLE facts on how and why we choose who we do and after we do...make it work. This book is for couples, but as a confirmd bachelor who lost the love of his life 20 year ago and never found another 'keeper", I wish I could have had this book then! I understand so much now and have recommended this book to five couples who have bought it and have attempted the "concious marriage". This book will save many marriages and a lot of money spent in counseling which does not touch the issues brought about in this book so neatly and with extreme understanding of complex issues which in the end make a whole lot of sense. I cannot wait till I meet another and use the principles learned here to make that relationship the very best it can be. Yes we will be holding hands at eighty sharing an icecream cone in the park!!!
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Summary: Great for dating couples !!!
Review: This timeless text will change your life if you're open to what it's saying to you. Many people shy away when a psychologist points to your childhood to answer questions about your problems today. But if you look past your own prejudice for a second Harville has some things that just might answer the question of why we pick who we pick and what is the real answer for making it work (a relationship that is). It starts with you. The common thread in all of your failed relationships is you. Take that as a first step and run with it. This book will open your eyes and if you can get your partner to read it to then you both will REALLY have a head start on making your love one that can last.
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Summary: GREAT - DID I SAY GREAT - I MEAN REALLY GREAT
Review: This timeless text will change your life if you're open to what it's saying to you. Many people shy away when a psychologist points to your childhood to answer questions about your problems today. But if you look past your own prejudice for a second Harville has some things that just might answer the question of why we pick who we pick and what is the real answer for making it work (a relationship that is). It starts with you. The common thread in all of your failed relationships is you. Take that as a first step and run with it. This book will open your eyes and if you can get your partner to read it to then you both will REALLY have a head start on making your love one that can last.
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