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Summary: Uncommonly Real and Riveting
Review: Dr.Mark Goulston and Philip Goldberg have recaptured the magic of their first book, "Get Out of Your Own Way." The tone and "voice" of " Secrets" presents in aclear and honest manner real life ways to begin to heal and rebuild a wanted relationship. The scene is set in each chapter with questions designed to force you to not only look in, but look from the inside out. If there was ever a text that so deserves to be read by every intimate couple, this is it. The examples and testimonials bring the advice to life, and the advice is well thought out and obviously honest and workable. Unlike so many booksthat try to reframe our way of thinking about our relationships, "6 Secrets of a Lasting Relationship" assist you in working with what is already there and perhaps not understood well enough by the reader to move forward. The intimacy of reading and responding to advice is one of the many joys of reading. Surely having a book like this brings us much closer to our own solutions, and more importantly, closer to the one we love. Read this book with the knowing that the words, advice, stories, and solutions work. Read it as well with hope and faith. There is something here to help anyone who needs it.
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Summary: All You Need To Love--this is all you need
Review: Dr.Mark Goulston and Philip Goldberg have recaptured the magic of their first book, "Get Out of Your Own Way." The tone and "voice" of " Secrets" presents in aclear and honest manner real life ways to begin to heal and rebuild a wanted relationship. The scene is set in each chapter with questions designed to force you to not only look in, but look from the inside out. If there was ever a text that so deserves to be read by every intimate couple, this is it. The examples and testimonials bring the advice to life, and the advice is well thought out and obviously honest and workable. Unlike so many booksthat try to reframe our way of thinking about our relationships, "6 Secrets of a Lasting Relationship" assist you in working with what is already there and perhaps not understood well enough by the reader to move forward. The intimacy of reading and responding to advice is one of the many joys of reading. Surely having a book like this brings us much closer to our own solutions, and more importantly, closer to the one we love. Read this book with the knowing that the words, advice, stories, and solutions work. Read it as well with hope and faith. There is something here to help anyone who needs it.
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Summary: WE STOPPED GOING TO MARITAL THERAPY AND USED THIS BOOK
Review: Goulston (doctor) & Goldberg (writer) are a wonderful team, and they succeed yet again with this book ("Get Out of Your Own Way" ISBN:0399519904 is the other one). Dr. Goulston gets right to the heart of the matter in discussing how relationships can fall apart. If you are currently in a rocky relationship that you wish to save, or if you're just looking to solidify the foundation of the great relationship you already have, then you should invest the few dollars in this book. It's bound to be one of the best investments you'll ever make in your life. Just to be totally honest, if your relationship is troubled and you would like to work on it effectively, you should seriously consider seeing an actual counselor. If your partner is hesitant, then this book alone might go a long way towards salvage and reconstruction.
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Summary: Saved My Relationship
Review: I am a man, and I just never thought I could save a relationship once the honeymoon was over. I didnt know you could get it back, and continue to have passion the rest of your life ! This book has made all of the difference.
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Summary: The Best Guide Ever to Bring Back Love and Loving
Review: This book explains why so many couples find themselves drowning in marital misery. Dr. Goulston shows couples what they can do to get back the love they once had. His profound understanding of love relationships obviously comes from a depth of knowledge about the fundamental needs of men and women, needs which are not as different as others might have us believe. Men and woman are, as Dr. Goulston says, "from the same planet" after all. I am not kidding about this book being a manual for marital happiness. That's how I will use it. A truly great book!
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Summary: WE STOPPED GOING TO MARITAL THERAPY AND USED THIS BOOK
Review: We've saved thousands of dollars in marital therapy by using this book. The most amazing thing about it is to follow Goulston's suggestion to take the quizzes at the beginning of each section on how to CREATE love (Chemistry, Respect, Enjoyment, Acceptance, Trust, Empathy) and more importantly to then answer them the way you think your partner would answer them. Then exchange what you have written down and marvel at how little you really understand each other and then start to heal when you correct the misunderstandings. It's absolutely magical. Even men will get into it because you get the sense Goulston's a guy's guy, but is so without offending women. Run to buy this one!
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Summary: All You Need To Love--this is all you need
Review: Where there's a WAY, there's a WILL. The 6 pillars that form the foundation of a love relationship make sense, feel right and ARE doable if you read and follow the advice and try the exercises in this solid, sensible book. I cannot think of any intimate relationship that would not benefit tremendously from the compassionate wisdom that Dr. Mark Goulston provides in this landmark publication.
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Summary: Great book
Review: While I don't know if this will save my relationship or not. Unfortunately, I may have waited too long to try. That said, I believe it WILL help me in the future (whether it's in my current relationship or a future one). It also helped me to better understand where the problems REALLY started. I like the analogy to pillars but I think chemistry is more a platform on top of the pillars because if any of the others start to crumble, chemistry quickly follows. (but that's just one humble opinion) I like the way the book is organized because it made for a quick easy read and while I didn't formally do the exercises at the end of each chapter, I read through them and think about them.
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