Loving Your Long-Distance Relationship

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Summary: You can do better
Review: IF you are in a long-distance relationship, you'll probably feel the same way I did about this book: I know as much as (or more than) this guy! Why did I pay for this book when there are much better resources about long-distance relationships?

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Summary: Don't waste your time!!!
Review: If you are over 20 or have an IQ of anything over that, this book is NOT for you. It gave absolutely no advice except unhealthy, infantile suggestions like, "When you are feeling like you are losing your affection for one another, have phone sex with each other" or this advice..."I learned to avoid heavy issues on the phone and just talk about light subjects"....What is that????? A healthy relationship dives in, pokes and prods all subject matter to try to really get to know who they are having a relationship with. I was REALLY yearning for some mature, knowledgeable, introspective advice on many issues that a long distance relationship brings on and some REAL solutions to the problems one faces when loving someone far away but to my extreme disappointment, there was NOTHING I learned from the book except that Steven Blake writes like a 5 year old...and knows nothing about having or creating a healthy relationship. It has given me an incentive to write my own book on the subject...believe me, his book is definitely no competition! Oh yeah, ask him if he has succeeded at his long-distance relationships....I don't think so.

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Summary: Like talking to a good friend
Review: If you're in a long distance relationship, but don't like self-help books written by some PhD psychologist who likes to use five syllable words, then this is the book for you. Stephen is a vetern of long distance relationships, successful and not, and talks to you about his personal experiences like a good friend with advice to share. It reads easily, is informal and practical, but serious about your relationship and feelings. I definitely recommend it if you have any uneasiness about starting or continuing a long distance relationship.

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Summary: Couldn't Hurt
Review: It reads very easily. He is not forcing his opinion on you he is more just getting his personal feelings down in print. None of the ideas here are all that insightful, but it is nice to hear from someone else who is going through the same situations. I didn't necessarily agree with his decisions all of the time but he does not state them as if this is an instruction manual. If you are looking for some great miracle cure for all long distance problems then this is probably not for you.

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Summary: Looking for more
Review: My boyfriend and I are dealing with issues like money, how we should spend our weekends together (only with each other or with friends), having serious discussions over the phone instead of in person, etc. I was looking for a more in-depth book about how to deal with problems that arise in a long distance relationship. Although I did identify with some of the issues the author faced, I didn't feel that he offered many good solutions. I should have known that I would not like the book when I was skimming through it and saw how poorly it was laid out and presented. Too bad this is the only book I've found that covers this topic.

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Summary: Comforting, practical, insightful and enriching.
Review: The book is written in a light, breezy style outlining the stages one goes through in a long-distance relationship. The reader instantly relates with the author on a personal level. Some great practical tips on how to survice in an LDR. Thanks to the author for sharing his feelings. The ONLY book I have found that has been written on the subject.

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Summary: Blake should write more !!!
Review: This book helped to make me feel that I am not alone in my situation. I wish there was more information written on this subject. Until then, READ THIS BOOK!

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Summary: Hope that I am not alone
Review: This book helped to make me feel that I am not alone in my situation. I wish there was more information written on this subject. Until then, READ THIS BOOK!

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Summary: Immature, poorly written
Review: This book is poorly written and contains little helpful information. The point seems to be that long-distance relationships are painful but worthwhile, and you should enjoy the suffering and take comfort that others are suffering as well. His followup book, Still Loving Your Long-Distance Relationship, is a collection of letters from those who are, like the author, wallowing in self-pity.

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Summary: Great book!
Review: This is a wonderful book that will certainly help couples deal with the hardships and struggles of a long distance relationship!