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Summary: This book saved my marriage
Review: My husband began having an affair with a co-worker but I only suspected something was amiss. I eventually did get confirmation of this. During this time of suspiscion (sp?), I had been reading books on how to improve my marriage and how I should be treating my husband. I tried those techniques and he said basically, "Too late, anything you do might just backfire." He moved out then filed for divorce. Then I heard about this book and thought I might as well give it a try too... after I'd been reading lots about affairs and such. I followed this book to the letter. Thank you so much Dr. Dobson. You helped save my marriage. My husband said one of the reasons he came back was a letter I sent to him - suggested from this book. He was gone 8 long weeks before he decided that this divorce wasn't what he really wanted. I know if it hadn't been for this book, he might've eventually come home (maybe), but I'm not so sure. Please get this book. You will not be disappointed. I told my husband that the day he called me wanting to see me, I'd been praying constantly that he'd come to his senses. He said he heard it loud and clear. We are not even religious people, but it worked...!
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Summary: The life need her references too. and papers too
Review: My name is Adrian Berisha. I am a albanian student living in Japan from October 1994 Actually in my life I trusted in my instincts to solve my problems, but in the book "Love Must be Tough" all my experience and all my needs were concentrated so good. In the scientific world we do believe that good work is always based on good patterns and papers but we forget that the life need her references and papers too and this book was for me a good reference in family relations and more wider in society.
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Summary: Read this Book!!
Review: Seven years ago, my husband left our marriage and told me he no longer wanted to have anything to do with me. I begged and pleaded with him to return, but the harder I pushed, the more he pulled away. I felt like I had lost every bit of dignity I ever possessed until I read this book and realized that begging is not an effective form of human communication. I decided to open up the cage door and let my husband go -- come what may and to stand tall, no matter what the outcome. The result was not what I wanted: my husband flew out of the cage and never came back. In spite of that, however, I learned that it's not worth giving away your dignity to anyone, no matter how much you love them. This book was one of the main tools God used to help get through the most difficult times of my life and I recommend it to anyone who is going through a divorce or seperation.
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Summary: EXCELLENT CHRISTIAN HELP FOR MARRIAGES IN CRISIS!
Review: Thank you Dr. Dobson for writing the perfect book for marriages in crisis! While my husband wasn't having an affair with another woman, he WAS having an affair with drugs and irresponsibility. Your book helped me kick him out and he was forced to hit bottom. I am proud to say that he quickly learned what he was going to lose and has changed his life for the better. As a Christian, it was very hard to swallow the act of separation (and possibly divorce). Through prayer, God does change things! Read this book if you have a spouse who is being disrespectful! It will change your life for the better.
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Summary: if Adultery is the problem......
Review: This is a great book if the problem is an extramarital affair. I am a Christian and I do believe allot of what he says....but most marriages are not as cut and dry as his examples and few, very few I suspect, are as wonderful as his own. When the problems seem insurmontable is when a person becomes open to an affair, and I would have liked to have seen more about how to prevent that slow decline from happening in the first place. Just saying that you should demand more respect is not very helpful!
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Summary: it worked exactly the first time
Review: This is a very interesting book, and Dobson's views are clearly based on Biblical principles. In his tough love approach, he outlines the way someone should deal with a spouse who has cheated on them. Although the temptation will be there to try to win back the person with affection, Dobson illustrates this is 180 degrees away from the best approach - very counter-intuitive to most folks. However, Dobson gives no guarantees, as even the "best approach" may be destined to failure. I highly encourage anybody going through marital crisis to read this book, but not share it with your spouse.
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Summary: Dobson teaches one to resist natural temptations
Review: This is a very interesting book, and Dobson's views are clearly based on Biblical principles. In his tough love approach, he outlines the way someone should deal with a spouse who has cheated on them. Although the temptation will be there to try to win back the person with affection, Dobson illustrates this is 180 degrees away from the best approach - very counter-intuitive to most folks. However, Dobson gives no guarantees, as even the "best approach" may be destined to failure. I highly encourage anybody going through marital crisis to read this book, but not share it with your spouse.
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Summary: Dobson was tough love before "tough love" was cliche.
Review: This must be one of Dobson's most well-known books and for good reason. First of all, it is NOT a book on child discipline - "tough love" is used so much in relation to child rearing that one might be led to think that, but Dobson was probably teaching on this topic long before the phrase became part of popular culture. (Dobson does have excellent books on child rearing, too, though!) This is a book on relationships, and how one must always maintain their dignity and confidence regardless of what the relationship throws his way, and how appeasement may force a relationship apart because lack of self-respect causes a lack of respect for you among others. Although the bulk of the book talks primarily of divorce, separation, affairs and other marital problems, the principles apply to ALL relationships, and I, a never-married single adult, benefited greatly from it. There is, in fact, one chapter, "Loving Toughness for Singles" which discusses applying the principles of the book to dating relationships. The principles of this book need to be understood by everyone who desires to have healthy relationships. And it would be better to understand them sooner than later, and have to apply the principles in an attempt to repair a broken relationship.
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Summary: The best book to help one partner save a crumbling marriage!
Review: True help for the hurting partner in a marriage where loss of respect and /or infidelity have erroded love and trust. Dr. Dobson explains the dynamics of marital relationships in everyday terms, and then talks the hurting partner through each step in the process to restore respect and love. As a Social Worker, I have purchased copies for clients, friends and family.
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Summary: Not just for the desperate
Review: Whether or not you are in a relationship this is a great book. It shares some very important principals on how to maintain self-respect in a romantic relationship, while also maintaining Christ's loving attitude. This book is empowering...it empowers the reader to trust God, and to trust his/her own ability to be strong.
A great book for men or women, singles, dating, or married couples!
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