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16 Ways to Love Your Lover

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16 Ways to Love Your Lover is an excellent relationship handbook. Its an easy introduction to the 16 temperaments and would be especially beneficial for those who's significant others are of a different temperament to themselves. Even though it is aimed at couples the principles of understanding/relating to others is very helpful. It gives practical everyday life advice, from communication to sex and money matters. The book gives short examples of couples which helps you to see the different temperaments in action and there are excellent graphs that can help you solve/understand differences or trouble spots between you both. Apart from all this, I also found it helpful in specifying my own needs and wants in a relationship. If you want to improve your relationships, or understand yourself better, its definitely worth a read.

Even though I've read a great many books on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, this is the book my wife and I share as we learn more about each other and ourselves. We've given it as gifts to friends and business colleagues who describe problems and troubles with their relationships. They read 16 Ways and report that "Now I understand why ..." and that "we're talking about why and how we are the way we are and how each of us has to relate."

As my wife said, "you're so normal, and I thought you were just being difficult!"

If you've never heard or read of the MBTI or Psychological Type, or if you are an expert, this book has much to offer. Highly recommended to couples who are wondering how love can grow when lust subsides.

If you've read Kroeger and Thusen's other books, like "Type Talk At Work" or "Type Talk", you'll recognize most of that material in this book. "16 Ways To Lover Your Lover" doesn't add much to the two works mentioned above, and if you are well read on the MBTI this book won't add much to what you already know. However, if Type is new to you, and you're looking for some fun ways to explore your relationship with a significant other, this book is worth a shot.

While this book is generally on with its observations of general human behavior, it should in the relationship section, not psychology. Its pop-psych style of unsubstantiated examples doesn't provide much valuable information for you to learn from. It's an entertaining read, but when all is said and done, it's difficult for a reader with any knowledge of the MBTI to feel like they've learned anything worthwhile. If you want a book about relationship quirks, this is the one. Otherwise, look for something else.

As a fan of the Myers Briggs personality typing system, I had been interested in how to apply the information in the sphere of personal relationships, and this book delivered. The first third of the book explains MBTI, and there's also an appendix with type profiles. The bulk of the book discusses 4 aspects of relationships and how to use MBTI in each area. Everything is presented in a very easy-to-read, organized manner, for instance, in the way charts are provided at the end of each section with a recap for quick reference.

The book that I purchased is very insightful. It provided me with the information that I was looking for. Thanks.

This book is absolutely fantastic. i love this book because it has gave me loads of tips how to love my lover and myself for a matter of fact. i dont know what else to say apart from is that a good thing? that people say iam a crap shag!