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For Better, For Worse, Forever: 10 Steps for Building a Lasting Relationship with the Man You Love

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As a psychiatrist and psychotherapist who has worked extensively with relationships, I'm always on the lookout for good self-help books to recommend to my clients. This is one of the better books I've come across. Addressed to women of all ages, it offers a tested, reliable method for sizing up the strengths and weaknesses in their current relationship with their partner, early on. It provides guidelines to keep them out of bad relationships, and helps steer clear of allowing passion-filled, idealized fantasies to take over. Properly used, it may save life and sanity. After absorbing and using the lessons of this book, a woman need never settle for a man who is abusive or habitually inconsiderate. She will have a much better chance of finding someone who "clicks". In a readable and down-to-earth style, free of theories and psychobabble, the authors guide the reader in getting to know who her partner really is "deep down". They show how a woman can become adept at fostering a healthy, fulfilling relationship, and point up the risks of premature commitments. Questionnaires and checklists organize the material. Communication patterns, past relationships, negotiating, problem solving, and sexuality all receive attention. Short case vignettes from the authors' practice highlight the main points. How people may unwittingly fall into a repetition of unhealthy previous relationships becomes perfectly clear. It is also encouraging to see that when or both partners takes responsibility for personal insight and change, the relationship can grow in new directions. After reading the book I was aware of a new respect for the complexities of loving relationships. I highly recommend it.

As a woman in my mid 20's, I still find it very hard to keep a relationship and find the right man for me. When I heard that this book was coming out, I jumped at the chance to buy it hoping it was the perfect solution to my problems....and it was exactly that. The chatty tone of the book makes it fun and easy to read yet very informative. This book proves to be a great tool in assisting my search behind the cover of my lover and determining if he is Mr. Right or Mr. Wrong. I highly reccomend this book for any woman pondering marraige or starting a new relationship. This book's 5 stars are well deserved!