In their own voices, women show how to strengthen your relationship-with surprising revelations from New York Times bestselling author Gary Neuman
This breakthrough book, based on the voices of real women from all walks of life and groundbreaking new research, shows couples how to grow stronger by understanding what women need from a romantic relationship. In Connect to Love, family counselor and relationships expert M.Gary Neuman explores the problems that women face in their marriages or relationships that might make them dissatisfied with their partners-or willing to stray. Neuman reveals the startling discoveries he made through his in-depth new research of more than five hundred women. When it comes to sexual intimacy, for instance, wives who are satisfied with their marriages have sex more than twice as frequently than those who are dissatisfied.
Includes a step-by-step two-week plan to improve your relationship
Filled with dramatic personal stories and surprising findings on sex, emotional issues, intimacy, communication, and more
From the author of the New York Times bestseller The Truth about Cheating
Neuman has been a frequent guest on Oprah, Today, and other major TV shows
Written for couples while addressing both female and male issues
Written with a compassionate and down-to-earth tone, Connect to Love will open your eyes to see relationships in a new way while empowering yourself and your partner for change.
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Starred Review. Neuman, a rabbi and licensed psychotherapist (The Truth about Cheating) offers an enjoyable guide full of helpful tips for couples to get their relationship back on track. Careers, child-rearing, and economic uncertainty take their toll on marital passions, but Neuman wants to guide husband and wife back to the honeymoon period, and with clever ideas like "Turn Back Time Night," where old haunts from their early dates are revisited, he should have some success (critically, these nights call for zero talk of the big trifecta of troubles: work; money; kids). The author doesn't limit his advice on comportment to retro date nights, however, and delves into the touchy topic of marital sex with great alacrity. In fact the majority of his book tackles sexuality, and Neuman doesn't mince words. He even confides that both "husbands and wives complain that their partner doesn't come prepared for sex with a cleanliness quotient that works for both of them. There is nothing wrong with asking for or being asked to clean up before sex." Anyone armed with this brave book—and a good shower—should be able to bring the mojo back to the marriage. (Jan.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
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"With Connect to Love, M. Gary Neuman provides a clear analysis of the connection between husbands and wives, debunking many popular myths along the way. Drawing on the voices of real women, the book shows how couples can improve their relationships starting now." ---Trina Dolenz, author of Retool Your Relationship
M. Gary Neuman is a licensed family counselor and rabbi. He is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Truth about Cheating, for which he appeared on Oprah twice as well as the Today show and The Early Show. He is also the author of Emotional Infidelity: How to Affair-Proof Your Marriage and the very successful Helping Your Kids Cope with Divorce the Sandcastles Way. He has been on Oprah and the Today show many times as well as the View, Dateline NBC, NBC Nightly News, CBS Weekend News, and Good Morning America. Print coverage of Neuman and his work includes Time, People, Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, Parents, Parenting, the Washington Post, the Chicago Tribune, and the Miami Herald.
I had been anticipating this book's release since seeing M. Gary Neuman on Oprah a couple of years ago. The author suggests in the book that husbands should read this book in an effort to save their marriages. A man would never read this book based on the title. Nor does the title reflect what the book is about at its core: Women who were unfaithful in their marriages. I think had he titled the book: "Why Your Wife Is Cheating On You & What You Can Do About It" it would have opened a lot more eyes and sold a lot more copies.
Other than that, its a good book. I really think men DO need to read this book. As Rabbi Neuman points out, 39% of women surveyed have cheated in their marriages. This isn't just a man's game anymore. If men think that they are immune to this, they need to take a closer look at their relationships. It can happen to anyone who isn't paying attention.
This book was so insightful and I really learned a lot about myself and the way men and women think about things differently. I would highly recommend for a healthy relationship as well as one in need of some assistance.
This is EXACTLY what I have been try to tell my husband. I am hopeful in reading this and feel like this book is talking to me. It is saying exactly what I am feeling. I've finished it in three hours and have bought a hard copy for my husband. It's marriage from the woman's perspective. Lovingly put.
