I Love You. Now What?: Falling in Love is a Mystery, Keeping It Isn't [Paperback]

Mabel Iam (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 8, 2008

Often we enter into a relationship and say, "I love you," but then wonder, "Now what?" Feeling love for someone is not enough to keep the spark alive. Successful relationships must be based upon a solid foundation that's rooted in a continuous exchange of emotions, ideas, wills, beliefs, actions, reactions, vibrations, thoughts and objectives. Often this can be difficult and complicated to achieve, but I Love You. Now What? offers easy-to-follow methods for enjoying the benefits of a lasting relationship.

Through exploring why we fall in love, reflecting upon the emotional stages we experience and examining issues that can negatively influence our relationships -- including communication, trust and sex -- Mabel reveals how love can not only survive, but thrive. Mabel's clear and thoughtful advice, her exclusive recipes for great sex and fascinating testimonials from her clients will help readers achieve the ultimate joy in life: long, lasting love.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"No need for miraculous pills or phony infomercials. Mabel Iam teaches us with originality, elegance and spice how to make love a daily ritual of understanding, enjoyment and pleasure."

-- Walter Larrosa, Ocean Drive en Espanol

"It might be true that to learn the art of love there are no schools, but the pages of this book are as good as a classroom. Iam teaches us that there should be no boundaries to how we express what we feel toward someone else and to how we enjoy a relationship in the fullest way possible."

-- Johanna Torres, Editor-in-Chief, Siempre Mujer

"Mabel Iam has found the real pill against heartbreak in the form of a book that doesn't bother telling us what we already know about sex and relationships, revealing instead the secrets we can't afford to be without to be truly happy in love."

-- Anjanette Delgado, author of The Heartbreak Pill

"Mabel continues to show us the practical applications of loving and being loved without breaking the magical enchantment of love."

-- Lissette Valdés-Valle, journalist

"It's without a doubt the best guide I have ever read for real, intimate and long-lasting relationships. Whether you're married, single, with or without love interest, this book is a must."

-- Julia Dangond, senior TV and entertainment executive

"Mabel Iam offers a practical guide for keeping love alive and finding, once and for all, a perfect and harmonious relationship."

-- Julio César Paredes, El Diario/La Prensa

"I've been really moved. This book is full of tenderness worth enjoying."

--José Antonio Ponseti, programming director, Caracol Radio

About the Author

Mabel Iam is a psychotherapist and relationship expert, as well as the author of several national and international award-winning bestsellers. She often appears on Telemundo and Univision and has a weekly radio show.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Atria Books; Original edition (January 8, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1416539956
• ISBN-13: 978-1416539957
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #765,967 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Iam is best known as a psychotherapist and expert in relationships, but she's also a favorite advisor to politicians and celebrities, and the author of several award-winning, best-selling books around the world, Mabel has rapidly become the number one self-help expert in the US. Iam produces successful TV and radio shows and is a keen hostess.

Mabel made it to the Celebrity Authors List with the publication of her book, S e x and the Perfect Lover ( 2004), and has remained there on account of the successful and renowned 'The Love Diet', which came out two years later.
Mabel has come a long way from the publication of her first book back in 1995. Her 2003 book S ex and the Perfect Lover was published in English as well as Spanish and then translated into around 10 other languages, including German, French (for Europe and Canada), Hungarian, Turkey, Romanian, Czech, Malaysia, Portuguese (for Brazil and Portugal, where it also rapidly became a best seller) and Russian. S e x and the Perfect Lover has ranked first in its category at Amazon.com and has been a publicist favorite since 2004.
This book, together with S e x and the E rotic Lover, made its way to India, the place from where Mabel took her inspiration to write, coming thereby full circle in her career.

Acclaimed by the critics, her books have received excellent reviews from the press and the digital media. Magazines like Times, Marie Claire, Glamour, Cosmopolitan, Latina, Latina Style, Vivir Latina, Zinc, Criticas, Penthouse, Mira, Hoy Texas, Redbook, Library Journal, and newspapers like The Miami Herald, El Diario-La Prensa, as well as other media, including the Cosmopolitan channel and MSM latino web portal, from the US and elsewhere in the world, have ranked her work as one of the finest in her category.

Mabel has also participated in the best known radio show in New York City, the Vacilon, reaching an audience of about a million and a half. And 2006 has welcomed her with the success of her new book The Love Diet.

She received the Latino Literary Book Award for Que hay detras de tu nombre, one of her recent titles, granted by the Instituto Cultural Mexicano at the 2003 Book Expo in Los Angeles, California. S e x and the Perfect Lover ( El amante perfecto )(2004) and S e x and the Erotic Lover were nominated for best non-fiction bilingual books for the Latin Book Award granted by the Latino Literary Now organization at the New York City Book Fair(2005).

Sought after for her professional advice by many people all over the world, from Presidents to celebrities.

Mabel = has received the 1999 Mercosur Research Award, among others.

Through the application of different therapies, Iam has been an innovator in self-help techniques throughout the continent, and she is all set to show her ability and spiritual mastery in the whole world.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best book ever!, January 26, 2008

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KEB "Karen" (Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I Love You. Now What?: Falling in Love is a Mystery, Keeping It Isn't (Paperback)

I have read many relationship books, but this is the first one that has really helped me.

I had a difficult home life growing up, and the wounds followed me into my adult life. When I got into relationships I was placing high demands on my partners to fulfill all my emotional needs and make me happy.

Consequently, I still was not happy and my partners suffered too.

I was relieved to find out that "I" was the one that could make me happy, and in order to achieve that happiness "I" needed to grow both spiritually and emotionally.

It's a great book and I think everyone would benefit from reading it, whether they are currently in a relationship or not.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Paths Down the Road to Fulfillment, March 24, 2009

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Mark Woodland "Book Addict" (Bradenton, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: I Love You. Now What?: Falling in Love is a Mystery, Keeping It Isn't (Paperback)

"I Love You Now What? is a lovely book that explores processes and techniques towards creating and maintaining a loving and complete relationship over time. I found this to be particularly relevant after having been married for 26 years, and looking ahead to staying in this relationship for the rest of my life (which is one of the chapters). Mabel Iam shows a real sensitivity and awareness of what makes love work, and addresses it in a warm, beautiful and inviting style that makes the book very pleasant to read. It's divided into two major sections: The first takes a look at building and strengthening love, and the second focuses on sexuality and its part in maintaining love. All of them are broken down into very specific parts that address issues in relationships and techniques. This is a very helpful and beautifully written book, and I'm looking forward to putting it into active use in my life. I'd recommend it to anyone who's in love or wants to be. It will reinforce the things you've done right, point you in new directions and pathways in critical stages of a relationship, and it touches on things you might never have really considered. I'm glad I read it, and you will be, too.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars No nonsense advice for relationships., March 18, 2009

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María F - See all my reviews

This review is from: I Love You. Now What?: Falling in Love is a Mystery, Keeping It Isn't (Paperback)

I loved this book because it teaches you how to build a relationship from the heart, staying true to yourself. Deals with a wide range of issues, from psychological to sexual, and offers insightful advice and techniques to overcome obstacles. Fit for everyone who has been in, is or is starting a relationship, of any sort!