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Reptiles in Love: Ending Destructive Fights and Evolving Toward More Loving Relationships

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Dr. Ferguson has written an excellent book for either therapists or couples. He defines a cause and provides solutions for communication breakdowns in relationships. "Reptiles in Love" is an enjoyable read full of practical techniques and humorous anecdotes.

Disguised as a humorous discussion about bonded couples, Dr. Don Ferguson's Reptiles in Love is a bible of information to build happy, healthy, more loving relationships. What makes lasting couples different from pairs that split? How can couples that seem to have "fallen out" of love bring joy back into their marriage? With years of experience and research in the field of marital and couples therapy Dr. Ferguson gives us instructions. An absolute must-read for anyone who has broken up despite mutual love because of destructive behavior.

This book is an intelligent, humorous, practical and supremely human guide of how to understand and get the most out of being in an intimate loving relationship. I appreciated the complete lack of psychobabble and the clarity with which complex and confusing interpersonal experiences are explained along with practical suggestions to deepen the joy of relating to those we love most.

I really appreciate this author for his deep knowledge of human interactions, and capacity to frame things in a way that the reader can relate to. While the book uses humor (occasionally corny), the real meat of it is the way that it asks the reader to put thoughfullness over instinct. "Reptiles" finds a way to keep couples "in the game." I heard the author give a talk a few months after the book was published; he is a really smart guy and made a lot of sense. Worth reading!

Figuring out your relationship issues has never been so much fun. Dr. Don Ferguson uses plenty of good humor and practical advice for how couples can learn to fight fairly and have a more enjoyable, more satisfying marriage. I read this because I met the author and heard his book was very good. Since I have a stable, excellent marriage, it was a bit less applicable to me personally, but I still enjoyed it. The principles he discusses apply to most interpersonal relationships; not just romantic ones. Anybody can benefit from reading this book.

I loved this book! As someone who can at times become a bit "reptile", it has been a big help. My wife and I just saw Don at the Smart Marriages Conference in San Francisco, and ended up talking about it for hours afterward. It's a great book to read together as a couple.

Neil McNerney, LPC
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