The Seven Stories of Love: How to Recognize Your Own Pattern of Love--and Choose Your Happy Ending [Paperback]

Marcia Millman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 5, 2002

In this groundbreaking work, Dr. Marcia Millman reveals that women's romantic relationships are enacted through seven basic love stories. Based on a decades worth of research and interviews, her popular course on romantic love at UC Santa Cruz, and examples from films and books, she identifies these stories, which are reenactments of early experiences. She also shows how the success or failure of each is determined by unconscious choices.

By learning to recognize her own pattern, a woman can understand its hidden meaning and source and avoid potential heartache. Shattering the popular myth that most romantic problems are caused by pervasive low self-esteem or miscommunication, this essential book can help anyone succeed in finding a satisfying, lasting relationship.

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About the Author

Marcia Millman is a professor of sociology at the University of California at Santa Cruz. She received her Ph.D. in sociology from Brandeis University. She is the author of The Unkindest Cut: Life in the Backrooms of Medicine, Such a Pretty Face: Being Fat in America, and Warm Hearts, Cold Cash: The Intimate Dynamics of Family and Money.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Harper Perennial (February 5, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060007869
• ISBN-13: 978-0060007867
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,129,541 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Advice with examples from movies, October 15, 2004

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This review is from: The Seven Stories of Love: How to Recognize Your Own Pattern of Love--and Choose Your Happy Ending (Paperback)

This book shows seven patterns of relationships. The examples are taken from movies (novels and "real" clients). If you always loved "Pretty Woman", "Casablanca", "The Bridges of Madison County" ... then this book might be able to tell you something about yourself. The examples are described in a very clear fashion (down to the cliché level). The author is always extremely secure on her judgments. The questions go to the reader not the author herself. I believe life is more complex than this.