I in a committed relationship of three..years was going through some rough spots..and wanted to find a book that would not only help me improve myself, but my relationship with my loving Boyfriend josh. I was so excited when i got the book and flew through the first 50 pages..within hours.. It was so hard to put it down!

This book doesn’t just ….waste your time on satistics…and crazy things, techniques etc you need to do…to improve your relationship but really… break it down in easy ..chapters.

The author givess…GOOD CONCRETE advice…and backs it up with real examples from couples she has encountered in counceling. There are so many examples in this book…you don’t know what to do with yourself and each of them…the author suggests various solutions to improve yourself and your relationship.

It has been an absolute wonderful read! I am so glad I read it.

The author has such a way with words..that …i have over half of the book hilighted…..because of the key points she made which hit right at the BULLS EYE.

I HIGHLY RECCOMMAND IT! it will defintely…renew, refresh, your relationship.

Rating: 5 / 5

I wasn’t expecting much from this sort of self help book, and was very surprised at how well the author understood many of the issues we have in our own relationship. For a relationship that has trouble, it is at least comforting to know that others have exactly the same problems. Reading about them from an outsider point of view helps develop understanding that is harder to get looking at ones own relationship in the midst of possible trouble.

There is no talking down or lecturing to be found in this book. It is packed with practical seeming advice for dealing with problems. I was left feeling I understood my wife much better, knowing better some things that she wants, knowing why (or at least understanding the triggers for) she behaves in certain ways, and especially, my own contributions to the problems. Many ways are presented that I believe could help us both become happier.

While the author asserts that many of the relationship problems, even severe ones, she has seen over the years can be fixed, the people she has seen at least have taken the forward moving step to agree to try to fix things (by seeking counseling, even if they didn’t believe it would help). However, even for those relationships where the desire to attempt to fix is single sides, there is advice to help break deadlocks that can only lead things to worse places.

I’d recommend this book not only for those who have problems in their existing relationships, but as a informational read to those that do not. There are many tips that I’d like to have had pointed out to me before things went bad, that would have been helpful for keeping the relationship in good shape while it was still good. Of course, much of the value of the book is in how it speaks to problems that are real to the reader, so there’s a good chance it wouldn’t be as helpful when things are good (because you’d skip over troubles that you didn’t have). I don’t think one could go wrong with the exercise of reading this book, just to understand problems that can happen and their causes. Good relationships are things that are created actively. Some people may be able to do this instinctually, but for those who don’t naturally have the right “common sense” to do that without help, here is some of the help you may need.
Rating: 5 / 5