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We Love Each Other, but... Simple Secrets to Strengthen Your Relationship and Make Love Last By Dr. Ellen F. Wachtel ( St. Martin's Griffin )
Release Date: 2000-02-14
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We Love Each Other, But...offers simple, practical tips that will help you restore and strengthen a relationship that has gone off track. It lays out the nuts and bolts of building relationships so they continue to be gratifying over the long haul. Dr. Ellen Wachtel shows how, even when you feel like giving up on a relationship or marriage, you can recapture why you fell in love in the first place. Dr. Wachtel promises that there is more and suggests simple ways to keep vitality in relationships. In fact, she shows you and your partner how you can stay interested in each other for the rest of your lives.
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 I'm Left Speechless!!
It took me a while to find this book. There are so many books out there about relationships...but when I came across..this title. It immdiately caught my eye.. I read the summary and customer reviews..and it sounded like a smart investment.
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.
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Good book to help you maintain a healthy loving relationship ( ll174788 )
In this book, author Dr. Ellen Wachtel gives advice on what she has seen work in couples therapy sessions that she refers to as "The 4 Truths" and other simple, practical tips that hundreds of couples she has counseled have found useful to repair a relationship that seems to be going awry as well as how to maintain a good relationship over time. As an interpersonal- relational communication major, I found much of her advice supports research done in the field. This book is an easy read and contains both things you never knew could help strengthen your relationship as well as things you probably already knew. Life gets hectic, this book is a nice reminder of the small things you can work on daily to maintain a healthy loving relationship. smlykaili
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 a good read if using caution
As an interpersonal and relational scholar in the field of communication, I viewed this book through the eyes of someone educated on the topic of relationships. Ellen T. Wachtel has many good points in this book, but I would stress that it is a book aimed at marriages and long term relationships. This is not something that young couples just starting out would find very helpful. Many of the tips in this book help to remind readers of the maintenance required everyday in their relationship. Overall, I would recommend this book for someone who does not have a lot of experience studying communication who is interested in preserving their marriage.
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 from the perspective of an Interpersonal Communcations minor...
As a student who has spent a good amount of my college career delving into the subject of interpersonal relationships, I can appreciate this book. I have found Wachtel's concepts relevant and well put. Certainly her work is interdiscplinary, with references to theories in Social Psych. Her Basic Truths are fundamental to relationship building and maintenance. By addressing valid concerns of people who are in a relationship or who have ever been in one, Wachtel is able to offer realistic guidelines that can help individuals regain their sanity & help couples regain control over their seemingly downward spiral. Certainly others can benefit from her tips for how to manage commitment & autonomy, how to determine when to define self and when to agree, and how to pick and choose battles. The idea of collaboration rather than compromise is reinforced in this book. Not only is the book full of a wealth of information, it is also filled with ways to put the information to good use. Particularly useful sections/chapters were:
- "Guidelines for deciding whether there is enough good in the relationship to stay committed to one another." >> Discusses the idea of costs and rewards
- "We Love Each Other, but... we get into really bad arguments.
- "We Love Each Other, but... Now I'm not so Sure."
This book is not only for married couples... many can benefit from it!!
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Grrrrrrrreat! ( angelgrlxj61 )
I couldn't beleive there were so many similarities! I read the book in a day. I hated to put it down.
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