Choosing Lovers: Patterns of Romance: How You Select Partners in Intimacy, the Ways You Connect, and Why You Break Apart
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| Rating | : | 4.28 (597 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0944435041 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 222 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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Choosing Lovers, an all-encompassing picture of romantic relationships in all their richness and complexity, provides answers to questions everyone considers: * Why of all the people in the world have I fallen in love with him/her? * Do I send out some signal that attracts one kind of lover and puts off others? * What are the warning signs of love in danger?
-- The Bloomsbury Review"truly strikes a new chord, achieves higher level of literary insight. -- Paul S. marshals unique perspectives culled from years of successful practice. -- The Book ReaderChoosing Lovers is truly a gem -- The Bloomsbury Review. D. "on my list of recommended reading for anyone. Berg, Director, A Psychological Corporation"The advice here is truly original, Blinder doesn't speak down to us as inferiors but across as equals. Takes the fear out of choosing new lovers
Martin Blinder is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, and Editor-in-Chief of Family Therapy. He has been interviewed in numerous publications including Cosmopolitan, Glamour and USA Today, and has been a columnist for First magazine. He has appeared with Oprah Winfrey, Ted Koppel, and Larry King, among others. His numerous publication and credits include Lovers, Killers, Husbands and Wives and Psychiatry in the Everyday Practice o
A Must Read! This is one of the BEST self-help books I've ever read about relationships. The author explains the different types of love relationships -- what makes them work, what makes them fail, and why people are drawn to others -- and it is amazing how quickly the reader can apply the categories to past and present amours. The author uses examples that the reader can easily relate to and understand. This is extremely valuable information, and I would highly recommend this book to anyone who has ever failed at romantic relationships in the past and would like to succeed at one (just one!) in the f. Relationships--Crucibles for Emotional Development I picked up this short book in paperback for a dollar at a local used book store. I was a little put off by the title, but this is really a wonderfully informative little book on the types of romantic relationships, the dynamics of attraction, and why love often does not last. It shares its main theme with the more expansive book Passionate Marriage in that it focuses on the importance of relationships as crucibles for emotional development. This book could be healing for people going through divorce or other painful breakups because it focuses on the personal growth that--even bad--relat