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

By Marcia Millman

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060007869
• ISBN13: 9780060007867
• Release Date: February 2002
• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.6" x 5.3"

Customer Reviews

A book that really opened my eyes

The Seven Stories of Love helped me recognize my own story and see it in a constructive way. Now I can really enjoy being in love instead of letting my fears ruin my happiness. Also, this book gave me a framework to understand my friends' stories as well as my own.