Loving Your Partner Without Losing Yourself

by Martha Baldwin Beveridge and MSSW Martha Baldwin Beveridge

Book Overview

Many men and women enter relationships with high hopes and romantic passion, only to find themselves feeling angry, hurt, disappointed, and frustrated. They may begin to doubt whether they'll ever free themselves from painful patterns and rediscover their passion. The majority of relationship books focus on how partners interact. But the advice offered is often impossible to follow because it ignores two essential issues that each mate must address...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0897933540
• ISBN13: 9780897933544
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Hunter House Publishers
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

A "Must-Read" for every married guy

This is an incredible guide for the lives of married guys or those "confirmed bachelors" who have been co-habitating with a member of the opposite sex and will continue to do so. I picked this book up along with a stack of others when I was exiled to Marietta, GA for a number of months and was experiencing some domestic issues related to this move as well as some really stupid "guy stuff" I had done. I found it stood out from the crowd as the main self-help tool in my arsenal. If you find yourself in a very touchy situation and need some guidelines and straight truth, as we guys often do, read this book once or twice and have a marker handy.

fantastic

What a fantastic read. I have difficulty connecting with many self-help or relationship-help books, but this is one that hit the mark every time. The author gets a little corny now and then, but if you can look beyond her peace-flower prose and to the deeper meaning, the message is powerful.

very insightful

I've read dozens of self help books and this one stands far above the rest. It is one of my top 3 most influential books. It clearly explains the importance of certain concepts such as boundaries, feelings inside us and how they impact current relationships, and how we have certain behaviors that negatively impact our relationships - that we aren't even aware of where they come from. The book then goes on to showing HOW to implement the ideas, and they do work. I can tell you that in a short period of time, this book has provided tremendous insight into myself, feelings, and how I relate to my partner. You will be able to put the ideas to work immediately. The revelations I have from this book have helped me feel more whole, and with an ability to respectfully love my partner. The ideas in this book blew me away- definitely worth a read.