More Relationships Recommended reading

[Ralph]

The Steve's list of books about relationships is pretty short. Could you recommend more titles that are worthwhile?

Just please don't post a long list copied from somewhere. I'd like to know the books you read and found insightful.


Thanks a lot
Ralph

[seeker5]

7 Habits of Highly Effective People.

Not a relationship book, but I've applied the principles in relationship and friendship to great effect.

[Brutha]

What relationships are you talking about?
Love relationships, normal friendships or work relationships?

[carenkh]

I don't know where Steve's list is, so I don't know if this was on it:

Getting the Love You Want by Harville Hendrix

Even though it's written for couples, I read it when I was single - very single, not even looking - years ago. This book did more to clarify for me what I wanted in a partner than anything else I'd ever read or thought about. It brought about a level of consciousness that I hadn't experienced before, in terms of relationships. It was healing just to *read*.

And the Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman.

How to speak your partner's language, so they feel your love. Very eye-opening when I read it. You mean not everyone sees a bag of M&Ms and some really good sex as love? Go figure.

[ilovetoday]

These two aren't exactly the usual relationship books but they definitely changed my understanding of the differences between the male and female brains. They definetly improved my relationships with members of the opposite sex, especially with my partner.

Why Men Don't Listen and Women Can't Read Maps

why Men Don't Have a Clue and Women Always Need More Shoes

Both written by body language experts Allan and Barbara Pease

[edwardmccaughan]

One of my favourite books is "If men could talk", by Alon Gratch. If your a man, it can help you realise why you make the mistakes you do and if your a woman it helps make sense of why guys do some do some of the odd things we do...

oh, and second the 7 Habits suggestion! its got a surprising amount about relationships in it, although I need to get round to seeing if the author has more specific stuff on that.

depending on what you're looking for I'd possibly suggest looking through some of the always controversial seduction community stuff. While yes, a lot of it is pretty shallow and a lot of it is comeplete BS, theres quite a lot of useful stuff for understanding relationships and how you work as well as the opposite sex.

[Dannyboy1]

Originally Posted by edwardmccaughan

One of my favourite books is "If men could talk", by Alon Gratch. If your a man, it can help you realise why you make the mistakes you do and if your a woman it helps make sense of why guys do some do some of the odd things we do...

As humorous as the title is, it sounds completely sexist. Like it's all the man's fault. Man is not the cause of all problems in a relationship, not by a long shot. Why is that such a prevalent thing in today's society? Women are certainly not the experts on relationships. It's pretty funny how men are depicted as clods who need to be understood and guided.

[Ralph]

I'm looking for books about both love and friendship relationships. Thanks for the titles. Do you know some more?

[AndreiR]

"the System" by Doc Love.
It's a book written by this guy who interviewed women for 30 years, asking them "why did you STAY with this man, versus another?"
Needless to say, he got unexpected answers! I just love his book

[danas]

Originally Posted by ilovetoday

[B]Why Men Don't Listen and Women Can't Read Maps

??I love reading maps!

[AlexG]

Originally Posted by AndreiR

"the System" by Doc Love.
It's a book written by this guy who interviewed women for 30 years, asking them "why did you STAY with this man, versus another?"
Needless to say, he got unexpected answers! I just love his book

I second that book.

Also "Way of the Superior Man" by Deida

[carenkh]

Originally Posted by danas

??I love reading maps!

Yeah, that title put me off reading that book for a while, but a friend insisted - and it's a really good book! I love reading maps, and couldn't care less about shoes. The book itself isn't so... sexist.

[danas]

Originally Posted by carenkh

Yeah, that title put me off reading that book for a while, but a friend insisted - and it's a really good book! I love reading maps, and couldn't care less about shoes. The book itself isn't so... sexist.

thanks for your insight

[Elrond]

Originally Posted by Dannyboy1

As humorous as the title is, it sounds completely sexist. Like it's all the man's fault. Man is not the cause of all problems in a relationship, not by a long shot. Why is that such a prevalent thing in today's society? Women are certainly not the experts on relationships. It's pretty funny how men are depicted as clods who need to be understood and guided.

It is also often a topic that women are weird and do "irrational things" or do things in which men can't see their motive.

But men are the cause of all problems in relationships... in sitcoms.