Relationships for Dummies

by Kate M. Wachs

Book Overview

"Follow the advice of the top romance specialist, and you can't go wrong." -- Woman's World "She's interviewed with Oprah and Phil Donahue, Time , the New York Times , USA Today , the Washington Post , Redbook and Cosmopolitan . Clearly Dr. Kate engages in no false advertising--she's a nationally acclaimed relationship expert." -- Chicago Tribune Let's face it, making a relationship work takes patience, perseverance, energy, and an unflagging commitment...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764553844
• ISBN13: 9780764553844
• Release Date: March 2002
• Publisher: For Dummies
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Excellent book

I enjoyed reading this book. I have a wonderful Fiance who treats me like a princess ( something I've never had before). Before he came along, I was always in unhealthy relationships and unfortunately when I finally left that guy and found this wonderful man I brought some of my "unhealthy stuff" into this new relationship. Needless to say he's a very patient and understanding man. He's taught me so much about love, patience, trust, and so much more. I knew that I found the perfect man, my problem was how to not lose him. I picked up this great book and really soaked up alot of info that I plan on using on my relationship. Communication is definitely the key. Would definitely reccommend this book to anyone wanting to improve their relationship. Excellent and very well written book!!!

Great for some things, but not others

I bought this book because I'm in my very first relationship, and I felt totally lost and confused as to if what I was doing right/wrong or if it even mattered. But after reading it, it's targeted more towards people having problems in their relationships, or people who can't find a date, and not necessarily just people who are confused and want tips or clues. It really focuses on good communication, and has excellent advice in that area. If you're a married couple with problems, or a two people in a long term relationship wanting to move ahead, or someone who's always picking the wrong guy, this book would be perfect for you. But if you're like me and just want to know how to convey feelings for your partner without outright saying them, or try to figure out your pertner's feelings/intentions by their actions, this book isn't for you. There's a great chapter for that in "Body Language for Dummies" and I was hoping this book would expand on that, but this book kinda skips over the whole physiological aspect of dating/relationships.

Making It Work

Dr. Kate uses real time language to make relationships come alive and be more than just some treacherous rite of passage. Her advice is specific, exploratory and helpful in making relationships living breathing things we need to care for in order to make them blossom and grow, or not.

Good resource on relationships

This book is very well written. It is written in a way that both male and female can read it with comfort. Best of all, you do not have to read it from beginning to end. For instance, my girlfriend and I have been dating for awhile. One of my weaknesses is communication (especially with a girl). I skipped to Chapter 11, without having to know Chapters 1-10. Dr. Kate Wachs talks about almost anything on relationships. You name it, she has it. Sex, Communication, Marriage, Is it real love? Is he/she compatable? In short, you cannot expect to have a perfect relationship by only reading this book, but I can guaranteed your relationship will be stronger and last longer if you practice what's being said. The bottomline is, this book is definitely worth reading if you want to learn about relationships.

Relationship for dummies review

Informative reading for men and women. Great book to purchase for your self or a friend ........when you can't seem to have any luck finding the right mate. I