27 February 2010

Love & Respect

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There is a “Crazy Cycle” that all couples will undoubtedly fall into at one time or another.  The cause is due to a very basic need being unmet.  Love & Respect educates its readers on how to communicate more effectively, giving you the tools to be a better listener and active participant while also bringing an awareness to your relationship and your mate.  This book helps men to understand how to better love their wives, while also teaching women how to better respect their husbands.
Even for the relationships that are thriving and flourishing, I recommend this book.  It’s not only for the couples that are having marital difficulties.  And it’s not another one of those Men are From Mars books. Love & Respect is based on the biblical marriage, citing scripture to help support key points throughout the book.  Even though I already knew to respect my husband, I now realize that I need to be showing him how much I respect him in ways that he would appreciate more.  He knows I love him and I show him that through respect.  And I already know that he respects me.  But as any woman, I need to know how much he loves me in a way that I understand.  Love & Respect teaches you how to communicate these two vital parts of a relationship effectively and biblically.  I strongly encourage you to go get this book and read it as soon as possible.  Even if you do not have that “significant other,” you will learn a lot about yourself as well as about the opposite sex.