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6Dec/095
Lesbian Couples: A Guide to Creating Healthy Relationships
- ISBN13: 9781580051316
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- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product Description
Written by two experienced lesbian therapists, Lesbian Couples covers a range of topics—commitment ceremonies and marriage, living arrangements, work, money, togetherness and separate identities, coming out to family and friends, resolving conflict and understanding each other—and uses a variety of helpful examples and problem-solving techniques, drawing from research done on lesbian couples over the past decade. The book pays special attention to differences of... More >>
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December 6th, 2009 - 22:47
The book is good i will admit but reading it made me feel like i was 5. Most of the stuff is pretty ovious for example: on page 122 of the book under chapter 8, sex, there’s a section titled “Why bother?” and it goes on for about a page as to why you should have sex! I feel this just stupid, and space comsuming.
Rating: 3 / 5
December 7th, 2009 - 01:00
I have had this book for years and I have to say it has help me a lot in learning and now in my new relationship. Its a great base to have the best relationship of your life.
Rating: 5 / 5
December 7th, 2009 - 03:36
What can I say here that has not already been said? This is certainly a five star book in more ways than one. First and foremost, it is a book about relationships. I am in wholehearted agreement with the reviewer that stated this is a work that should be read by everyone, lesbian or heterosexual. It is about people getting along, learning to live with each other (and without if need calls), and the simple necessity of give and take in this life.
Yes, sometimes the road that chose us is a rocky road and it is made more difficult by society in general, family, friends, lovers, exlovers and possibly future lovers. In this day and age of extreme polarization, we find ourselves caught up in a situation where we are not only social torn, but religiously and politically. The last thing that most of us need is unresolved and situations in our personal relationships that we have difficulty coping with. Who of us has not been there at one time or another and who among us can absolutely say for certain that we will not be their, try as we may, somewhere down the road?
I am not inclined to place much credence in most “self help” books but I have to say that I make an exception with this one. I am one of those people who pretty well feels she has her “stuff” together and am immune someway to the foibles I see many of my friends trapped. Not so! Looking back, had I considered the information I found in this book, I would have treated some of my life situations quite differently. I am currently in a relationship; we have both read this wonderful work, and it has indeed helped greatly. Now don’t take me wrong. There are aspects of this work that I disagree with greatly. I have and always have had a wondering eye. I strongly suspicion that I always will be a bit wayward; that is just me. This has cause a lot of pain to others over the years and indeed, caused myself quite a number of sleepless nights. In fareness to myself though, I must say that i have never expected something from one of my lovers that I was unable give myself. This being said, this work has helped me understand the consequences of some of my actions and I think I will be a better person for it in the future; anyway, we can all hope so.
The book is well written and is filled with understanding and compassion. I found it to be quite un- judgmental and non condemning. It merely stated facts, revealed situations, and suggested a correct way to handle the situations encountered.
As I said, non-lesbian couples could learn from this and it might do some of them some good in that I feel it might help some understand where people like myself are coming from.
I very much recommend this work.
Rating: 5 / 5
December 7th, 2009 - 04:19
This book helps seperate the similiarities and differences between lesbian and straight couples. It helps dispel some of the myths and assumptions and helps you look at your own relationship with a new understanding. Fabulous!
Rating: 5 / 5
December 7th, 2009 - 06:00
Though I’ve always been a bit skeptical about self-help books, I am supremely impressed by “Lesbian Couples.” So much so that I have also, like another reviewer, recommended it to my straight friends. Never have I seen such a comprehensive, thoughtful, thought-provoking, and helpful book. Although I did recommend it to my straight friends, I highly appreciated having a book written by and for women loving women. I particularly appreciated the chapters relationship phases, maintaining separate identities, and negotiating conflict.
My partner and I communicate well and have built a strong relationship, but I can already see how little things I picked up on in the book have reshaped our relationship for the better.
I hardly think of books I read as worthy of 5 stars, but for it’s comprehensiveness and quality insight into relationships, I can say nothing bad about it.
Rating: 5 / 5