This breakthrough book, based on the voices of real women from all walks of life and groundbreaking new research, shows couples how to grow stronger by understanding what women need from a romantic relationship. In Connect to Love, family counselor and relationships expert M.Gary Neuman explores the problems that women face in their marriages or relationships that might make them dissatisfied with their partners-or willing to stray. Neuman reveals the startling discoveries he made through his in-depth new research of more than five hundred women. When it comes to sexual intimacy, for instance, wives who are satisfied with their marriages have sex more than twice as frequently than those who are dissatisfied.
- Includes a step-by-step two-week plan to improve your relationship
- Filled with dramatic personal stories and surprising findings on sex, emotional issues, intimacy, communication, and more
- From the author of the New York Times bestseller The Truth about Cheating
- Neuman has been a frequent guest on Oprah, Today, and other major TV shows
- Written for couples while addressing both female and male issues
Written with a compassionate and down-to-earth tone, Connect to Love will open your eyes to see relationships in a new way while empowering yourself and your partner for change.
Autorentext
M. Gary Neuman is a licensed family counselor and rabbi.¿He¿is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Truth about Cheating, In Good Times and Bad, Emotional Infidelity: How to Affair-Proof Your Marriage and 10 Other Secrets to a Great Relationship, and Helping Your Kids Cope with Divorce the Sandcastles Way. He has been a frequent guest on Oprah and the Today show and has appeared on Good Morning America, The View, Dateline NBC, NBC Nightly News, and CBS Weekend News. Neuman and his work have been covered in Time, People, Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, Parents, and Parenting magazines as well as the Washington Post, the Chicago Tribune, and the Miami Herald. For more information, visit the author's website at www.mgaryneuman.com.
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Connect to Love
The Keys to Transforming Your Relationship
Praise for Connect to Love
"With Connect to Love, M. Gary Neuman provides a clear analysis of the connection between husbands and wives, debunking many popular myths along the way. Drawing on the voices of real women, the book shows how couples can improve their relationships starting now."
—Trina Dolenz, author of Retool Your Relationship
Praise for Emotional Infidelity
"An important addition to the marriage manual genre . . . unusually helpful. . . .Offers a unique (and possibly controversial) viewpoint as well as
an experienced and engaging author."
—Publishers Weekly
Praise for the New York Times bestseller The Truth about Cheating
"Neuman introduces the Inner Voice Recognition Formula
and Quick Action Program. . . . Helpful."
—Publishers Weekly
Praise for Helping Kids Cope with Divorce the Sandcastles Way
"Thorough . . . highly recommended for all parenting shelves."
—Library Journal
Inhalt
Preface.
Acknowledgments.
Introduction.
Part One: Connecting to What Women Want.
1. The Connect to Love Questionnaire.
2. Veronica’s Story: It’s Complicated.
3. Enjoy Your Time Together.
4. Appreciation = Value.
5. Understanding Does Wonders.
6. Women and Sex.
Part Two: Connecting to Love.
7. Turn Back Time, Just Have Fun.
8. The Two-Week Connect to Love Program.
9. Always Be Honest.
Part Three: Connecting to Love for Good.
10. How to Make Real Changes That Last.
11. How Women Can Communicate More Openly.
12. How Men Can Choose to Have a Great Relationship.
Epilogue: Make Your Partner Feel Like Your Top Priority.
Appendix A. Therapy Can Make a Difference.
Appendix B. Keeping Your Relationship Safe at Work.
Appendix C. Women Who Stray.
Index.