Product Description

In this book, relationship expert and Love@AOL columnist Dr. Kate Wachs offers smart advice on finding, building, and maintaining a healthy and fulfilling relationship.

Relationships For Dummies features real-life letters and case studies from Love@AOL.com. You'll find out how to know when someone has potential to be a good partner and when they 're just a lost cause. The book also contains tips on better communication for resolving disagreements and finding satisfying compromises. And you'll find the tools you need to determine if you're ready for marriage or ready to move on.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #37430 in Books
• Published on: 2002-03-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 408 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780764553844
• Condition: USED - VERY GOOD
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From the Back Cover
"Dr. Kate evokes solutions."
—USA Today

Find and keep a healthy relationship with tips from Dr. Kate

"Follow the advice of the top romance specialist, and you can’t go wrong."
—Woman’s World

Whether you’ve just started dating or have been together for years, Dr. Kate helps you enjoy a loving, fun-filled, exciting relationship. With real-life America Online letters and insightful quizzes, this essential guide shows you the best ways to nurture your love life – everything from compatibility to communication to commitment to connecting in the bedroom!

Praise for Dr. Kate Wachs

"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

"You gotta like Kate Wachs.

About the Author
Dr. Kate Wachs is America’s only Psychologist-Matchmaker. She runs The Relationship Center™ in Chicago, the only full-service introduction and counseling center of its kind. She has helped millions of people through matchmaking, counseling, and her media appearances.

Customer Reviews

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.

Could it BE more sexist?
I was really offended by Kate Wachs's assumptions about women and men in this book. She paints with a very broad brush and presents hard and fast rules (yes, think "The Rules") that are based on some very stereotypical and sexist assumptions about men and women. The following quotes regarding women and age are just the tip of the iceberg:

"When the woman is less than 30, she's outnumbered by men. But when she's in her mid to late 30's she begins to feel the pinch, especially if she tends to date men a little older than her. When she's in her late 30's, she'll begin to experience rejection from men who want to marry a younger woman who can make babies longer."

Make babies? Who even talks like that, let alone assumes that this is everywoman's (and everyman's) relationship goal? I find the notion of applying odds to relationships especially problematic because it does not take into account compatibility, or personal growth and readiness for intimacy -- all else is most definitely NOT equal here. Nor is my dating pool comprised of all living men of a certain age! I don't care so much about the size of my dating pool as I do about the quality of my relationship. On which Kate Wachs has this to say:

"A woman should be especially careful to use the time before age 35 productively. A woman has about 8 prime years - from age 27+, when she matures, until 35, when the odds get tougher. So don't waste any time on a man who is afraid of marriage.... keep your options open by dating more than one person at a time, subtly allowing the men to compete with one another. That's especially true if you are 27+ or if your preferred partner is fearful of marriage...."

I can't think of any worse relationship advice. Undermine intimacy, play games, make men insecure so they want to marry you! Seriously?!

I bought my copy for 1 cent used, and I consider it way overpriced.

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!!!