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Book SynopsisThe Reality of LXVE with Venice is an unflinchingly raw and deeply personal debut memoir by 23-year-old Venice, a Gen Z navigating the aftermath of heartbreak. With her world turned upside down, Venice invites readers of all generations on an intimate journey of rediscovery, peeling back the layers of love, loss, and self-identity. Through heartbreak's haze, Venice reflects on what it means to truly love and be loved beyond romantic ideals and filtered social media highlights. With moments that are equal parts vulnerable and empowering, she sifts through emotional wreckage and reclaims her voice. Her introspective narration is refreshingly honest, capturing the turbulent highs and lows of a young woman figuring out life and love in real time. Woven with humor, tenderness, and hard-earned understanding, The Reality of LXVE with Venice is more than a breakup story. It's a testament to resilience, self-love, and redefining intimacy on your own terms. In a world where love is often presented as picture-perfect, Venice's story will resonate deeply with those of all ages who have loved and lost and may even dare to love again.

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Book SynopsisA memoir on love, lust and attachment: one woman's remarkable and candid account of transforming a difficult and uncomfortable love triangle into an honest polyamorous relationship.

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Book SynopsisThis book should be read by anyone who will enjoy and also be deeply moved by an enthralling true story of a love affair tragically cut short. 'Sugar Upon My Lemons' is a heart-warming account of courtship, love, marriage and loss. The book also explores the human capacity for growth despite grief. The reader is invited to reflect upon how change and pain can be survived and worked through. Ultimately, it's a book of hope that offers a way forward for the future. It is an honest, thought-provoking and engaging page-turner.

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Book SynopsisAs the judge starring on the hit nationally syndicated television show Divorce Court, Lynn Toler witnesses, en masse, the thematic mistakes made in American marriages. She herself has also been wed for 22 years and has seen both the highs and lows of matrimony in her own marriage as well as the marriages of those close to her. While the national divorce rate hovers around the 50% threshold, there is a lot of chatter that marriage as we know it is an outdated institution--that we are too selfish, too unwilling to make sacrifices, and too misguided by elevated expectations of happiness to make marriage work. While these points may hold some validity, a lot of this chatter is nothing new. So what's causing so many divorces and, perhaps even more importantly, what are we to do about it if we want marriage to survive? Drawing from both her professional career and personal life, Toler sees that the biggest impediment to marriage these days is that couples decide to take the plunge based almost entirely on the most irrational criteria: falling in love. Making Marriage Work doesn't suggest that love has nothing to do with marriage at all; rather, Toler says that love by itself is simply not enough to make marriages survive. This book is a logical and simple guide to reintroducing some of the practicality of marriage that has leaked out of it over the years. Marriage, Toler says, is a job, and it needs to be treated like one. However, the makeup and consistency of this job has changed so much over the past few decades that the old rules no longer apply. Making Marriage Work is an updated manual to help get the job of marriage done right in this day and age. It suggests specific procedures that should be put in place to bridge the gap between head over heels and happily ever after. It explains how to phrase things in order to span the great hormonal divide men and women often fall into when trying to talk to one another. It also discusses the very new and real challenges to marriage created in a culture often overwhelmed by the emphasis on (and ability to attain) instant gratification. Replete with simple, no-nonsense rules, Divorce Court anecdotes, and stories about Judge Toler's own union, Making Marriage Work contains invaluable information couples can use today to secure their marital tomorrow.Trade ReviewPRAISE FOR LYNN TOLER AND HER PREVIOUS BOOK MY MOTHER'S RULES: "Easy-reading prose and a no-nonsense approach will carry readers through this collection of anecdotes and rules for healthier living...the book's strength lies in the sober, no-nonsense advice." --Publishers Weekly "[An] awe-inspiring memoir and self-help guide." --Ebony "My Mother's Rules reveals the complicated life of 47-year-old Toler...and it shines a light on the humble life of Toni Toler, a Columbus stay-at-home mom whom the judge praises as 'an incredible emotional manager.'" --Cleveland Plain Dealer "Toler makes Divorce Court work by employing her past experience as an Administrative Judge in Cleveland Heights Municipal Court. She also uses lessons she learned from her mother, who she said was 'tremendous at understanding people's emotions.'" --Jet "Toler's verdicts [are] homespun wisdom dispensed with a cut-the-bull edge. She [is] as likely to cite her mother's advice as she [is] a precedent-setting decision." --Cleveland Scene "Toler's humor and wit are some of the characteristics that fans of [Divorce Court] will pick up on quickly - her no-nonsense human sensibilities are another. Something very endearing about the judge is her perceptive nature for the different types of issues and people that come through her studio courtroom." --Kenya M. Yarbrough, EURWeb.com

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Book SynopsisThe New York Times bestselling author of The Wait and “spiritual teacher for our times” (Oprah Winfrey) frankly and openly explores why men behave the way they do and what everyone—men and women alike—need to know about it. We hear it all the time. Men cheat. Men love power. Men love sex. Men are greedy. Men are dogs. But is this really the truth about men? In this groundbreaking book, DeVon Franklin dishes the real truth by making the compelling case that men aren’t dogs but all men share the same struggle. He provides the manual for how men can change, both on a personal and a societal level by providing practical solutions for helping men learn how to resist temptation, how to practice self-control, and how to love. But The Truth About Men isn’t just for men. DeVon tells female readers everything they need to know about men. He offers women a real-time understanding of how men’s struggles affect them, insights that can help them navigate their relationships with men and information on how to heal from the damage that some misbehaving men may have inflicted. This book is a raw, informative, and accessible look at an issue that threatens to tear our society apart yet it offers a positive way forward for men and women alike.Trade Review“DeVon’s message is for anyone seeking to strike that quintessential balance between faith and function. Hollywood, like life, is a walk of faith.” -- T.D. Jakes

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Book SynopsisIncrease intimacy, connection, and love with this “critical” (Vanessa Van Edwards, bestselling author of Captivate: The Science of Succeeding with People), science-based guide to creating meaningful and lasting relationships. When it comes to building a better relationship with your partner, touch and connection matter so much more than the words that you say. And author and therapist John Howard is here to tell us why. More Than Words shows you how to deepen love and connection in any relationship based on the latest cutting-edge research in interpersonal neurobiology, trauma-informed healing, attachment theory, and many more scientific fields. This “brilliant guide” (Diane Poole-Heller, PhD, author of The Power of Attachment) explains why verbal communication may not elicit the connection you seek and offers ways to practice and form new habits that can nurture love, care, safety, comfort, and passion in relationships. Science shows that these techniques work, but most people don’t know them yet. You can start using these techniques today to increase intimacy and emotional connection in your closest relationships. Mindful of all the needs of the modern individual, More Than Words is inclusive of LGBTQ+, polyamorous, and other nontraditional committed relationships and ultimately looks to elevate the way we strengthen the most important bonds in our lives.

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Book Synopsis''Smart, funny, and deeply wise'' Mirabai Starr''A funny, courageous, and inspiring memoir about one woman''s journey into the unknown'' Elisabeth Eaves, author of Wanderlust: A Love Affair with Five ContinentsAny cute boys? Natasha Scripture''s 64-year-old Indian mother wants to know. Once again, Natasha finds herself explaining that it is not easy to find a husband while serving as a relief worker in refugee camps, war zones and natural disaster areas.Yet returning to New York, still reeling from the sudden death of her father, Natasha realizes that no matter how many dates she goes on, she is no closer to finding that special someone to fill the imaginary void inside her. Exasperated by her search for love, she embarks on a ''man fast'', where she stops looking for a relationship and instead turns inward to explore the question at the heart of her anxiety: what is her purpose? This soul-searching takes her deep into the wilderness: from meditating in an Ayurvedic ashram in southern India to toiling on a vineyard on Mount Etna to going on a solo-safari in southern Tanzania (where she also marries herself-yes, it''s a thing). In stepping away from the demands of modern life and societal pressure to couple up, Natasha finds a space where she allows herself to become fully present and awake: to her grief, to her identity, and to love as a mystical, ever-present force. This is a book to inspire readers who also want to discover their truest, wildest, most empowered selves.

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Book SynopsisWhat exactly is love? How many different kinds of love are there? Have the metaphors for love changed much over the centuries? What are the best classical love stories? Is love universal? In this fascinating and lovely little book, packed with rare and beautiful pictures, Jason Martineau takes us on a journey through the landscape of love, combining ideas from both ancient and modern sources to explore life's most prominent and provocative theme. WOODEN BOOKS are small but packed with information. "Fascinating" FINANCIAL TIMES. "Beautiful" LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS. "Rich and Artful" THE LANCET. "Genuinely mind-expanding" FORTEAN TIMES. "Excellent" NEW SCIENTIST. "Stunning" NEW YORK TIMES. Small books, big ideas.

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Book SynopsisA?certified clinical sexologist’s?radically inclusive?guide to sex and dating Swipe. Match. Get ghosted. Repeat. Modern dating can quickly start to feel like an overwhelming slog. It’s easy to forget the point of it all: this is supposed to be fun. Enter professional sex and dating coach Myisha Battle. Drawing on an engaging and diverse collection of client stories, This Is Supposed to Be Fun is a uniquely inclusive, sex-positive guide to help you skip past the games and get what you really want out of dating and relationships—no matter what that may be. Whether you’re trying to create the perfectly imperfect dating profile, stay true to your authentic self on dates, match with people interested in kink, or break up with compassion, Battle’s friendly, proven advice is indispensable. This Is Supposed to Be Fun will help make the world of dating and relationships more enjoyable (and bearable!) for everyone.

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Book Synopsis'Searingly self-aware and sharply funny, Emma John takes the cliches about being a single woman and blows them apart with unforgettable originality.' - Hadley Freeman'Fabulous. Made me well up twice. Honest, vulnerable and all those great things.' - Eva WisemanThere is a piece of cod-wisdom regularly dispensed to single women: romance will arrive when you least expect it. I had assumed it would also make its own travel arrangements too. Emma John is in her 40s; she is neither married, nor partnered, with child or planning to be.In her hilarious and unflinching memoir, Self Contained, she asks why the world only views a woman as complete when she is no longer a single figure and addresses what it means to be alone when everyone else isn't.In her book, she captures what it is to be single in your forties, from sharing a twin room with someone you've never met on a group holiday (because the couples have all the doubles with ensuite) to coming to the realisation that maybe your singleness isn't a temporary arrangement, that maybe you aren't pre-married at all, and in fact you are self-contained.The book is an exploration of being lifelong single and what happens if you don't meet the right person, don't settle down with the wrong person and realise the biggest commitment is to yourself.

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Book SynopsisCreate a lasting and loving attachment with this national bestseller, a ';must-read for every couple, at any stage of their relationship' (Lori Gottlieb, New York Times bestselling author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone) from the expert couple's therapist behind the popular Instagram account @TheSecureRelationship.What does a healthy relationship look like? A good question, in theory, but couple's therapist Julie Menanno wants you to consider: what does a securely attached relationship feel like? The answer to this question is the ultimate goal in Secure Love, an ';incredibly wise and helpful guide' (Jen Sincero, New York Times bestselling author of You Are a Badass) to understanding secure attachment in adult relationships. While attachment theory has grown in popularity to explain the relationship between children and their caregivers, it's also the closest science has come to making sense of our adult romantic connections. In this book Julie Menanno, the expert behind the popular Instagram account @TheSecureRelationship, tackles: -Why you and your partner have the same fight over and over (hint: it's called a negative cycle, and underlying every fight, argument, silent treatment, or passive-aggressive comment is an unmet attachment need). -';Instead of that, say this' suggested scripts of how to approach difficult situations in your relationship more effectively. -The four attachment types, with exercises to understand you and your partner's attachment style. -How to improve communication, including staying connected during conflict by prioritizing vulnerability rather than protecting yourself. -Why insecure attachment negatively impacts a couple's sex life and how to ignite that sexual connection. Secure Love is a crash course in understanding how you show up in a relationship and guides you on getting out of negative cycles to find safety in one another. In doing so, ';you'll be armed with eternal wisdom for strengthening your relationship' (Dr. Sue Johnson, founder of Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples and bestselling author of Hold Me Tight) and establish a secure attachment with your partner to create the bond you've been longing for.

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Book SynopsisShare love three times over with this heartfelt keepsake gift book for couples.One Question a Day for You & Me is a guided journal from Aimee Chase that offers an insightful question for each day of the year, along with space for each partner to write his or her answer. By answering the same question every day for three years, couples will be able to see how their relationship evolves and intimacy deepens as they explore their hearts and minds together.Questions include:What was the first thing that made you laugh today?What do you want to do together on a sunny afternoon?What song reminds you of your partner?If you could go anywhere right now, where would it be?

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Book SynopsisHow to integrate and evolve your inner masculine and feminine• Explains polarity work as a tool to heal trauma, become less judgmental, and develop a more integrated relationship with ourselves and others• Explores 44 common traits of mature and immature masculine and feminine expressions, explaining how to evolve unhealthy expressions into healthy ones• Offers simple yet profound methods for evolving your inner masculine and feminine, as well as healing the shadowPolarity work allows us to balance, evolve, and integrate the masculine and feminine energies within our personality to create an inner union that supports the release and transformation of trauma on the cellular and soul level. It is a holistic practice that leads to the embodiment of both what we choose and who we really are. Fusing ancient Vedic knowledge and Western psychology with Tantric and Taoist wisdom, Elliott Saxby offers simple yet profound methods for evolving our inner masculine and feminine as well as healing the shadow side of these expressions. The Inner Marriage explores sexuality and desire through polarity work and the need to realign our physical, mental, and emotional bodies to generate power through our sexuality. Using the polarity framework in relation to universal laws, this practical guide off ers maps and exercises that invite us to evolve, harmonize, and integrate opposing energies. An invaluable tool in integrative and non-dual therapy and the development of emotional intelligence.Trade Review“The Inner Marriage is more than an insightful read, I found it to be a perceptive self-development journey that opens the mind into non-dual thinking, teaching us to apply this into our love, work, and family relationships. A must-read for everyone wanting to understand themselves, the nature of reality, and their loved ones better.” * KIP ANDERSEN, producer of Netflix premiere Seaspiracy and director of the Netflix documentaries What *“The Inner Marriage by Elliott Saxby grants entrance into the long misunderstood realm of feminine and masculine dynamics. It is an insightful jewel for those seeking to bring about growth in their own inner world while developing mature relationships with the opposite sex. The wisdom given has the potential to transform the reader by clearing the smokescreen that many of us are consumed by when trying to understand why we or others behave the way we do. Elliott gives us the motivation and a way to improve by providing a blueprint that is quite accessible and applicable to everyday life. I will return to this book again and again for guidance and reference it in my own teachings. Thank you!” * YOGINI GOPIKA, traditional tantric yoga teacher *Table of ContentsPreface Introduction A Note . . . Part 1 The Mature, the Immature, and the Shadow MAP The Masculine and Feminine Mirror 1 Moving between the Masculine and the Feminine 2 Polarity and Duality: What Is the Difference? 3 Using the Framework with Others 4 Intention and Purpose 5 Self-Love and Acceptance 6 Always Four People in Any Relationship 7 Happy Immature Lives and Being Single8 Why Women (the Mature Feminine) Seem to Be Evolving More Quickly MAP Evolving the Masculine and FeminineMAPDevolving the Masculine and Feminine 9 The Unhealthy Mature 10 Making the Immature Healthy 11 A Note on Judgement12 The Good, the Bad, the Healthy, and the Unhealthy13 Catch-22: No Model for the Mature 14 The Mature and Immature Archetypes of Parenthood 15 Working with Our Inner Critic 16 Ending Relationships 17 Double Masculine, Double Feminine 18 The Immature Fights the Immature 19 The More You Are, the More You Are Part 2Sex and Other Applications of the Polarity Framework20 Sex 21 Ejaculation and Energy 22 Gender, Domination, and Submission 23 The Power I Feel When I Do Something Bad24 The Empath and the Narcissist 25 Importance of Worship and Honouring 26 Surrender, Trust, Power, and Forgiveness 27 The Healthy Victim Part 3 Shadow Work MAP The Immature’s Shadow28 The Shadow 29 Four Schools of Shadow Work30 Emphasizing Our Shadow 31 Transforming Our Shadow 32 The Illusion of Good and Bad 33 The Shadow in Society and Feminism34 The Backlash of Duality 35 Dark Masculine and Feminine36 Making Our Desires Healthy Part 4 The Physical, Mental, and Emotional Bodies37 Dimensions of Consciousness38 De-armouring the Three Main Bodies 39 Unlocking Conscious Awareness from Our Mind and Developing Emotional Awareness in Our Glands40 Natural Polarity 41 Spectrum of Emotions and How to Raise Our Vibration42 The Actual Root Cause of Our Problems 43 Your Relationship as Its Own Conscious Entity 44 Working with the Collective Consciousness 45 The Essential Nature of Love, Fear, and Hate 46 A Path to Self-Love 47 Jealousy48 Money 49 Creating Balance in DualityPart 5Integrative Healing 50 Healing through Polarity51 Masculine and Feminine Integrative Therapy Techniques Epilogue Glossary Recommended ReadingIndex About the Author

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Book SynopsisFrom New Yorker and Onion writer and comedian Blythe Roberson, How to Date Men When You Hate Men is a comedy philosophy book aimed at interrogating what it means to date men within the trappings of modern society. Blythe Roberson's sharp observational humor is met by her open-hearted willingness to revel in the ugliest warts and shimmering highs of choosing to live our lives amongst other humans. She collects her crushes like ill cared-for pets, skewers her own suspect decisions, and assures readers that any date you can mess up, she can top tenfold. And really, was that date even a date in the first place?With sections like Real Interviews With Men About Whether Or Not It Was A Date; Good Flirts That Work; Bad Flirts That Do Not Work; and Definitive Proof That Tom Hanks Is The Villain Of You've Got Mail, How to Date Men When You Hate Men is a one stop shop for dating advice when you love men but don''t like them.With biti

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Book SynopsisWhat makes women tick? And how can women and men use this knowledge to make a great relationship? Top relationships expert tells you howTrade ReviewReaders’ praise for Secrets About Men Every Woman Should Know: “I read this book many years ago and having just celebrated my 30th wedding anniversary feel I am in a position to confirm how brilliant this book is. It completely changed my preconceptions that I wasn’t even aware of… Barbara encouraged me to chuck ‘em out and enjoy life and enjoy my husband!” Gigi “One of the few books I’ve read which is worth its weight in gold.” Anon “Loved it. My bible.” Shurooq “Excellent… Highly recommended if you want to have a better understanding of men.” Marwa Ayad “Barbara talks to women as adults, which makes a refreshing change from a lot of relationship books.” Anon

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Book SynopsisIf you ever wonder, Is this all there is to sex? or I wish I knew how to help my wife enjoy this more, you''ll appreciate this straightforward, helpful, and faith-based advice on how to have a better sex life.Based on groundbreaking surveys of more than twenty-five thousand people, this highly practical, research-based book shows guys how to rock their wife''s world. The Good Guy''s Guide to Great Sex from popular marriage blogger and speaker Sheila Wray Gregoire and her husband, Dr. Keith Gregoire, will help you: Discover what your wife wants most from you in the bedroom Realize what can derail a couple''s sex life and how to get it back on track Find healing from past trauma, previous relationships, and porn addiction Understand your own sex drive and how to keep it revved Learn the secrets to giving your wife the mo

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Book SynopsisTake an hour to read a book that will change your marriage forever!Trade ReviewWise and witty. Full of down-to-earth advice that works. * Lynda Lee Potter *

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Book SynopsisHelps you: tell the difference between a healthy and an unhealthy relationship; have a more loving, fun-filled relationship; enjoy a more vibrant and satisfying sex life; work through most relationship problems; and find the positive and the fun in every relationship stage. This book explodes common relationships and compatibility myths.Table of ContentsIntroduction. Part I: Relationships 101. Chapter 1: Is It a Good Relationship...Or Not? Chapter 2: Taking a Ride on the Cycle of Love. Chapter 3: Is It a Match? Chapter 4: What Makes Someone Compatible? Chapter 5: Finding That Special Someone. Part II: Getting Closer. Chapter 6: Growing More Intimate. Chapter 7: Sex Early in the Relationship. Chapter 8: When (And Why) to Talk Exclusivity. Chapter 9: Is It Time to Cohabit? Part III: Staying In Love---Psychological and Emotional Intimacy. Chapter 10: Come On, Get Happy! Chapter 11: Superglue #1: Good Communication -- The Nuts. Chapter 12: Good Communication: The Bolts. Chapter 13: Good Communication: Putting It All Together. Part IV: Feeding the Flame -- Physical and Sexual Intimacy. Chapter 14: Sexual Baloney. Chapter 15: Superglue #2: Good Sex! Chapter 16: Light That Fire! Part V: Moving Forward Together. Chapter 17: Marriage: The Magic Wand? Chapter 18: Move Forward to Marriage? Chapter 19: Mmmmmmarriage: The M Word. Chapter 20: Relationship Rx. Part VI: Moving Forward Separately. Chapter 21: Breaking Up with Less Pain. Chapter 22: Starting Over. Part VII: The Part of Tens. Chapter 23: Ten (+1) Tips to Successfully Pace a New Relationship. Chapter 24: Ten Ways to Rekindle Your Flame. Appendix A: The Dr. Kate Compatibility Quiz. Appendix B: The Dr. Kate Communication Quiz. Index.

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Book SynopsisGrow your relationship through conversations that make a difference.New York Times bestselling author Susan Scott guides couples through eight must-have conversations to create a fierce love that stands the test of time and grows stronger over the years.Often in our romantic relationships, we long for deep connection, but we don''t know how to communicate well and sometimes withhold what we''re really thinking and feeling. This can lead to fighting, resentment, or, worse, complacency--where you are just going through the motions, more like roommates than two people in love. As Susan writes, It''s as if we''ve pulled off our own wings. As couples, we don''t stop to think how important our conversations are. And we certainly don''t understand that what we talk about and how we talk about it determine whether our relationships will thrive, flatline, or fail.In Fierce Love, Ne

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