FWH works crazy hours and we are having trouble scheduling MC.
Things seem to be going ok, but I know our relationship needs work.
I have purchased many disappointing books. I have read most of Dr. Harley's books and love them, but I am still looking for more.

I was thinking of purchasing Dr. Phil's Relationship Rescue. - Any opinions of this book?
Are there any others that would be beneficial in reading to help open communication and repair M?
Thanks
CoolDuck

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Hmmm. I like everything that Dr. Phil does. Have you read "Torn Asunder"? Also a good book is "One Day My Soul Just Opened Up", by Iyanla Vanzant. This one has nothing to do with infidelity, but is good.

Also I've heard that Dr. Laura's "The Care and Feeding of Husband's" is good.

Another one I am reading now is "Why Men Love B--tches." Definitely not an MB book, but great.

Coolduck,
"The Road less Travelled" - Has a good chapter on love. "In love "is a chemical reaction while the act of "Love" is a choice.

'Men are from Mars... Venus - has good basic concepts on how men and women" think differently therefore miscommunication occurs because we are analyzing from our sexes perspective.

"Men are from Mars...Venus" in the Bedroom - This one is a must bc as we get older it seems as though most couples tend to have the biggest miscommunications on the topic of sex.

"Getting the Love You Want" - Very good but a bit of a difficult read but I liked it. Be patient and wade thru. Good description on how we pick our "mates."

"Not Just Friends" - More along the lines of "Surviving an Affair." If you or your H were involved in an EA it's excellent. I think Glass definition of an EA is better than Harley's. Was that a lightening strike outside?

"Tempted Women" - out of print - Good specifics on why married women stray, how their Hs react and What the Other Man was looking for. If you're in recovery skip this one. It was written as a warning to married women. The last chapter is full of testimonials from FWWs who advise against having an affair. It's also good for a H who has just found out about his W.

I think that's the extent of my library. I've read others but can't remember titles.

cwmac

One more thing:

I haven't read the book by Dr Laura so I can't comment on it per se however I can comment on my opinions on the author.

IMHO "Dr" Laura can't hold a candle to Harley or any of the other authors on infidelity. Here is a woman who on her syndicated talk show openly tells WSs not to disclose the infidelity to the BS. (As I recall there's something in her past on that subject)

She also tends to be short and snippy with the callers. I truely wonder how many people over the years, after having been berrated and roughed up by her, have put the phone reciever down and picked up the gun or bottle of sleeping pills and killed themselves (or at least attempted).

Psychs and psychologists aren't supposed to pamper their patients but nor are they supposed to be an active participant in the destruction of the patient's self esteem.

cwmac

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You may enjoy "I Will Never Leave You" by Hugh Prather. It won't give you much in the way of specific instructions on what to do, but it is an awesome book for the concepts of a marriage.

Wishing you peace