Mars and Venus starting over : a practical guide for finding love again after a painful breakup, divorce, or the loss of a loved one / John Gray.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gray, John, 1951-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Man-woman relationships.

Men--Psychology.

Men.

Women--Psychology.

Women.

Loss (Psychology).

Separation (Psychology).

Self-help techniques.

Separation.

Interpersonal Relations.

Men--psychology.

Women--psychology.

Medical Subjects:

Interpersonal Relations.

Men--psychology.

Women--psychology.

Genre:

Life skills guides.

Physical Description:

xviii, 334 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : HarperCollinsPublishers, ©1998.

Summary:

A practical guide for finding love again after a painful breakup, divorce, or the loss of a loved one.

Contents:

pt. 1. Mars and Venus starting over : Mars and Venus starting over ; Why does it hurt so much? ; Emotional lag time ; Grieving the loss of love ; Getting unstuck ; Good endings make good beginnings ; The feeling better exercise ; Finding forgiveness ; Saying good-bye with love ; Letting go of hurt ; The 90-10 principle ; Processing our hot spots ; Always remember the love ; 101 ways to heal our hearts

pt. 2. Starting over on Venus : Carrying a big list ; The new pressures of dating ; Date around, but don't sleep around ; Glorifying our past ; Staying stuck in grief ; The betrayal of loving again ; Sex and self-esteem ; Sex, obligation, and self-worth ; Expecting the earth to shake ; The movies vs. real life ; Attracting the wrong partner ; Overromanticizing ; Women seeking sensitive man ; Focusing on the negative ; Who needs a man? ; Women who do too much ; Taking care of others ; A woman's fear of intimacy ; My children need me ; But my children are jealous ; Acting out feelings rather than communicating ; Learning to be happy alone ; All or nothing

pt. 3. Starting over on Mars : Man on the rebound ; Sex on the rebound ; Positive addictions ; Work, money, and love ; Love is not enough ; Learning from our mistakes ; We don't have to stop loving ; Unrequited love ; Taking responsibility to let go ; Soul mates are not perfect ; Being in a hurry ; Recognizing a soul mate ; Living out our fantasies ; Can't live with them and can't live without them ; The endless search ; Holding back ; Being vs. doing ; Bigger is better ; Finding balance ; Picking the right woman ; Learning to say good-bye ; Self-destructive tendencies ; Finding the power to provide.

ISBN:

0060175982

9780060175986

0091816270

9780091816278

9780060930271

0060930276

9780061098383

0061098388

OCLC:

39333168

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