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Author:

Pillemer, Karl A. author.

Title:

30 lessons for loving : advice from the wisest Americans on love, relationships, and marriage / Karl Pillemer, PhD.

Publisher:

Hudson Street Press,

Copyright Date:

2015

Description:

xxi, 280 pages ; 24 cm

Subject:

Marriage--United States.
Love--United States.
Interpersonal relations--United States.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-280).

Contents:

1: Evening the odds : lessons for finding a mate. Follow your heart ; Follow your head ; Values come first ; You're marrying a family ; Three warning signs ; Five secrets for choosing your partner -- 2: Communication is the key. Talk, talk, talk ; No one is a mind reader ; Mind your manners ; All in good time ; Three danger signs ; Five secrets for great communication -- 3: Getting through the hard parts. Children: put your relationship first ; Work-family stress: make your home a safe haven ; In-laws: on good terms, without surrender ; Household chores: play to your strengths ; Money: deal with debt ; Five secrets for managing stress -- 4: Keeping the spark alive. Think small (and positive) ; Become friends ; Sexuality--the spark changes ; Give up grudges ; Get help ; Five secrets for keeping the spark alive -- 5: Thinking like an expert about love and marriage. Respect each other ; Be a team ; Make time ; Lighten up ; Accept your partner as is ; The last lesson: As long as you both shall live.

Summary:

"Karl Pillemer asked hundreds of extraordinary men and women to share their hard-earned wisdom about love and what it takes to build a lasting, happy marriage. It is not only the largest study of its kind ever conducted, but also the most diverse, deliberately including people from varying religions, ethnic backgrounds, and income levels, gay and lesbian couples, unmarried couples in long-term relationships, and even individuals whose marriages were unhappy or ended in divorce"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1594631549
9781594631542

OCLC:

(OCoLC)890377252

LCCN:

2014021221

Locations:

WBPB115 -- Albert City Public Library (Albert City)

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)

VTPD454 -- Cresco Public Library (Cresco)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

MXPG943 -- Fort Dodge Public Library (Fort Dodge)

REPC017 -- Greenfield Public Library (Greenfield)

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

AAPF906 -- Ottumwa Public Library (Ottumwa)

HIPC765 -- Pocahontas Public Library (Pocahontas)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)

TQPB062 -- Van Horne Public Library (Van Horne)