Men are right. The “relationship talk” does not help. Dr. Patricia Love’s and Dr. Steven Stosny’s How to Improve Your Marriage Without Talking About It reveals the stunning truth about marital happiness: • Love is not about better communication. It's about connection. • You'll never get a closer relationship with your man by talking to him like you talk to one of your girlfriends. • Male emotions are like women's sexuality: you can't be too direct too quickly. • There are four ways to connect with a man:touch, activity, sex, routines. • Men want closer marriages just as much as women do,but not if they have to act like a woman. • Talking makes women move closer; it makes men move away. • The secret of the silent male is this: his wife supplies the meaning in his life. • The stunning truth about love is that talking doesn’t help. Drs. Patricia Love and Steven Stosny have studied this all-too-familiar dynamic between men and women and have reached a truly shocking conclusion. Even with the best of intentions, talking about your relationship doesn’t bring you together, and it will eventually drive you apart. The reason for this is that underneath most couples’ fights, there is a biological difference at work. A woman’s vulnerability to fear and anxiety makes her draw closer, while a man’s subtle sensitivity to shame makes him pull away in response. This is why so many married couples fall into the archetypal roles of nagging wife/stonewalling husband, and why improving a marriage can’t happen through words. How to Improve Your Marriage Without Talking About It teaches couples how to get closer in ways that don’t require “trying to turn a man into a woman.” Rich in stories of couples who have turned their marriages around, and full of practical advice about the behaviors that make and break marriages, this essential guide will help couples find love beyond words.

Offering a revelatory new perspective on loving relationships, the author of "Hot Monogamy" guides readers through the natural stages of love, high and low, and shows how not to break up before the breakthrough.

From Dr. Patricia Love, a ground-breaking work that identifies, explores and treats the harmful effects that emotionally and psychologically invasive parents have on their children, and provides a program for overcoming the chronic problems that can result.

Love and Carlson lift the veil on the subject of loneliness and offer an approach that breaks through isolation and loneliness and puts readers on a path to true happiness.

From Dr. Patricia Love, a ground-breaking work that identifies, explores and treats the harmful effects that emotionally and psychologically invasive parents have on their children, and provides a program for overcoming the chronic problems that can result. From the Trade Paperback edition.

This book tells the story of a little girl's journey from silence to empowerment. Feeling seen and (un) heard for most of her life, Patricia courageously shares how she was able to navigate a life of mental abandonment, abuse and trauma, and ultimately, find her power and worth within in order to create a new story. She shares her deepest secrets, pitfalls, and triumphs along the way in hopes of inspiring her readers to choose themselves, and realize that they, too, can have it all. This book will inspire and empower you if you are ready to: Listen to your inner child Understand that you're never alone, and always supported Look at the areas of your life where you are settling (and refuse to stay there any longer) Want to take your power back Realize it is time to write a new story Remember that you are a gift Are you at your wits end, feeling like you're trapped on a perpetual hamster wheel of chaos and confusion? I've been there, too. And the good news is, change is possible. In fact, it's probable when you decide to choose yourself first, and step into the life waiting for you. We've all got a story, and although different, we're actually more alike than we give ourselves credit for. Most (if not all) of us have experienced pain. Most of us have had some form of trauma in our lives. Most of us have had to overcome something that felt impossible to navigate. And guess what? We're all still here which tells me... You are a warrior, and far more capable than you realize. You can heal and rewrite your story. You can take all the lessons you've been given and create something beautiful from the mess. And you are worthy of the time and effort it takes to make your dreams a reality. No matter where you've been, or what you've been through, I see you. I honor you. And I love you, as you are.

Dr. Love's unique program shows how any couple can combine the security of a long-term relationship with the heat and passion of a new affair. Love provides exercises and specific advice to help the couple address each one's emotional as well as sexual needs.

By explaining that it is the fundamental differences between men and women that can make relationships so hard, this work reveals that the key to a great relationship is not communication but rediscovering and maintaining the connection a couple felt when they first met.

Los hombres tienen razón - hablar de las relaciones de pareja no ayuda a mejorarlas. La doctora Patricia Love y el doctor Steven Stosny, revelan en este libro, algunas de las verdades que se esconden detrás de la felicidad de las parejas - El amor no tiene que ver con la comunicación. Tiene que ver con la conexión. - Una mujer no logrará acercarse a su pareja, si le habla como a una de sus mejores amigas. - Las emociones masculinas son como la sexualidad femenina; no se puede ser muy directo, ni ir con mucha prisa. - Hay cuatro maneras de conectarse con un hombre; el tacto, la actividad, el sexo y la rutina. - Los hombres quieren relaciones de pareja que funcionen tanto como las mujeres, siempre y cuando esto no implique actuar como una mujer.