Happily ever after ... and 39 other myths about love : breaking through to the relationship of your dreams

**Bust the Myths to Build a Great Relationship**According to bestselling authors and relationship counselors Linda and Charlie Bloom, accepting common myths such as “couples with great relationships don’t fight” or “little things aren’t worth getting upset over” can prevent you from building the strong relationship you hope for. This book offers compelling stories and valuable suggestions for replacing myths with realistic expectations, equipping you with behavior and communication guidelines that will enhance and strengthen your intimate relationship. With the Blooms’ strong yet flexible approach to love, you’ll discover a new openness in which mutual understanding can thrive. Imagine what a difference in your life it might make if you had the ability to distinguish the truth from beliefs that are commonly-held, but untrue. According to bestselling authors and relationship counselors Linda and Charlie Bloom, accepting certain commonly-held beliefs such as: "Couples with great relationships don't fight" or "Little things aren't worth getting upset over" and "If my partner were more like me we would have a better relationship" can prevent you from building a solid, mutually fulfilling partnership. This book offers compelling stories and valuable suggestions for distinguishing truth from fiction and helps readers to recognize myths and avoid falling into the trap of believing everything that you think! Happily Ever After provides you with communication guidelines and tools that will enhance and strengthen your ability to avoid many of the pitfalls that so many couples experience when they mistakenly accept widely-held opinions that are masking as "truths". ""All you need is love" and "Marriage is a 50-50 proposition" are ideas many of us have absorbed. The advice we've gotten from friends, family, and clergy and the stories in movies, music, and fiction feed these notions. (See the blockbuster book and movie Love Story for Myth 7: Love Means Never Having to Say You're Sorry.) Ideas about love banishing loneliness or making life perfect are also, undeniably, appealing. Renowned, and married, therapists Linda and Charlie Bloom aren't here to rain on parades or lower expectations. As they deconstruct misconceptions - using true couple stories - they replace them with the often-uplifting truth. Freed from the notions that don't apply to most actual human beings, readers can use the realistic, practical, and truly loving practices the Blooms offer. Bite-size chapters that are as entertaining as they are instructive make this the kind of guide that allows real relationship dreams to come true"-- Provided by publisher Bust the Myths to Build a Great Relationship According to bestselling authors and relationship counselors Linda and Charlie Bloom, accepting common myths such as “couples with great relationships don’t fight” or “little things aren’t worth getting upset over” can prevent you from building the strong relationship you hope for. This book offers compelling stories and valuable suggestions for replacing myths with realistic expectations, equipping you with behavior and communication guidelines that will enhance and strengthen your intimate relationship. With the Blooms’ strong yet flexible approach to love, you’ll discover a new openness in which mutual understanding can thrive. Debunks romance misconceptions that set us up for failure and replaces them with the inspiring real deal