Love Me True: Overcoming the Surprising Ways We Deceive in Relationships
by Jason B. Whiting, PH.D, LMFT
How can love, which is so beautiful and fun, cause such emotional ups and downs? Dr. Jason B. Whiting, a licensed marriage and family therapist, focuses on common relationships to show that deception is at the root of most marital problems. Overcome this and gain back that trust and excitement you’ve been longing for in your relationship.
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My Review: 5 Stars
From the very first chapter, guilt sunk in, deep into my bones. I've always considered myself an honest person, but I learned quickly that there's more to being dishonest than just lying and it took me several chapters to get over the fact that I'm not as good as I thought I was.
I've been married for 20 years now and this book has really helped me realize some fundamental ways to make my marriage even better than it is. I love how each chapter has a bullet point recap of the main points, as well as things to work on in the discussion questions section.
Using personal experience, real life situations, as well as numerous studies, this book is (dare I say it?) better than therapy because it's written in "normal people language." There's something for everyone. In some cases, things really weren't relevant to me or to my marriage, but in other cases, there are so many great things to help bring things to a higher level of understanding, communicating, and loving.
I'm choosing to get over myself (and my guilt) and start working on making my relationship better by choosing one thing to work on for now. This is great for anyone in a relationship.
*I received a complimentary copy from the publisher, which didn't affect my thoughts in any way.*
From the very first chapter, guilt sunk in, deep into my bones. I've always considered myself an honest person, but I learned quickly that there's more to being dishonest than just lying and it took me several chapters to get over the fact that I'm not as good as I thought I was.
I've been married for 20 years now and this book has really helped me realize some fundamental ways to make my marriage even better than it is. I love how each chapter has a bullet point recap of the main points, as well as things to work on in the discussion questions section.
Using personal experience, real life situations, as well as numerous studies, this book is (dare I say it?) better than therapy because it's written in "normal people language." There's something for everyone. In some cases, things really weren't relevant to me or to my marriage, but in other cases, there are so many great things to help bring things to a higher level of understanding, communicating, and loving.
I'm choosing to get over myself (and my guilt) and start working on making my relationship better by choosing one thing to work on for now. This is great for anyone in a relationship.
*I received a complimentary copy from the publisher, which didn't affect my thoughts in any way.*
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About the Author:
Dr. Jason B. Whiting is a licensed marriage and family therapist and a professor of marriage and family therapy at Texas Tech University. Whiting has dedicated hundreds of hours to teaching students about relationships and counseling couples in his own clinical practice. Whiting has presented his research nationally, including at the National Council on Family Relations, American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy, and Smart Marriages. He has published in academic journals such as Family Relations and the Journal of Couple and Relationship Therapy. Last year he won the award for “article of the year” in the Journal of Marital and Family Therapy. A co-authored article on cheating and deception on Facebook garnered interest in the national press, including Psychology Today and Cosmopolitan.
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