10 Bad Choices That Ruin Black Women's Lives - Hardcover

Cornish Ph.D., Grace

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0609600508 ISBN 13: 9780609600504

Publisher: Crown, 1998

Synopsis

In 10 Bad Choices That Ruin Black Women's Lives, relationship expert Dr. Grace Cornish writes a lively, practical, provocative guide for black women everywhere who want to shed the duds and find the studs who will treat them with respect.

According to Dr. Cornish, six out of every ten black women are either in bad relationships, share a man, or are celibate. The problem is not the women themselves but the bad choices they keep making.  In her frank and refreshing new book, Dr. Cornish speaks to unique aspects of the African American female psyche by targeting ten of the most common and foolish choices black women make in their lives regarding men, and how they can correct these problems, including:
Sisters Dissin' Sisters
No Money, No Honey
Exchanging "Sexual Dealings" for Loving Feelings
Loving the "Married Bachelor"
Emotional Dependency Plus Unplanned Pregnancy
. . . and much more.

Relying on case studies, interviews, and letters she has received, Dr. Cornish gets to the heart of the matter by illuminating why black women, no matter how smart, savvy, and successful, continue to lose at the dating game, and how they can face, erase, and replace the problems that have kept them from finding true love.

Why are so many black women alone or in bad relationships?

Why do sisters unconsciously use weight, fear, finance, status, skin color, and other barriers to keep themselves from getting the love they want?

Why do black women think that there are no eligible black men left--that the good ones are married, dead, or not yet born, and the rest are gay, bisexual, or interested only in white women?

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From the Back Cover

"Dr. Grace Cornish's book is a 'get real' document. She removes the idea that life is a dress rehearsal and puts the reader in charge of her selection process."
--Dr. Gwendolyn Goldsby Grant, author of The Best Kind of Loving: A Black Woman's Guide to Finding Intimacy

"Dr. Grace gives us Sisters hope in times of healing. Thank you, Grace, for helping us find our way!"        
--Rolanda Watts

"10 Bad Choices That Ruin Black Women's Lives is a loving, in-your-face invitation to grab your life and make the most of it. Dr. Grace gives friendly but firm directions for breaking through the barriers that hold you back from the love, wealth, and powerful confidence you desire."
--Dr. Judith Sherven and Dr. James Sniechowski, authors of The New Intimacy: Discovering the Magic at the Heart of Your Differences

About the Author

Dr. Grace Cornish, a psychologist, businesswoman, and the author of Radiant Women of Color, has appeared on numerous programs, including Rolanda, Ricki Lake, and The Montel Williams Show, and is regularly on Good Day New York. Dr. Cornish, who has traveled around the world speaking to women about self-reliance and self-esteem, is also the president of Cornish Worldwide Productions. She lives in New York City.

About this edition

• Publisher: Crown
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0609600508
• ISBN 13: 9780609600504
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 240