From the Inside Flap:
Drawing from both personal experience and professional study, Dr. Willard Harley offers a tried and proven plan for building a relationship that will go the distance. Buyers, Renters & Freeloaders is packed with practical insights such as:
" how to measure relationship attitude
" how to recognize a Buyer-resistant personality
" why we all need a romantic relationship
" common mistakes couples make and how to dodge them
" how to take the risk out of permanent commitments
Dr. Harley writes, "If you've come to the point where you . . . want to create one romantic relationship that remains passionate and fulfilling for the rest of your life, this book is definitely for you. But even if you're not quite to that point, it will help you understand the ups and down of your current romantic relationship-and help you accurately predict its future."
Nationally acclaimed clinical psychologist Willard F. Harley, Jr., Ph.D., is the best-selling author of His Needs, Her Needs; Love Busters; Five Steps to Romantic Love; and Fall in Love, Stay in Love. He also leads Marriage Builder Weekends across the country, starting couples on a one-year program of marital reconciliation. His award-winning web site, www.marriagebuilders.com, offers free solutions to almost all marital problems. Dr. Harley lives in White Bear Lake, Minnesota, with Joyce, his wife and fellow Buyer of more than forty years.
From the Back Cover:
Tired of revolving-door romance?
Ready for a relationship that goes the distance?
Then check out Dr. Harley's Romantic Relationship Attitudes Questionnaire inside and see if you and your partner are Buyers, Renters, or Freeloaders! These three attitudes reveal what you can expect of each other in the future.
Are you or the person you're dating a Freeloader unwilling to put any effort into caring for another person? Is one of you a Renter who views the relationship as tentative and will provide care only as long as it's convenient? Or are you ready to be Buyers, willing to invest the time and energy it will take to make your relationship last? Not sure?
Filled with personal examples and practical advice, Buyers, Renters & Freeloaders will help you assess relationship attitudes and transform a Freeloader or Renter into a fully-committed Buyer. You'll even learn how you can try out the Buyer attitude before you decide to become one.
So settle in, and prepare to exchange your lease for a deed!
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