With a rare combination of realism and hope, psychologist David Hawkins, author of When Pleasing Him Is Hurting You, offers practical suggestions for women who want to improve the quality of their relationships by helping the men in their lives become healthier and more fun to live with. Women who struggle to experience the intimacy they desire will find compassionate and sympathetic guidance for becoming people who can truly help their husbands change. New brides will acquire foundational truths for cooperating with their husbands' growth. Women who have been married for decades will be empowered to honestly evaluate their situations and make courageous decisions to implement nine tried-and-true secrets for relational success, including these:
- be utterly truthful with yourself
- rise above your excuses
- break free from the inner vow of silence
- take real action to implement real change
- believe that your relationship can be better
This compendium of tools for interpersonal growth will be an invaluable resource both to women who want to improve their relationships and to their pastors and counselors.
Formerly titled Men Just Don't Get It--But They Can.