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8 Great Books About Relationships

Books can be your best friend if a beautiful long lasting relationship is what you are looking for. You don’t need to destroy your ears by incessantly listening to love songs or sit through a three hour long romantic movie. Listed here are some of the best books about relationships. Just head to a bookshop and get your hands on these books which can be considered to be classics in the relationship category.

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Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus

1. Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus

There will hardly be a soul who hasn’t heard of this one. A bestseller of the early 90s from the pen of John Gray, this book is a must read for everyone in a relationship. In fact, such was its popularity that the book sold more than seven million copies in the first five years of publication. If you are someone who can’t make any head or tail out of the opposite sex, here is a book that will definitely help.

Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love

2. Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love

Written by Sue Johnson, one of the pioneers of the Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), this is a book that should find the pride of place in every couple’s bookshelf. The process stated in the book can be easily followed by couples in solitude and it is sure to work wonders with their relationship.

Letters to Philip: On How to Treat a Woman

3. Letters to Philip: On How to Treat a Woman

Written by Dr. Charlie W. Shedd, this book is a compilation of 29 letters from the author to his son, giving him the framework of being in a successful relationship. Although first published in the late 60s, the thoughts in the book haven’t lost their significance.

He's Just Not That Into You

4. He's Just Not That Into You

What do you expect from the writers of 'Sex and the City' if not another power packed volume on relationship and how men and women have different ways of looking at it. The gist of it all is that it’s better to let a guy go if he doesn’t dig you as there are scores of others who will fall for you. And one more thing, do read the book but do make sure to stay a million miles away from the movie by the same name.

Meant to Be

5. Meant to Be

Perhaps not so well known compared to the ones we have just mentioned, Meant to Be is still a captivating read. Splendidly edited by Joyce & Barry Vissell, this book is a collection of fascinating tales of love which will stop you from laying down the book unless you have devoured every single page in it.

Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work

6. Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work

Based more on a scientific take on relationships, this book by John Gottman and Nan Silver will open your eyes to relationship facts hitherto unknown to you. So if you are a married couple, make sure to read this one to learn the facts and get rid of the myths about a successful relationship.

Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man

7. Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man

A funny take on relationships, this book by comedian Steve Harvey is direct and states clearly what men need from women - “support, loyalty and sex”. Well, not such a pleasant revelation is it, but if you do go through the book, you will find it a great read. And especially all the ladies out there, this one will give an insight into men’s mind and ask you not to read too much into their actions.

Deal Breakers: When to Work on a Relationship and When to Walk Away

8. Deal Breakers: When to Work on a Relationship and When to Walk Away

So if you don’t want to waste any more time on men who are never going to be yours, make sure to grab a copy of this book. As is apparent from the title, the author Dr. Bethany Marshall clearly states whom to be with and whom to walk away from as many a times we are so taken up by someone that we fail to see that the relationship is never going to work.

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