Mali Apple

This book not just about finding or relating to 'that special one', but includes relating better to one's self as a means to that end.

This is a book about examining one's feelings and overcoming feelings that inhibit one's progress. It concentrates on attitudes and behaviors that impair relationships. This is a self-help book in the "worst" way.

There is lots of good sounding advice in here, but upon looking at it closer, I wonder. I have a problem with some of it. Trust in his book, is the same as the usual definition of 'unconditional love'. Confounding the two could lead to doing really dumb thing in the name of 'trust'. If I have a teen-ager who is untrustworthy, and I let him take the car anyway, that is both foolish and dangerous.

After that, I felt that I had to read the book much more cautiously, and wondered if there were other errors in the book that I had already swallowed that would injure me.

Some words used in the book:
Trust
Willingness
Transparency
Intention
Leapfrog

The book is full of exercises to improve relationships.

It ends with a 5 step summarly, and follows that with a chapter "Transformational Techniques and Questions."… (more)

Wild Monogamy by Mali Apple and Joe Dunn I received this as an Early Reviewers copy. I honestly gave this a quick read and will be keeping it close by to re-read in depth at a later date. This book poses a lot of questions for you to explore personally and together. There are a lot of tips and things to think about an explore with your partner to keep a lasting loving relationship. I think they bring up a lot of great points and almost anyone in a long term relationship could get something out of this book.… (more)