Dimensions
135 x 202 x 14mm
Finding the love of your life and holding onto that relationship is more difficult than ever. Today' forty-three percent of all first marriages and sixty percent of second and third marriages end in the first ten years. For people who do not succeed at marriage the first time' the second and third time around will be even less successful. The problem hasn't gone unnoticed. From relationship therapists to speed-dating' self-help books to online matchmaking' an entire industry has developed to help men and women navigate the bumpy road of relationships. Yet in spite of the availability of all these resources' so many of us continue to struggle to both discover and keep the love of their lives. That is' until now.
This groundbreaking book from the frontiers of psychology offers startling new research about the one missing factor that is vital to relationships--forgiveness. National bestselling author and leading expert on forgiveness Dr. Fred Luskin shows that no matter how much you love each other' a successful relationship must include forgiveness--an approach that most relationship experts continue to ignore.
Why is forgiveness an essential tool? Studies reveals that seventy percent of what couples argue about at the beginning of a relationship will never be fully resolved. In other words' people's basic needs and behaviors don't change over time. The issues are endless: the socks that always end up on the floor' how often you have sex' the ESPN obsession' working hours' and' of course' friends and family. Without forgiveness' these issues' big and small' too easily turn into relationship-eroding grudges.
The Forgiveness Factor is the solution for all our relationship woes' providing the tools you need to find and hold onto the love of your life. Dr. Luskin delivers a proven seven-step program for creating and maintaining loving and lasting relationships' with easy-to-learn forgiveness skills that will not only resolve immediate conflicts' but will improve the overall happiness and longevity of our relationships. Simply put: people in healthy relationships figure out how to forgive their partners for being themselves. They do so because it is nearly impossible to change other people and because none of us are perfect. Forgiveness is the key and The Forgiveness Factor has the answers.
