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Having a successful relationship needn't take a lot of work and needn't even have to involve a commitment from both people, says Nina Tucker, author of How Not to Stay Single. If you followed her advice the first time and are now married or in a bonded relationship, this new book will help you avoid, as she says, screwing it up. Her basic premises: (1) "It only takes one person to have a healthy, happy relationship." She discusses how one person can be one hundred percent responsible for making the relationship work by making an absolute commitment. (2) "What there is to do is a matter of fun and play, not work." Focus on appreciating what you love about your partner, as you did when you first fell in love, instead of taking those things for granted and concentrating on what you wish would change.
To improve your relationship, Tucker says you need to expose your own negative attitudes, look at patterns (yours, not your partner's) that sabotaged relationships in the past, and turn all this around. Tucker gives practical communications advice, such as committing an hour a day to talking with your partner and making requests rather than complaining. She helps you deal effectively with fighting, sex, and money. If your relationship is in trouble--or if you don't want it to be--this book will help you change the way you think, speak, and act. --Joan Price
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