Mixed Matches

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Summary: book helped me (product of a mixed match)
Review: I'm the product of a mixed match. My mother is Jewish, my father isn't, I wasn't raised anything.

The book really helped me understand my own identity, and my own issues, plus the issues that led each of my parents to choosing a partner with a different background.

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Summary: An in-depth look at interfaith and interethnic relationships
Review: If you're looking for quick practical advice on meeting your partner's parents or what to wear to an Indian wedding, try the "Complete Idiot's Guide to Interfaith Relationships." But if you're looking for a deeper, more thoughtful discussion of the complexities of "mixed matches," especially their impact on the family and children, this book is for you. It delves into a very astute exploration of the motivations and attractions behind interfaith/interethnic/interracial relationships, and it thoroughly explores the difficulties involved in negotiating differences as they impact the partnership and the family. The discussion on raising children in "mixed" households is particularly enlightening. This book is heavy on the pyschology, which might be a turn-off to some, but it definitely gets the reader thinking about complex underlying issues.

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Summary: book helped me (product of a mixed match)
Review: The author considers many aspects of "Mixed Matches" covering how we feel about and deal with ourselves, our partners, family, friends, strangers and finally our children.

The approach is mostly to quote annecdotal material from situations that illustrate the point the the author wishes to make. These are then followed by his personal, rather "folksy" advice.

The style will not appeal to all readers and especially, it may not be so effective at helping a relationship once problems have become entrenched.

However, as a book to read before this happens, it is very useful. I'd stronlgy recommend it to anyone in the early stages of a mixed relationship. It will prepare you for some of the trials ahead and you will be much better equipped to deal with them.

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Summary: OK
Review: This book is OK, however I feel that at times it is a little pessimistic. I would have liked to see more case studies.