What Do You Want from Me?: Learning to Get Along with In-Laws - Hardcover

Terri Apter

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0393066975 ISBN 13: 9780393066975

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, 2009

Synopsis

When we marry, we believe the bond is between only two individuals. Few of us realize the power that inlaws will exert over our lives. But the in-laws we acquire when we marry affect our quality of life-our marriage, family, personal comfort, and long-term well-being-for better or worse. What Do You Want From Me? takes a fresh look at the age-old problem of managing conflict with in-laws, offering practical help for dealing with problems that are both immediate ("How do I deal with my in-laws now?") and strategic ("How can I change the nature of my in-laws' demands?"). Terri Apter, a psychologist whose books on family dynamics have received international acclaim, draws on nearly two decades of psychological research to pinpoint the sources of tension between in-laws and explore the ways in which we can build healthy relationships with the in-laws in our lives.

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Review:

Apter's books include the "lucid, funny and illuminating" (The Sunday Times) The Sister Knot (ISBN 978 0 393 33062 5); The Confident Child (ISBN 978 0 393 32896 7), "one of those texts whose reputation has been spread by word of mouth" (The Times Educational Supplement); The "excellent" (The Observer) Myth of Maturity (ISBN 978 0 393 32317 7); and the "wise and understanding" (The Times Educational Supplement) You Don't Really Know Me (ISBN 978 0 393 32710 6).

About the Author:

Terri Apter is a writer, psychologist, and retired Fellow of Newnham College, Cambridge. Her nine books include The Sister Knot and What Do You Want from Me? She lives in Cambridge, England.

About this edition

• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0393066975
• ISBN 13: 9780393066975
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256