The Real Thing Lessons on Love
Language: English
Published by Ballantine Books, 2015
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- Title
- The Real Thing Lessons on Love
- Author
- McCarthy, Ellen
- Publisher
- Ballantine Books
- Publication year
- 2015
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0345549694
- ISBN 13
- 9780345549693
Ellen McCarthy has explored the complete journey of our timeless quest for The One, the Soul Mate, the Real Thing. This indispensable collection of insightson dating, commitment, breakups, weddings, and marriagegives us a window into enduring romance:
Go Online AlreadyIts a major time suck and a black hole of rejection and ambiguity and lies. But you know what? It also works.
Keep It ConfidentialIf you have to get something off your chest, pick someone whose wisdom you really trust, and who isnt likely to spread the gossip to all your mutual acquaintances.
Be NiceBrewing the morning coffee, touching the small of your partners back, filling their car with gas. These things add up to more relationship satisfaction than a fancy dinner on Valentines Day ever could.
The Real Thing features many more nuggets of wisdom, valuable information from the latest studies on commitment, candid testimonials from a variety of couples, and the personal story of McCarthys own search for the keeperwhich begins, ironically, with a breakup the very same day she started as the Posts full-time weddings reporter. Whether youre looking for love or looking to strengthen your relationship, this bookis a wonderful and clear-eyed map to the human heart.
Praise for The Real Thing
A wise and compassionate look at how we love, along with some gentle suggestions for how we could get a little better at it . . . McCarthy has done something rare: She has written an optimistic book about love that is clear-eyed and unsentimental.The Washington Post
What a charming and captivating book this is! We never stop learning about love, and so many great lessons are within these pages.Elizabeth Gilbert, author ofEat, Pray, Love
My readers often say to me, If we lived next door to each other, we'd be best friends. That is precisely what I wanted to say to smart, funny, self-effacing Ellen McCarthy after I finished readingThe Real Thing. I loved every lesson laid out in a book that wouldnt dare to call itself a field guide to marriage but amounts to as much on every page. This is a deeply useful little book.Kelly Corrigan, author ofGlitter and Glue
Upbeat and sweet . . . This rich collection of stories charms and edifies, is filled with quotes from couples as well as experts in the field, and serves as not just stories to sigh over but lessons to apply.Booklist(starred review)
A fun read full of wonderful stories . . . McCarthy delivers a welcome combination of cynicism and poignancy in this account, which reads with the ease and accessibility of a self-help book.Library Journal
A comforting, realistic, and endearing portrait of modern relationships . . . This book will not only charm those in decades-old marriages, but also inspire those afraid love will never arrive for them.Publishers Weekly
Straight-talking . . . dating advice for adults of all ages.Kirkus Reviews
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