This book, published in January, 2010 is entitled Secrets of Great Marriages, Real Truth from Real Couples about Lasting Love. This book features conversations with 27 couples, who have been married an average of 30 years, all of whom have exemplary relationships. These couples share the intimate and often surprising details of their experience together, revealing their secrets of lasting love. Each story contains valuable insights into their accumulated wisdom that will enrich any committed partnership.
"With Secrets of Great Marriages, the Bloom's have captured the essence of true partnership and what it involves. These stories illustrate the essential qualities that are necessary for genuine communion with another person. This book provides compelling evidence that no matter who we are, we can develop the skills to create truly extraordinary relationships."
~ Marianne Williamson
"Any couple reading these stories will be inspired, challenged, and guided toward the relationship of their dreams. I highly recommend it to all couples, successful or unsuccessful."
~ Harville Hendrix, Ph.D Author of Getting the Love You Want
“Reading this incredibly enthusiastic, confident celebration of marriage is a total joy! Every couple is unique. Every story is engaging. The level of candor in which matters both tragically dire and delicately intimate are presented is thrilling. The message — commitment to love supports and sustains through difficulties — resounds throughout.”
~ Sylvia Boorstein, author of Happiness Is an Inside Job: Practicing for a Joyful Life
“Read, laugh, and weep in recognition - and learn nuggets you can use immediately in your own practice and
your own life."
~ Gordon Wheeler, Ph.D. President of Esalen Institute and author of Beyond Individualism
Currently in its 16th printing with over 90,000 copies sold, this book is filled with stories that address issues that are common to nearly all couples, including:
• Meeting the challenges of marriage without losing yourself in the process
• Experiencing commitment as a path to greater freedom, rather than a prison
• Building trust and repairing it after a betrayal
• How sex can actually improve with age
• The important distinction between secrecy and privacy
• Living happily with irreconcilable differences
• Your history doesn’t have to determine your future.
And much more!
"Excellent advice for all those considering marriage or those wanting to improve their
relationship. Treasure this book and the great hearts of Linda and Charlie Bloom."
~ Stephen & Ondrea Levine, Authors of Embracing The Beloved
"The Bloom’s offer deep insite into the subtle pitfalls of human relationships. Their wisdom, clarity, and practical guidance are enormously helpful to couples and individuals"
~ John Amodeo, Ph.D, Author of The Authentic Heart, and Love and Betrayal
"There is profound wisdom here that couples really need in order to succeed."
~ Gay Hendricks Ph.D, and Kathlyn Hendricks Ph.D, Co-Authors of Concious Loving, and Lasting Love