{"product_id":"9781637744567","title":"Role Mate to Soul Mate: The Seven Secrets to Lifelong Love","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Dr. Warren Farrell reveals solutions to the seven most important barriers to sustaining love—practices that have helped thousands of real couples rediscover their \"soul mate\" spark.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Dr. Farrell began teaching couples’ communication 30 years ago, he taught the wisdom of not being defensive in response to criticism. However, when a couple returned home and a criticism inevitably appeared, that wisdom disappeared. Couples needed to not just be taught this, but to \u003ci\u003epractice \u003c\/i\u003eboth in the workshop and at home. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith the help of decades of post-workshop feedback from real couples, Farrell perfected six mindsets that the couples found most effective to embrace criticism as an opportunity to feel more deeply loved—even \u003ci\u003ewhile \u003c\/i\u003ethey are being criticized. \u003ci\u003eRole Mate to Soul Mate\u003c\/i\u003e guides couples on how to do this for two hours per week as a “Caring and Sharing Practice.” For the other 166 hours, couples create a “Conflict-Free Zone,\" which requires preventing criticisms from becoming conflicts. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo do this, you’ll learn how to: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \u003cb\u003eAppreciate \u003c\/b\u003eyour loved one with five levels of specificity, both creatively and consistently\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \u003cb\u003eTransform \u003c\/b\u003ethe “Four Depleters of Love” (Criticisms, Complaining, Complacency, and Controlling) into ways to deepen love\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \u003cb\u003eMaster \u003c\/b\u003ethe eleven “Soulmate Wisdoms”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \u003cb\u003ePlay \u003c\/b\u003etogether, because “couples that play together stay together”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \u003cb\u003eCreate \u003c\/b\u003ewin-win solutions to your stickiest problems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \u003cb\u003eApply \u003c\/b\u003eyour new skills to family, friends, colleagues—and even political opponents\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince falling in love is natural but sustaining love is unnatural, making these skills come naturally requires an evolutionary shift that is both an art and a discipline. The\u003ci\u003e Role Mate to Soul Mate\u003c\/i\u003e reward? A deeper, dynamic, and lifelong love.","brand":"BenBella Books, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47917808484592,"sku":"9781637744567","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781637744567_p0.jpg?v=1763684861","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781637744567","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}