{"product_id":"9781637744567","title":"Role Mate to Soul Mate","description":"\u003cb\u003eFalling in love is natural; sustaining love is unnatural. It requires skills that few of us ever learn, plus the effort to put them into practice.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on 30 years of following up about what did and didn’t work years after couples took his nationwide “Role Mate to Soul Mate” workshops, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Dr. Warren Farrell solved the two most important barriers to sustaining love: handling personal criticism without becoming defensive; and preventing complacency from replacing passion. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this book, you’ll learn concrete practices to:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppreciate your loved one with creativity, consistency, and with five levels of specificity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTransform the “Four Depleters of Love” (Criticisms, Complaining, Complacency, and Controlling) into four ways to deepen love\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaster the “Eleven Soulmate Wisdoms”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreate and sustain both a “Conflict-free Zone,” plus a “Caring and Sharing Practice” to resolve conflicts.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlay together (“Couples that play together, stay together.”)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreate concrete, win-win solutions to your stickiest problems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApply your new skills to family, friends, colleagues—and even political opponents\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFalling in love is natural; sustaining love is unnatural; it requires skills no one learns, and the discipline to implement them. No book blends the art, discipline, and proven concrete practices to overcome the obstacles to a lifelong love better than \u003ci\u003eRole Mate to Soul Mate\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Warren Farrell","offers":[{"title":"BenBella Books |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2024-07-09","offer_id":44663269916927,"sku":"9781637744567","price":25.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_ad54726d-7ff2-4b3c-880f-d07bbb4d38e7.jpg?v=1704567995","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781637744567","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}