I Think We Need to Talk

This book was written to get you to start thinking. We have written this book it in a way that encourages you to critically think your own assumptions about love, life and relationships. You will gain new insights and acquire new tools to help you make better decisions in many aspects of your life. We will attempt to answer many of the "why" questions that you may have. In the end you should draw your own conclusions. This book will hopefully spare you from making some mistakes that we have already made and save you from wasting valuable time. It may also help clarify what it is exactly that you are really looking for in a relationship. In a nutshell, you will be better equipped to make wiser decisions when it comes to “matters of the heart.”We will take you full circle from wanting to find a relationship, how to find the right kind of partner and how to avoid hooking up with toxic people. You will learn to see the red flags and warnings that you will want to stay clear of when searching for a new mate. You need to be open minded and willing to change your own bad habits, thought process and behavior patterns if you wish to change the outcome of past bad relationships.
We will then enter the phase of a new relationship with a new partner and provide you with tips to help you keep your new relationship healthy. This will give you the tools that you need to make a healthy long-term relationship. You will learn how to leave your old baggage behind you for good.The middle of the relationship section of the book examines and provides more tips and ideas to keep your life and your love healthy and sustainable. We will tackle the relationship and family issues that come up while on this journey of raising children. We will arm you with the power of making decisions based on a good thought process. We give you new insights to learn how to avoid falling into the negative traps and bad behaviors that you may have fallen into before. You can then resolve these negative issues in a more mature way. We will show you how to put your partner first and how to work as a team along with your partner for the greater good. You will learn how to keep the relationship fresh and healthy, instead of stale and “old hat” boring. The next chapter explores issues that put relationships in the conflicted zone. You may not be very happy in your relationship if you are conflicted. Do you stay or do you bail? We will go over the pros and the cons of saving it or leaving it. You will gain some insight as to why you may need to vacate a toxic situation. It is up to you to decide your own future. Nobody can make this kind of decision for you because you are the only one that knows what you are experiencing. The next chapter tackles the break up, divorce or the ending of a relationship. This is a time when you will experience many emotions at the same time. You could feel hurt, angry, mad, sad, confused, relieved, free, happy, lost or in denial of the break up. We will help you to see that you are not alone. We will give you the tools to help you deal with many of the issues involved with breaking up and moving forward. We will help you deal with this trauma and how to dump your emotional baggage for good. You will learn that you must find closure and that you need to heal your wounds before you can move forward. You will then be able to move forward again and be able to find a healthy, happy and sustainable relationship. You can then use all the tools you have learned in this book to do it right the next time. This has now taken you step by step right back to the beginning of being “Back on the market” again. The insights that you have gained here will stay with you long after you have finished reading.