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Oct 15, 2019rmrobles rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Chapman offers a lot of great insights into navigating challenging relationships and deepening existing ones. I will forever take these concepts into my personal, professional, and romantic life. I gave this book a lower rating because of Chapman's blatant homophobia and bioessentialism. There are numerous times throughout the book where he states that relationships worthy of love and marriage are between male and female partners. There is no acknowledgment that relationships outside this could exist. Chapman also insists that repairing the relationship with one's parents is essential to having successful relationships elsewhere. While this is a worthwhile sentiment, the book fails to acknowledge that these relationships can also be abusive, damaging, and stressful to a point that is not worth pursuing. All of this said, I think that the concepts are worthwhile. So if you can ignore the homophobia and stressful notions about the sanctity of family, it could be useful.