In her #1 New York Times Bestseller If Life is a Game, These are the Rules, audio series, Dr. Chérie Carter-Scott gave us ten rules for conquering lifes challenges and managing its unpredictable ups and downs. Now, in If Love is a Game, These are the Rules, she presents and discusses ten simple rules to help us find true love and create long-lasting, authentic relationships.
After 25 years of conducting workshops and seminars, Dr. Carter-Scott has discovered that the most important, and often the most difficult, part of the human experience is partnership. Everyone is either looking for love, or trying to find a way to sustain and feed the love they already have. Her ten rules are universal truths that we inherently know, but often lose sight of in the confusing game of romance-rules as simple as 'You Must Love Yourself First', 'Communication is Essential', and 'You Must Nurture the Relationship for it to Thrive'. Once understood and embraced, Dr. Carter-Scott's rules help us to learn more about our true selves and our needs, and make us better able to meet the needs of others.
As the ten rules show, building and sustaining authentic love is a delicate process that requires negotiation and clear communication. It states that while love is often challenged by change, it provides a variety of opportunities for us to grow as individuals. With her intimately warm and inviting style, Dr. Carter-Scott shares her own insights on love's journey, from building intimacy and taking the risk of commitment, to rekindling the faded flame by bringing back the sizzle factor. Her inspirational stories, coupled with practical exercises such as creating a criteria list for a potential mate or an outline for a formal relationship check-in, will bring out the authenticity in each loving experience. Fresh and inspiring, If Love is a Game, These are the Rules is a perfect guide to living a real-life happily ever after.
"Authentic love thrives on honesty and shimmers with truth ... [it] flexes and bends with the fluctuating needs and changes of each partner." Whether you're looking for a relationship or seeking to improve the one you're in, If Love Is a Game, These Are the Rules packs a wallop. Author Cherie Carter-Scott has figured out what makes relationships work--and fail--and she doles out insightful advice. Carter-Scott follows the same format as her successful If Life Is a Game, These Are the Rules; she presents the 10 rules and expands each in its own chapter, with plenty of anecdotes to clarify how these rules play out. The 10 rules may seem obvious at first glance (e.g., "Negotiation will be required" and "Your relationship will be challenged by change"), but Carter-Scott keeps scoping out deeper and deeper levels and teaching practical exercises for using the information. For example, rule 3 is "Creating Love Is a Process." Sure, we know that. But she describes each step of the process--1, connection; 2, exploration; 3, evaluation; 4, building intimacy; 5, commitment--and presents an array of strategies for making the most of each one. Following Carter-Scott's rules can't help but improve your relationship--or the likelihood of finding the right one! --Joan Price
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Advance Praise for If Love Is a Game, These Are the Rules:
"A delightful primer on love. Chérie Carter-Scott offers readers an expanded awareness on authentic relationships that can make daily life more fulfilling."
--John Gray, author of Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus
"We can never have too much love in the world. If Love Is a Game, These Are the Rules gives us the guidelines we need to create truly authentic unions that really do last. All relationships can benefit from these valuable tools."
--Jack Canfield, coauthor of Chicken Soup for the Soul
"Even though we spend our whole lives trying to make relationships work, no one has ever been given an operator's manual with the directions for how to successfully have one. If Love Is a Game, These Are the Rules is a wonderful guide that clearly sets out the directions we need for keeping relationships healthy and alive."
--Harville Hendrix, Ph.D., author of Getting the Love You Want and Keeping the Love You Find -- Review
"Even though we spend our whole lives trying to make relationships work, no one has ever been given an operator's manual with the directions for how to successfully have one. If Love Is a Game, These Are the Rules is a wonderful guide that clearly sets out the directions we need for keeping relationships healthy and alive." -- Harville Hendrix, Ph.D.
"We can never have too much love in the world. If Love Is a Game, These Are the Rules gives us the guidelines we need to create truly authentic unions that really do last. All relationships can benefit from these valuable tools." -- Jack Canfield, coauthor of Chicken Soup for the Soul
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