When I Fall in Love Again: A New Study on Finding and Keeping the Love of Your Life

by Jane Merrill, David Knox Jr.

Overview

This book provides a roadmap—based on interviews with women who have been there—on how to transition from a relationship that did not work to one that is a joyous, loving, and intimate experience with a new partner.

Finding a partner and maintaining a relationship are important emotional issues for most women—issues that become even more complicated in the aftermath of a love that ends. When I Fall in Love Again: New Study on Finding and Keeping the Love of Your Life helps women in this situation navigate the tricky terrain between breaking up and starting over in a practical, empathetic, and forthright way.

When I Fall in Love Again is filled with candid insights and advice about sex, dating, expectations, and life with, without, and in between partners. It is based on an unprecedented Internet survey of over 400 women answering specific questions about their experiences, plus 70 in-depth personal interviews—60 women, 10 men—conducted by coauthor Jane Merrill. What these people have to say will give guidance and hope to women facing similar situations. The book also includes 10 self tests and 12 relationship tests to help women assess themselves on a range of personal and interpersonal issues.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780313380860
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	11/25/2009
Pages:	214
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Jane Merrill has written eight books and over 50 relationship articles for magazines such as Redbook, Vogue, and Cosmopolitan.

David Knox, Ph.D., is professor of sociology, East Carolina University, where he teaches courtship and marriage, marriage and family, and human sexuality.

What People are Saying About This

Tracie E. Gardner

"This book provides an honest look at the dating dance in American society. As a woman and scholar, I see myself, my friends, and my students in its pages. Not only is it affirmation that we all have the same story (with different characters at different times) and are 'normal' in our experiences, it is also a wonderful real life illustration of socialization, sexuality and gender differences and how they play out as we experience the joys and frustrations of finding a partner. Empirical research woven with womens' quotes, both tragic and humorous, provide a stimulating context with which to discuss the realities and complexities of today’s complex relationships."

Mary Balogh

"For any woman who has suffered disappointment, heartache, or self-doubt, this book is a must-read. It offers factual and practical help. More importantly, it is hopeful, exhilarating, and life-affirming. I wish someone had put this book in my hands when I was 20!"

Tracie E. Gardner

"This book provides an honest look at the dating dance in American society. As a woman and scholar, I see myself, my friends, and my students in its pages. Not only is it affirmation that we all have the same story (with different characters at different times) and are 'normal' in our experiences, it is also a wonderful real life illustration of socialization, sexuality and gender differences and how they play out as we experience the joys and frustrations of finding a partner. Empirical research woven with womens' quotes, both tragic and humorous, provide a stimulating context with which to discuss the realities and complexities of today's complex relationships."

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Tracie E. Gardner, sociologist, California State University, Northridge

Mary Balogh

"For any woman who has suffered disappointment, heartache, or self-doubt, this book is a must-read. It offers factual and practical help. More importantly, it is hopeful, exhilarating, and life-affirming. I wish someone had put this book in my hands when I was 20!"

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Mary Balogh, best-selling author of Seducing an Angel and At Last Comes Love

Editorial Reviews

Merrill, an author of many books and articles on relationships, teams with Knox, professor of sociology at East Carolina University, in this pick-me-up guide for women recovering from a failed relationship and hoping to start a new one. They offer insight on sex and dating based on an Internet survey of 429 people answering questions about their relationships and sexual experiences. In-depth personal interviews with 60 women and 10 men were also carried out, and quotes from these interviews are used throughout the book to illustrate principles on topics such as self-esteem, communication, the double standard, and keeping sex alive in a relationship. The book includes 10 sex self-tests and 12 relationship surveys to help women assess themselves on personal and interpersonal issues.” —Reference & Research Book News

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