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The Best Relationships Books, Summarized in 10 Minutes

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Essential relationships books to start with

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Mating in Captivity

by Esther Perel

Mating in Captivity by Esther Perel is a book that explores why long-term love so often kills desire, and how couples can keep both intimacy and eroticism alive at the same time.

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The Courage to be Disliked

by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga

The Courage to be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga uses Alfred Adler's psychology to show how anyone can choose happiness, starting today.

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The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work

by John Gottman

"The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work" by John Gottman reveals what decades of scientific research say truly keeps couples together, and what tears them apart.

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How to Talk to Anyone

by Leil Lowndes

How to Talk to Anyone, by Leil Lowndes, is a practical guide to small, learnable social moves that create big connection—fast.

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