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mandalikescats's review against another edition
I blame Nora. Since hearing Esther Perel on Nora’s podcast I’ve been reading and listening to everything I run across. Where Do We Begin is my fav.
_huuuuulia_'s review against another edition
5.0
I haven't interacted with anything this woman creates without learning a great deal. She's well researched, compassionate and curious.
calstar's review against another edition
3.0
Super interesting book, an easy read and definitely worthwhile for anyone in a long-term relationship.
lbsipes's review against another edition
5.0
This book fundamentally changed the way I view every relationship in my life (romantic, platonic, familial, everything). Esther is wise and is a great writer, she balances personal stories and lessons with actual science and research well. The book never feels clinical but I took notes on it as if it were a text book in some chapters
aa2q7's review against another edition
3.0
Heard about this book on a podcast + found it really interesting. Would recommend probably for those already in long-term (5+ years?) relationships.
sweetcaramellace's review against another edition
4.0
Very good on understanding how to manage a long term relationship and the different factors that cause issues within these types of relationships.
cardigoth's review against another edition
4.0
Listened to as audio. Interesting case studies. Esther is an engaging narrator.
holdensc65's review against another edition
3.0
I liked some aspects of this book, but didn't think it proposed anything truly groundbreaking. I like the aspects of incorporating the third into a relationship to protect one's individual sexuality in a relationship. I also was surprised to find how many ways I unconsciously apply Puritan and patriarchal mindsets to my view of sex and talking about sex/relationships. In particular, I thought it was interesting how across different cultures, parents are not only more upfront with their children about the fact that they have sex, but that it is potentially a good and healthy thing for a child to know that their parents are having sex. All that being said, I felt that a lot of her recommendations were short sighted and didn't have long term benefit (e.g. not having a couple touch each other for weeks on end to increase feelings of passion and desire). Overall, I thought that Perel offers several thought provoking ideas, but fell short of my hopes for changing my perspective.