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huntjr's review against another edition
3.5
I like his books but I think most of the books on love are repetitive and I don’t think I’ll be reading the others
hodeys's review
5.0
" بنابراین انتخاب شریک زندگی فقط به این معناست که ما ترکیبی خاص از رنج ها را می‌پذیریم؛ این انتخاب به معنای امید به رهایی از غم و اندوه نیست."
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خیلی کتاب رو دوست داشتم.
نه فقط به خاطر متنش چون یه دوست خیلی عزیز بهم داد. دست نوشته اش روی صفحه اول کتابه و حتی بوی عطرش هم روی کتاب مونده بود برای چند ساعت
hasyemiraws's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
5.0
maheshmj's review against another edition
4.0
This book answered the big question " why the marriages in india last longer?" .
Maybe my parents were right about relationships
Maybe my parents were right about relationships
elperroverde_'s review against another edition
5.0
This is one of those books that I would like to give as a present to everyone.
With a warm and close tone, Alain de Botton, teaches us about love and relationships in the real life, not the romantic ideal: Things like deciding if it is OK to leave wet towels in the floor of the bathroom matters.
With a brief tour through the different views of love through history, we learn that having a relationship is quite different than the common fairy tale. Being ins a relationship means being comprehensive, communicative and care for the other, even though he/she misbehaves irrationally sometimes.
Some important points put forward by Alain de Botton are that, in one way or another, we are all a little bit mad and that inside we are not "adults". Inside our mature facade, we have our fears, and having a good relationship means accepting that the person you are with is not perfect, is not THE person that you are predestined to be with. Being in a relationship means accepting that you are lucky to have found a person good enough to want to share the journey with.
With a warm and close tone, Alain de Botton, teaches us about love and relationships in the real life, not the romantic ideal: Things like deciding if it is OK to leave wet towels in the floor of the bathroom matters.
With a brief tour through the different views of love through history, we learn that having a relationship is quite different than the common fairy tale. Being ins a relationship means being comprehensive, communicative and care for the other, even though he/she misbehaves irrationally sometimes.
Some important points put forward by Alain de Botton are that, in one way or another, we are all a little bit mad and that inside we are not "adults". Inside our mature facade, we have our fears, and having a good relationship means accepting that the person you are with is not perfect, is not THE person that you are predestined to be with. Being in a relationship means accepting that you are lucky to have found a person good enough to want to share the journey with.
kehwa's review against another edition
3.0
Relationships by Alain De Botton is a warm, relatable, must-read book that has something to offer to everyone. Tackling little and enormous issues a person faces in their relationships, Botton deconstructs the glorification of Romanticism. Although one particular chapter really delved into the Romantic vs Classical theory on the idea of love, the rest of the book deals more with practical matters and offers tidbits as examples. The book made me realise the little mistakes we make in love and how the idea of romance that books and movies have constructed really just messes with what love is in its real and mundane form.
imbook_ed's review against another edition
3.0
I listened to this book on audio and I have to say it started off very strong... however I felt like it fell a little flat. I had high hopes for this book and although I loved the parts with scenarios and certain questions to ask yourself or your partner... the rest of it seemed a little slow. As a psychology major I already knew most of the terms and different kind of “lovers” there are however I wish it went more in depth. This is a good read regardless if you are in a relationship or not. It doesn’t matter if you are choosing to be single, in an emotional relationship, sexual relationship, or a friendship you will be able to read this book and have very insightful takeaways.
maybookworld's review
4.0
چرا وقتی حرف از رابطه و عشق و دوست داشتن میشه باید به دیدگاه کلاسیک توجه بیشتری داشت. کتاب هم میتونه بسیار آموزنده باشه و سرنخ های مفیدی برای بهبود رابطه ارائه بده و هم میتونه یادآور حقایقی درباره‌ی دوست داشتن و عشق ورزیدن باشه که در هیاهوی زندگی فراموش کردیم.