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eluse9's review against another edition
3.0
A little dry at time with all the statistics. No big surprises, but interesting and helpful
kw04readg's review against another edition
4.0
This book is a great read to give a barometer on what "normal" is based on surveys of 100k+ people.
When the responses were broken out by location, even though responses are from around the world, the text skewed to American responses and offering the European data as comparison and occasionally touching on Africa and Asia.
It did a good job of taking what we are assume are "normal" and showing whether that was true. They also do some split comparisons on some data, for example between happy and unhappy couples, gay v straight, new v seasoned. The authors also provided tools in each chapter based on what they actually learned from the responses.
When the responses were broken out by location, even though responses are from around the world, the text skewed to American responses and offering the European data as comparison and occasionally touching on Africa and Asia.
It did a good job of taking what we are assume are "normal" and showing whether that was true. They also do some split comparisons on some data, for example between happy and unhappy couples, gay v straight, new v seasoned. The authors also provided tools in each chapter based on what they actually learned from the responses.
pamietnikzczytelni's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
3.5
crabbygirl's review against another edition
1.0
mostly a waste of time, this book is too vague to be of any use. i don't care how the stats compare internationally, and i don't believe anecdotal stuff has any real value. give me the straight dope - i'm capable of analyzing it myself.
the biggest strength of their study is also their weakest: is it so wide (international, as i've mentioned) but including results from china or india - where cultural norms and/or economics are so different from here - can easily skew results. plus the 'findings' are based on internet questionnaires - that's what people will admit to, not necessary actually BE.
lastly, for a book that purports to have data on so many relationship parameters, they still wrote this sentence: It is worth considering that a very large number of men who visit prostitutes are married... with no data to back-up this claim (besides, who really cares? the data you could - and should - report is the % of married men who have used a prostitute, not a breakdown of said prostitute's client breakdown)
the biggest strength of their study is also their weakest: is it so wide (international, as i've mentioned) but including results from china or india - where cultural norms and/or economics are so different from here - can easily skew results. plus the 'findings' are based on internet questionnaires - that's what people will admit to, not necessary actually BE.
lastly, for a book that purports to have data on so many relationship parameters, they still wrote this sentence: It is worth considering that a very large number of men who visit prostitutes are married... with no data to back-up this claim (besides, who really cares? the data you could - and should - report is the % of married men who have used a prostitute, not a breakdown of said prostitute's client breakdown)
jadenbru's review against another edition
3.0
I found this book fascinating. To see how your own relationship compares to others and what they consider "normal"- to see whether you struggle with the same types of relationship problems as others- piqued my interest. I also thought that some of the exercises in the book seem useful and could certainly help my relationship. While the numbers and data can be cumbersome at times it was overall an enjoyable read.
bjacobsen's review
3.0
Turns out, couples who still hold hands after 9 years are the most happy.
Quick read- single people can skim some chapters.
Quick read- single people can skim some chapters.
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