Breathing Room –
Creating
Space to Be a Couple
Relationships are
a balancing act – leaving you confused about yur yearning
for closeness and your needs for distance. Hurt feelings and
misunderstandings result – before you know it, anger
and resentment build up leaving little room for respect and
connection.
Breathing Room
takes the notion of space to new heights. You'll recognize
what space struggles in relationships are really about –
how cultural, generational and gender style differences, expectations
and disappointments, and hidden agendas, lead to relationship
"hot spots." Space is not a simple subject, it is
pervasive: different needs for space complicate our work and
relationships every day.
You'll come away
with a better understanding of space, needs, and the insight
to give relationships room to grow:
- how cultural
and generational style differences can result
in misperceptions, hurt feelings and misunderstandings
- how misunderstandings
lead to anger, resentment, and alienation
- 25 space-filling
barriers to relationships
- ways to create
breathing room – balancing expectations and needs
Breathing Room
serves as a translator for those who confuse the need for
space with rejection.
This book isn't
just for couples – it's for anyone who yearns to be
in a successful relationship but keeps bumping into those
disconcerting space issues and wonders why things never seem
to work out.
What
people are saying about Breathing Room
"In Breathing
Room, Elayne Savage reminds us that intimacy requires
both closeness and space. This book is a refreshing read for
couples who seek to deepen their bond."
- Susan Page,
author of How One of You Can Bring the Two of You Together
"Must reading
for anyone interested in the root causes of miscommunication
and misunderstanding, Breathing Room tackles many of
the most important dimensions of the space issue."
- Harry Edwards,
Ph.D., Department of Sociology, University of California,
Berkeley
"No two people
have the same need for togetherness or the same style of relating.
Breathing Room explores these differences and offers
excellent solutions-I recommend it for anyone who wants to
be in a successful relationship."
- Elizabeth
Wagele, author of The Enneagram Made Easy and Are You My Type,
Am I Yours?
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