Relationship Complaints

Foreward
After many collective years of research, writing, teaching, and conducting seminars, we know first hand that people need significant help in their relationships. Naturally, because our careers deal with the public, we hear their “tales of woe.” And we have heard a lot of them. While they are all slightly different, after a while, they all sound the same. Everyone has similar issues--know it or not.

Relationship/self-help books abound, and you have probably already read a few. Most deal with psychological or communication issues within relationships. But we wanted to write a book that is different. We wanted to go beyond the typical “how to be a good listener,” “men are like this and women are like that” or “find out your partner’s needs and satisfy them.” We wanted to get radical.

In order to do this, we turned to some controversial topics. They are considered “radical” by most people because they are not generally accepted by our society. For example, some of the repairs deal with applying metaphysical spirituality to your relationship, and others deal with alternative approaches to sexaulity. We thought it was time someone pushed the envelope in the area of relationships. So we took on the challenge. Some of the ideas will shock you. Some will intrigue you. Some will make perfect sense. Not all these repairs are for everyone, but we are sure you will find something in here you can use to improve your relationship. Our intention is to have you push the limits of possibilities. We want you to open your mind to new, and in some cases, unconventional ways to repair your relationship. We want you to get out of your comfort zone and consider some new ideas. Without new ideas, there can be no growth.

We also wanted to alter the self-help book format. We know you have a busy life, and it is hard to find the time to read a book cover to cover. So we also decided to get radical as to how you read our book. Okay, maybe not radical, but certainly different than you are used to reading.

Here’s how we did it: After many years of observation and research, we came up with 25 of the most common complaints about romantic relationships. Not every complaint will apply to your particular situation, but you will be able to identify with some of them. Instead of reading hundreds of pages?one by one?in order to understand the best way to improve your relationship, we wanted to make it easy for you to cut to the chase. All you have to do is find your biggest complaints, turn to that page, and then read the suggested repairs. That’s all there is to it. It’s easy, fast, and effective.

We hope your relationship improves as a result. It is our joint intention to serve humanity, so if this book changes even one person’s life for the better?it will all be worth it. Remember too, it’s not enough to simply read the book. You and your partner must both take action! So please keep an open mind and … let’s get RADICAL!!!

Dick Sutphen, Malibu, CA
Carol Morgan, Dayton, OH