Review of What’s Forever For? A Physician’s Guide To Everlasting Love And Success In Marriage
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Review of What’s Forever For? A Physician’s Guide To Everlasting Love And Success In Marriage
[Following is a volunteer review of "What's Forever For? A Physician's Guide To Everlasting Love And Success In Marriage" by George P “Jeep” Naum, III.]
As a 30-year-old that has been married since the young age of eighteen, I know I still have a lot to learn about marriage. That is why when I came across the book What’s forever for? A Physician’s Guide To Everlasting Love And Success In Marriage by Dr. George “Jeep” Naum I was looking forward to reading it. Given that this book is written by a marital coach, I was really excited to learn from someone who helps other couples and has been, self-proclaimed, happily married for more than 27 years. The author starts his book by introducing himself and quickly fills up the pages with statistics and quotes ranging from the Bible to WebMD. He then proceeds to tell the story of three relationships that could have been helped with the use of what Dr. Naum believes are the principles of marriage. The author describes these marriages to a great extent, meanwhile talking to the reader and placing his input where he sees fit.
Dr. Naum writes that “each of us will either be a master of our own words or mastered by them.” He also states that we shouldn’t fight to win, but fight to understand. I believe these ideas are of great importance. They’re not only effective when dealing with a conflict in marriage but can also be useful with any relationship, or conversation, we have with another person. Unfortunately, the last chapter was the only chapter that did what I thought the whole book was going to do. In it, Dr. Naum shares his tips and ideas of what can be done to achieve open and honest communication in marriage.
At the end of each chapter, Dr. Naum adds a few questions that are meant to be answered by the reader and their significant other. These questions, in my opinion, are unnecessary and negatively affect the book. The book can also benefit from better organization of the points the author is trying to make. More than once the stories he told seemed to go off topic. Statements such as, “The more you love, the more vulnerable you become. The more vulnerable you become, the more you love.” make many of the things the author says sound redundant.
My rating for this book is 2 out of 4 stars. Although I appreciated the last chapter and a few things the author said throughout, there were a couple of things that disappointed me. The excessive use of statistics made the book read more like a research paper than a book. By constantly repeating his words, the author made them lose their importance. The lack of organization of the author’s ideas and stories made it seem like he wrote his book without taking the time to think through what he was writing. Even though reading this book wasn’t beneficial for me, it might be for someone else which is why I didn’t give it a lower rating.
This book would probably be best enjoyed by someone who has no idea what marriage entails. Being that everyone has been exposed to a marriage one way or another, it might be a hard audience to come by. If you are open to reading about other’s opinions then you might enjoy this book and, who knows, maybe you will learn something new.
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What's Forever For? A Physician's Guide To Everlasting Love And Success In Marriage
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As a 30-year-old that has been married since the young age of eighteen, I know I still have a lot to learn about marriage. That is why when I came across the book What’s forever for? A Physician’s Guide To Everlasting Love And Success In Marriage by Dr. George “Jeep” Naum I was looking forward to reading it. Given that this book is written by a marital coach, I was really excited to learn from someone who helps other couples and has been, self-proclaimed, happily married for more than 27 years. The author starts his book by introducing himself and quickly fills up the pages with statistics and quotes ranging from the Bible to WebMD. He then proceeds to tell the story of three relationships that could have been helped with the use of what Dr. Naum believes are the principles of marriage. The author describes these marriages to a great extent, meanwhile talking to the reader and placing his input where he sees fit.
Dr. Naum writes that “each of us will either be a master of our own words or mastered by them.” He also states that we shouldn’t fight to win, but fight to understand. I believe these ideas are of great importance. They’re not only effective when dealing with a conflict in marriage but can also be useful with any relationship, or conversation, we have with another person. Unfortunately, the last chapter was the only chapter that did what I thought the whole book was going to do. In it, Dr. Naum shares his tips and ideas of what can be done to achieve open and honest communication in marriage.
At the end of each chapter, Dr. Naum adds a few questions that are meant to be answered by the reader and their significant other. These questions, in my opinion, are unnecessary and negatively affect the book. The book can also benefit from better organization of the points the author is trying to make. More than once the stories he told seemed to go off topic. Statements such as, “The more you love, the more vulnerable you become. The more vulnerable you become, the more you love.” make many of the things the author says sound redundant.
My rating for this book is 2 out of 4 stars. Although I appreciated the last chapter and a few things the author said throughout, there were a couple of things that disappointed me. The excessive use of statistics made the book read more like a research paper than a book. By constantly repeating his words, the author made them lose their importance. The lack of organization of the author’s ideas and stories made it seem like he wrote his book without taking the time to think through what he was writing. Even though reading this book wasn’t beneficial for me, it might be for someone else which is why I didn’t give it a lower rating.
This book would probably be best enjoyed by someone who has no idea what marriage entails. Being that everyone has been exposed to a marriage one way or another, it might be a hard audience to come by. If you are open to reading about other’s opinions then you might enjoy this book and, who knows, maybe you will learn something new.
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What's Forever For? A Physician's Guide To Everlasting Love And Success In Marriage
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon
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