'There is a lot to like in this radically open book. I would recommend this book to anyone struggling in their relationship' ? Dr Tara Porter
'Love is alive only when we feed and sustain it with our actions, over and over again.'
When we meet someone and fall in love, everything seems easy at first. But Matt and Sarah Davies, relationship counsellors and husband and wife, know better than most that relationships take work. Whether you've been married for decades or are just starting out, this illuminating book will give you the tools to maintain a supportive, stable relationship. Matt and Sarah show us that all relationships involve a third the space between us, which needs to be nourished, nurtured and taken care of. Covering topics such as boundaries, communication, conflict, resolution, desire and sense of self, Matt and Sarah provide expert advice on how to build trust, intimacy and love.
You, Me and the Space Between Us is a guidebook for how to create a healthy, loving relationship, which will last the test of time.
This was quite good for the genre, I find relationship books can't really be riveting, but this one was written by a married couple, each narrating a chapter and alternating. Sarah's reading was better than her husband's, Matt.
I found attachment style was described well here, as I'm always very interested in the motivations behind this, it sets us up in a major part of the way we carry ourselves and the way we are.
The authors talked a lot about the honeymoon phase and infatuation, and these feelings waning, and the importance and the need for hard work to make love really last, and to properly work on our relationships. (I listened to a Danielle Steel novel soon after, and it does annoy me that authors such as she build up the unattainable and unreal portion of relationships. I digress).
Enter the third entity, the relationship, which must be looked after to sustain the whole of the relationship. These audios are not always exciting and I am sure I missed some info, so I wouldn't be against borrowing a physical copy from the library to flick through one day.
Recommended, the text is straight forward and not unattainable.
I listened to this via the BorrowBox platform provided by my local library.
Beautifully told I listened to the audio book and loved how the chapters alternated between the couple. The book was clearly told with love it has helped me and my partner loads. We listened to it together as we did our daily tasks wich bonded us together beautifully
The audiobook would have benefitted from some voice actors to bring some energy to the content. There is a chapter called 'Building eroticism and love in the space between us' which I thought would be a stimulating subject but the narration made it supremely boring rather than insightful.