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The Missing Piece
Relationship experts Stacey and Paul Martino share their norm-shattering method to single-handedly transform your relationship, create unshakable love, and unleash deeper passion.
After 14+ years of helping thousands of people to save their marriages, Stacey and Paul Martino are finally releasing their book to share their unique Relationship Development® Methodology with the world.
The surprising paradigm the Martinos’ have uncovered has been The Missing Piece in our knowledge of human relationships. They demonstrate why the old relationship paradigm is broken, why couples work is actually destructive, and how their norm-shattering one-person methodology can be easily learned by the reader to enable them to single-handedly transform their marriage, stop the kerfuffles, and bring harmony back to their home.
The Martinos have proven that marriage isn’t a “mental health” or even a personality issue. Instead, thriving relationships are the result of a skill set that nobody else has been able to figure-out, until now.
Packed with tools, this book demonstrates how one person can quickly begin to transform their relationship, without compromise or pleasing and without having to convince their partner to get on board.
At a time when divorce rates are sky high and families are unnecessarily suffering, The Missing Piece provides powerful solutions to help the reader navigate real-life situations harmoniously, regardless of what they are currently facing.
Written in a relatable and actionable style, this book is an indispensable guide.
Whether the reader wishes to make a great relationship even better, rescue a marriage on the brink of divorce or heal a co-parenting relationship affecting their family, this book has the answers they need. Giving them the piece that has been missing all this time.
There has never been a book published which promises a one-person relationship method before. But this isn’t just a theory or idea, the Relationship Development Methodology has been proven by many students, over many years. Now it’s your turn to finally get The Missing Piece.
After 14+ years of helping thousands of people to save their marriages, Stacey and Paul Martino are finally releasing their book to share their unique Relationship Development® Methodology with the world.
The surprising paradigm the Martinos’ have uncovered has been The Missing Piece in our knowledge of human relationships. They demonstrate why the old relationship paradigm is broken, why couples work is actually destructive, and how their norm-shattering one-person methodology can be easily learned by the reader to enable them to single-handedly transform their marriage, stop the kerfuffles, and bring harmony back to their home.
The Martinos have proven that marriage isn’t a “mental health” or even a personality issue. Instead, thriving relationships are the result of a skill set that nobody else has been able to figure-out, until now.
Packed with tools, this book demonstrates how one person can quickly begin to transform their relationship, without compromise or pleasing and without having to convince their partner to get on board.
At a time when divorce rates are sky high and families are unnecessarily suffering, The Missing Piece provides powerful solutions to help the reader navigate real-life situations harmoniously, regardless of what they are currently facing.
Written in a relatable and actionable style, this book is an indispensable guide.
Whether the reader wishes to make a great relationship even better, rescue a marriage on the brink of divorce or heal a co-parenting relationship affecting their family, this book has the answers they need. Giving them the piece that has been missing all this time.
There has never been a book published which promises a one-person relationship method before. But this isn’t just a theory or idea, the Relationship Development Methodology has been proven by many students, over many years. Now it’s your turn to finally get The Missing Piece.
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March 13, 2025
Extremely practical and clear book, with a focus on implementation.
I thought this book was very insightful and clearly set forth the unseen dynamics impacting relationships, along with our personal responsibility to change it. The strategies to improve the relationships were very easy to implement quickly. It's one of those books that you get a lot out of just reading the first few chapters, but the insights continue to unfold the more times you read it. Excellent and highly recommend!
I thought this book was very insightful and clearly set forth the unseen dynamics impacting relationships, along with our personal responsibility to change it. The strategies to improve the relationships were very easy to implement quickly. It's one of those books that you get a lot out of just reading the first few chapters, but the insights continue to unfold the more times you read it. Excellent and highly recommend!
March 17, 2025
REVIEW: The Missing Piece by Stacey and Paul Martino
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HEAR ME OUT: This book is gold. If people knew what it teaches, more relationships would be saved.
People say that long-committed relationships are meant to break sooner or later. We've been led to believe that love fades with time. We treat relationships in a way that produces the same outcome over and over. The result is broken people. Broken people, in turn, confirm that long-term relationships will never work or that, if they resist, it's because they compromise to keep the relationship intact and alive.
Nothing said here is true. Most relationships fail because the people involved don't know what they are and how they work. They haven't learned the proper skills to handle a relationship. And the great thing about all this is that it takes only one to change it. Read that again. It takes two people to keep a relationship the same broken one, but it takes one to change it.
After helping thousands of people to save their marriages and heal their families, relationship experts Stacey and Paul Martino share their norm-shattering book with the rest of the world. In this book, you'll discover some of the best tools to get results without pleasing or compromising, and without having to convince your partner to get on board.
🤔 My thoughts on this book
What can I say? I thoroughly loved it. Everything was clearly explained and detailed. I hope more people read this book because it could make a huge difference in your relationship. In this book, among all the invaluable lessons, I learned that everything is solvable with the right skills and mindset, and it takes practice to get good at them!
"Why should I read this book❓"
If your relationship is on the verge of falling apart, I encourage you to 100% read this book. You don't even have to tell that to your partner. And even if your relationship is doing great, you can certainly benefit from reading this book.
Comment with the word "Piece" to get the link to the book!
HEAR ME OUT: This book is gold. If people knew what it teaches, more relationships would be saved.
People say that long-committed relationships are meant to break sooner or later. We've been led to believe that love fades with time. We treat relationships in a way that produces the same outcome over and over. The result is broken people. Broken people, in turn, confirm that long-term relationships will never work or that, if they resist, it's because they compromise to keep the relationship intact and alive.
Nothing said here is true. Most relationships fail because the people involved don't know what they are and how they work. They haven't learned the proper skills to handle a relationship. And the great thing about all this is that it takes only one to change it. Read that again. It takes two people to keep a relationship the same broken one, but it takes one to change it.
After helping thousands of people to save their marriages and heal their families, relationship experts Stacey and Paul Martino share their norm-shattering book with the rest of the world. In this book, you'll discover some of the best tools to get results without pleasing or compromising, and without having to convince your partner to get on board.
🤔 My thoughts on this book
What can I say? I thoroughly loved it. Everything was clearly explained and detailed. I hope more people read this book because it could make a huge difference in your relationship. In this book, among all the invaluable lessons, I learned that everything is solvable with the right skills and mindset, and it takes practice to get good at them!
"Why should I read this book❓"
If your relationship is on the verge of falling apart, I encourage you to 100% read this book. You don't even have to tell that to your partner. And even if your relationship is doing great, you can certainly benefit from reading this book.
May 16, 2025
Yet another relationship book that fails to engage with the complexities of misogynist conditioning under the patriarchy. They label various ways of being as "masculine" or "feminine," using the copout that these are some kind of innate essences that aren't exclusively tied to sex or gender (except in every single example they use). But, of course, they never examine how patriarchal gender norms lead to these differences. And some of these "differences" aren't even based in real gender divides, but on popular misinformation.
Significantly more troubling is the enabling of many forms of abuse. At the beginning of the book, they clearly state that their method doesn't work in cases of physical abuse... but the very first example of their method involves the author throwing a sandwich at someone's head, and the man responding calmly and kindly. Further on, they state that you shouldn't "badmouth" your partner to anyone (i.e. talk about any abuse that... isn't physical abuse, I guess? Who knows, because they never mention abuse after the first chapter), and it's not OK to "keep score" of who does what in the relationship.
Overall, yet another book telling women/femmes/non-men to do all the emotional work of fixing their relationship without requiring men to take any responsibility for misogynist conditioning and expectations.
Oh, and they tell you to get over all your triggers instead of expecting anyone to ever accommodate you.
That said, I still gave it 3 stars because I like the 50% line concept, and there are some excellent core concepts wrapped up in the bullshit. Few of them were truly new to me, but I still appreciated some of the lessons. There are some great example conversations for de-escalation and cooperation, and important reminders about being grounded in yourself and working through your emotional responses.
Significantly more troubling is the enabling of many forms of abuse. At the beginning of the book, they clearly state that their method doesn't work in cases of physical abuse... but the very first example of their method involves the author throwing a sandwich at someone's head, and the man responding calmly and kindly. Further on, they state that you shouldn't "badmouth" your partner to anyone (i.e. talk about any abuse that... isn't physical abuse, I guess? Who knows, because they never mention abuse after the first chapter), and it's not OK to "keep score" of who does what in the relationship.
Overall, yet another book telling women/femmes/non-men to do all the emotional work of fixing their relationship without requiring men to take any responsibility for misogynist conditioning and expectations.
Oh, and they tell you to get over all your triggers instead of expecting anyone to ever accommodate you.
That said, I still gave it 3 stars because I like the 50% line concept, and there are some excellent core concepts wrapped up in the bullshit. Few of them were truly new to me, but I still appreciated some of the lessons. There are some great example conversations for de-escalation and cooperation, and important reminders about being grounded in yourself and working through your emotional responses.
June 14, 2025
3 1/2 stars. Some excellent tools - the boomerang, Chapter 13: the bell tool/ringing, the processing/solving conversations, shifts in perspectives, the metaphor of a puzzle: one missing piece & all pieces being different, etc. Very useful & I intend to study them all more & implement them in my life.
Where it fell short for me was the over-emphasis of "for the kids", because while that may be very relevant for our esteemed authors, in reality, couples with children are the minority - and all couples deserve to be happy. Married couples with kids account for just 18%.
Married couples without children: 29.4%
Single households without children: 29.0%
Married-parent households: 17.9%
Single-parent households: 7.4%
The second place I felt a lack was Chapter 18: the Rebuilding of Trust, very rushed, and definitely a tad bit of victim blaming here imho for the betrayed partner's struggles with betrayal trauma being brushed under the rug and sort of dismissed. I'd point readers to other books - "The Betrayal Bind" by Michelle Mays, "Courage to Stay" by Kathy Nickerson, and "How to Heal From Post-Infidelity Betrayal Trauma" by Dr. Dennis Ortman (fantastic read) for more on trust & betrayal.
Where it fell short for me was the over-emphasis of "for the kids", because while that may be very relevant for our esteemed authors, in reality, couples with children are the minority - and all couples deserve to be happy. Married couples with kids account for just 18%.
Married couples without children: 29.4%
Single households without children: 29.0%
Married-parent households: 17.9%
Single-parent households: 7.4%
The second place I felt a lack was Chapter 18: the Rebuilding of Trust, very rushed, and definitely a tad bit of victim blaming here imho for the betrayed partner's struggles with betrayal trauma being brushed under the rug and sort of dismissed. I'd point readers to other books - "The Betrayal Bind" by Michelle Mays, "Courage to Stay" by Kathy Nickerson, and "How to Heal From Post-Infidelity Betrayal Trauma" by Dr. Dennis Ortman (fantastic read) for more on trust & betrayal.
August 13, 2025
Great book! It not only works for relationships, but also for anyone you encounter in your daily life. It put into perspective for me that there’s a big difference between male and female energies and we all process stuff in a very different way.
There are so many more things in this book that are beneficial into fixing existing relationships. Guidelines to follow. It’s still a bumpy road because you’ll learn you’ll have to reprogram yourself to be a better person, but overall it works.
I practiced as I read the book. Highly recommended.
There are so many more things in this book that are beneficial into fixing existing relationships. Guidelines to follow. It’s still a bumpy road because you’ll learn you’ll have to reprogram yourself to be a better person, but overall it works.
I practiced as I read the book. Highly recommended.
July 28, 2025
Blah blah blah…so much talking and little actual information given. I get their concept but still don’t see how your partner will just get in line too.
Her voice grates on me too.
Some ok advice, maybe great for others, but I feel I already get most of it.
Her voice grates on me too.
Some ok advice, maybe great for others, but I feel I already get most of it.
October 8, 2025
Mýslím si, že takto vyzerajú knihy jedného ,,veľkého slovenského odborníka" na psychológiu.
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