Relationship Agreements: A Simple and Effective Guide for Strengthening Communication, Reducing Conflict, and Increasing Intimacy to Design Your Ideal Relationship

by Eri Kardos

This book will inspire you to fall more deeply in love with your partner, yourself, and your relationship!Internationally renowned relationship coach Eri Kardos presents what people around the world have been waiting a simple and effective guide to using RELATIONSHIP AGREEMENTS – a beautiful tool that unpacks the spoken and unspoken understandings that hold a relationship together so that each aspect can be articulated, understood, and explored. With her unique ability to create a space that is warm, inviting, and fun, Eri effortlessly breaks down this highly effective tool into simple and sensible sections while sharing advice, activities, self-reflections, and exercises that provide partners with step-by-step methods to successfully navigate potentially challenging topics while building more intimacy and connection through the process. With years of experience and expertise in this area, Eri boldly takes readers beyond the traditional constructs of what relationships have been and brilliantly paints a new perspective of what relationships can a living and breathing experience that grows as you grow!Eri Kardos is one of the most highly referred relationship coaches in the Pacific Northwest and worldwide. Eri works globally with her from the U.S. to Japan, from Argentina to India, from South Africa to Germany – Eri has delivered hundreds of self-development presentations, workshops, unconferences, and private coaching sessions. She regularly partners with corporations, universities, business groups, and community organizations to bring light to how communication and connection is inherently tied to success. She is passionate about applying her years of experience and understanding to help people in all stages of their relationship – whether intimately dating, newly married, at the brink of divorce, or partnered for over 40 years. Eri inspires people to fall in love more deeply with their partners, themselves, and their relationship!

Genres: Relationships, Self Help, Psychology, Polyamory, Nonfiction

176 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 6, 2017

Reviews

[Freya · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book, especially page 9 which gives tools on developing relationship agreements designed to keep the relationship healthy. It's negotiable and customized to the couple's needs and wants. It also allows for personal growth, adjustments to expectations, and provides that baseline agreement that can help resolve conflicts and keep accountable by taking a picture of the established agreements on your smartphone to reference as needed.

I didn't approve of the BDSM section as BDSM is an unhealthy series of behaviors that can result in negative trauma, disrespect of the partner, leveraged consent instead of true consent and can be demeaning and debasing to those involved. Though legal, it was demonized in the 1980s and prior and shunned by society for encouraging degrading behavior. It also often serves to undermine the feminist movement and I would say if one needs to commit BDSM behavior, it's best done with an inanimate object such as a sex doll that cannot feel or be hurt.

[D. A. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Relationship Agreements on Point

Eri brings a beautiful, concise and effective communication method to RELATIONSHIPS. We all could do very well with utilizing the tools she and her co-author have given in these pages. I am looking forward to making agreements with my partner. I M also looking forward to teaching my children better ways of communicating with their peers in the future. Thank you for sharing this with the world Eri!

[Lorraine Madala · Rating 4 out of 5]

Practical guide to build stronger relationships

This book was full of helpful tips and tools for relationship-building. All were easy to tailor for all comfort levels, even beginners like me. Pick and choose what works for you.

[Rob Bruce · Rating 4 out of 5]

I.wished there were more examples of agreements in the text

[Ezra · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think this is a great book for established relationships or ones you feel are going somewhere. Overall, great tool to be able to get to know more about your partner.

[Terry · Rating 4 out of 5]

Relationship Agreements grabbed my attention and held it for two days! It would have held my attention for longer if I hadn't finished it so quickly. #pageturner

Are you in a relationship, have you been in one, would you like to be? Then this book is for you! It will be worth coming back to for a slow reread, and so sink into the invitations (like homework, for the internally motivated)

Communication is the foundation that any relationship is built on, and Eri breaks down the various ways in which communication can, well, break down. She then builds for you the framework in which you can communicate to your partner or loved one. The language is clear, the points concise, and the examples are sufficiently specific to be followed. If you read between the lines, you can actually hear her coaching you to greater relationship intimacy.

***Spoiler Alert***
The first ten chapters are for everyone. If you are brave, read chapter 11!

[Sandra Meek · Rating 4 out of 5]

Recommended is everyone.


Great. Build relationships is important in business,personal friendships, and teambuilding. Learning to get along and profit from accepting one another's viewpoints can build unity and harmony and enjoyment and eliminate self destructive behavior..