girlfriends Talk About Men Sex, Money, Power

New Ed girlfriends Talk About Men contains dozens of stories and advice on how to live peacefully with and love a creature "from another planet." The authors interviewed over 100 women, gleaning what women truly think about men and the "big three" relationship issues - sex, money, and power. Women discuss what long-term relationships realistically offer, and how to keep your balance on this sometimes rocky road.

Carmen Renee Berry is a New York Times–bestselling author who has written or cowritten more than 25 books, including Aunties: Our Older, Cooler, Wiser Friends; Girlfriends for Life; A Girlfriend’s Gift; and When Helping You Is Hurting Me. Her books have been translated into Chinese, Hebrew, German, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish, and Swedish. She lives in Orange County, California. Tamara Traeder is a licensed marriage and family therapist. She has coauthored or edited eight books, including Girlfriends: Invisible Bonds, Enduring Ties and Aunties: Our Older, Cooler, Wiser Friends. She lives in St. Helena, California.

Acknowledgments

ix

What Are We Really Saying Behind Closed Doors?

1

(10)

Making Connections

11

(64)

SPOTTING THE GOOD ONES

13

(34)

Listen to What He Says, Notice What He Does

16

(5)

See How He Lives

21

(4)

Watch How He Treats Other People (and Animals)

25

(5)

Definitely Not Love at First Sight

30

(4)

Bye, Bye, Bad Boy ... Hello, Love

34

(7)

Safe Is Sexy

41

(3)

Listen to Your Body

44

(3)

COMING TOGETHER

47

(28)

But He Said He'd Call ...

48

(5)

Do Men Really Have a Problem with Commitment?

53

(12)

Who's the Ambivalent One Here?

65

(8)

Listen to Your Heart

73

(2)

Understanding the Differences and Similarities

75

(166)

COMMUNICATION

77

(32)

Can We Talk?

78

(5)

Recognize That No One Is Going to Fulfill All Your Needs

83

(2)

Compartmentalized Communication

85

(4)

Can't Men Just Listen?

89

(8)

Learn to Trust the Process

97

(4)

He Won't Tell Me About His Feelings

101

(2)

Is There a Mind Reader in the House?

103

(6)

SEX

109

(48)

In Bed

110

(5)

Respect Each Other

115

(3)

How Do You Know You Are Ready?

118

(5)

Fears and Fantasies

123

(4)

Make It Fun

127

(4)

Friends and Lovers

131

(4)

What About Children?

135

(5)

Expecting or Just High Expectations?

140

(3)

Can He Be Trusted?

143

(8)

Could He Be Gay?

151

(6)

MONEY

157

(28)

Financial Confidence

158

(3)

Who's the Breadwinner?

161

(9)

What Happens When the Working Mom Stays Home?

170

(5)

Accept Change as Inevitable

175

(2)

Yours, Kline, and Ours

177

(4)

Spending Styles

181

(4)

POWER

185

(56)

When to Call the Decorating Referee

186

(4)

Ugh ... Housework

190

(5)

Lessons from the Laundry

195

(4)

Be Ready to Forgive (and Say I'm Sorry)

199

(3)

They Don't Call It the Remote Control for Nothing

202

(5)

Drawing the Line

207

(6)

Fighting Fairly

213

(4)

Be a Team

217

(4)

The Power Struggle of Opposites

221

(7)

Are You Still Trying to Change Him?

228

(7)

Respect the Balance Between "We" and "I"

235

(6)

Endnotes

241

(3)

About the Authors

244

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