Dr. Linda Miles

Friendship on Fire: 52 Weeks to Passionate and Intimate Connections for Life Dr. Linda Miles

Maintaining a lasting, loving relationship starts by accepting that happily ever after is a myth. Friendship on Fire is a reality tale that gives practical and spiritual strategies for a passionate connection that lasts. Love is a fire; like a fire it explodes then when the fuel is gone it starts to die. You hold the matches needed to keep that fire aglow but under control. You are responsible for your relationship; build it on a Friendship on Fire. You need passion to keep the sparks flying and friendship for to keep them under control. Therapist Dr. Linda Miles shares secrets to successful and lasting relationships based on real life. She uses her more than thirty years of experience and research to explain what really works to keep the flames alive in simple, yet inspiring language. Friendship on Fire is loaded with tips that couples can implement to be more loving. It s up to you what you do with your matches.






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In this easy-to-read self-help book, relationship therapist Miles offers a treasure map to happy, healthy relationships.



Miles refers to a successful romantic relationship as a friendship on fire (from the famous unattributed quote), hence the book s title. According to the author, true love is a compassionate, sensual bond that lasts because you find your soul s true home with your partner. She believes that the friendship offers safety, while the fire provides the sparks, and that the secret is an equal partnership both parties are advocates and protectors for one other. Throughout the book, Miles provides suggestions and advice on how readers can recognize their own friendship on fire. A lot of the material here is old-fashioned common sense it often involves not only listening to what the other person says, but putting yourself in their shoes so you can hear what he or she is getting from you. This premise appears to be based on the belief that a person needs to understand oneself before he or she can hope to form a cohesive relationship with another. Miles also touches on the big stuff, like the death of a child, and the little things, such as being ignored at a spouse s company function, using realistic examples that allow readers to visualize themselves in each scenario. But this is not a book to read straight through. Miles fills each section with homework for the reader to complete alone or with a partner. For example, she suggests keeping a journal that can either be private or shared with a lover. As with any therapy, Miles believes that a successful relationship can only be attained if each participant does the work.



Fuel for thought for a loving, lasting relationship.