Table of Contents

CONTENTS INTRODUCTION * If he doesn't understand why you're reading this book (or "get" all the ways in which you try to strengthen your relationship)* If he doesn't do his share* If he says, "Stop acting like my mother!"* If he takes you for granted* If he says he wants space* If he doesn't take your needs, time, and schedule into consideration* If he's more about having sex than about making love* If he acts as if he deserves a medal for doing what you do twenty-four hours a day* If he accuses you of being high-maintenance* If he isn't supportive of or involved in your career, interests, or hobbies* If he mysteriously disappears when it's time for the kids' bath (or fails to take responsibility for other familial, social, or community involvement)* If he has a three-minute attention span when talking about feelings* If he breaks promises faster than he makes them* If he doesn't treat you well* If he doesn't make your relationship enough of a priority AND ONE FOR GOOD LUCK: If he doesn't say "I love you" enough AFTERWORD

About the Author

Ellen Sue Stern has more than half a million copies of her books in print worldwide including Loving an Imperfect Man, published by Pocket Books. Thousands of women have attended her seminars and she has been seen on major national talk shows, including Oprah, Montel Williams, Sally Jessy Raphael, and Maury Povich. Her work has appeared in New Woman, Cosmopolitan, Woman's Day, Self, Parenting, Working Woman, and American Baby magazine. She lives with her two children, Zoe and Evan, in Minneapolis.