Oprah's 'Live Your Best Life'

I have had this book with me for nearly 2 years. And only tonight I decided to look through it and got hooked on it for almost 3 hours. It has 3 parts consisting of Your Personal Best, Relationships, and Living in the World. Of course, I got hooked on the Relationships section which discusses everything from dating, couples, marriage, sex, parenting, etc.

While reading the relationships section, I couldn't stop 'Aha!'-ing. It explains clearly a lot about the relationships I've had and the relationship I'm in now. The articles compiled from different authors including Dr. Phil are incredible and had manage to open up my mind further about things around me.

" You want a man who can make you laugh when you’re down and who laughs with you when you’re up, a man who listens and asks questions and responds. A man who rubs your feet to put you to sleep and who’s happy when you read or sing or dance for him.

You want a man who loves many things; his work, his landscape, a sports team, his friends. You want a man who knows that love is not a pie, that sex is not a sport, that faith (in the world, in each other) is a little like a full-time job. Most importantly you want a man who can continue to surprise you, for a week, a month, a year, a lifetime, which is to say a man who had a big imagination and who is willing to use it to win your heart. "

But my favourite has got to be the 'MANual' by Dr. Phil. It's all about the differences between the minds of men and women, how differently they communicate, perceive emotions, etc. These are some of my favourites. Haha!

Dr. Phil: How many times have you looked at the man in your life and shook your head, and wondered, Can he really be that stupid/insensitive/tuned out/selfish/clueless? Before you judge the man in your life, figure him out.

Women express emotion verbally, and men express it by using their currency (what they value the most).

Relationship in general and intimacy in particular are all about taking down your defenses. Intimacy means trusting people enough to give them the power to hurt you, an absolute contrary to a man’s nature. You need him to be a partner and a soft place for you to fall.

For the record, I am learning to take down my defenses, for the first time.