✔️ JAMES J.SEXTON
" How to stay in love " ( 2019 )

288 pages

English level : B2 - C1

Hi, dear friends!

I was drawn in by James's charismatic personality and his straight talking delivery while watching a podcast on YouTube
( the link will be below paired with the pdf copy of his book)

" Nobody knows the dark side of marriage. It seems James is the one who does ...hmmm" - that's what I was thinking about ))

Hard-hitting divorce lawyer shares his insight and wisdom to help you ( us ) reverse engineer a healthy, fulfilling romantic relationship.

41 chapters , of an enjoyable length though, reveal all of the what-not-to-dos for couples who want to build a lasting relationship. He tells an unvarnished truth about love and marriage.

Love is loaned. It isn't permanently gifted. We all want more than not to get divorced or not break up. We want, and deserve, to find genuine joy in our connection to our romantic partner and deeper understanding of ourselves in our decisions to share our life with another. We've put a man on the moon,built thriving cities and,incredibly, almost impossibly, against insurmountable obstacles, even found time to invent s'mores and Netflix. We can do better or,at least, not so badly at keeping our romantic relationships alive and thriving

Being divorced himself, James still believes that there's something magical about romantic relationship and love. He aims at navigating the challenges of love using his candid wit and beautiful English! Yes, the text is far from being a poetry or a canonic spiritual narrative,rather,it embraces you with LIVE English right out from Introduction.

Chapter 1 starts

If you've thought long and hard about what marriage means, congratulations: You are different from many of my clients ( that may be one reason they are not still married) I'm forced by professional necessity to think deeply about marriage. I get to analyze it, though in its broken, Humpty-Dumpty-after-the-fall form, from so many angles - the psychological/ emotional, the sexual, the financial, the parental ,the practical/ logistical . If we can stand back for a moment from an institution so rich with powerful associations - many very good, some not so good- it's helpful to recognize that MARRIAGE IS A TECHNOLOGY. Like every technology, or tool, it solves certain problems, intentionally, and creates new problems, unintentionally.
What is the problem to which marriage is the solution?
Take a minute to think about it . Or three."

For me, James knows what's he's talking about ❗️

I would recommend the book even if you are living on a different planet called " Single people unite ! " 😅

Wry and illuminating book with plenty of humor and realistic practical ideas 😇

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You can be right or you can be happy "

Your Yulia ,
With love ❤️

#Jamessexton
#howtostayinlove

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Have a great winter Saturday!

With love and care,
Your Yulia 💝

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"La speranza - puo' salvarti o puo' distruggerti 🔥"

"Надежда - она может как и спасти тебя, так и разрушить ...."

Лучше и не скажешь !

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🌟" Жизнь - это сочетание волшебства и пасты "

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I've been a regular member of Bedlam literature club since 2023 if memory serves me right .

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