Men Who Hate Women & the Women Who Love Them

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Does the man you love assume the right to control how you live and behave?

Have you given up important activities or people to keep him happy?

Is he extremely jealous and possessive?

Does he switch from charm to anger without warning?

Does he belittle your opinions, your feelings, or your accomplishments?

Does he withdraw love, money, approval, or sex to punish you?

Does he blame you for everything that goes wrong in the relationship?

Do you find yourself "walking on eggshells" and apologizing all the time?

If the questions here reveal a familiar pattern, you may be in love with a misogynist -- a man who loves you, yet causes you tremendous pain because he acts as if he hates you.

In this superb self-help guide, Dr. Susan Forward draws on case histories and the voices of men ad women trapped in these relationships to help you understand you man's destructive pattern, the part you play in it, how to break the pattern, heal the hurt, regain your self-respect, and either rebuild your relationship or find the courage to love a truly loving man.

"Very important and much needed...This how-to book could be a lifesaver." -- Abigail Van Buren, "Dear Abby"

"A "must read" for any woman who has ever been in a destructive relationship." -- Sonya Friedman, Ph.D., author of "Smart Cookies Don't Crumble"

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About the author (2001)

Susan Forward, Ph.D., is an internationally acclaimed therapist, lecturer, and author. Her books -- which include the #1 "New York Times" bestsellers "Men Who Hate Women and the Women Who Love Them" and "Toxic Parents, " as well as "Emotional Blackmail, Obsessive Love, Betrayal of Innocence, " and "Money Demons" -- have been translated into more than fifteen languages. In addition to more than twenty years in private practice, she has served as a group therapist, instructor, and consultant in many Southern California medical and psychiatric facilities. She is much sought after as a guest in the media, and she hosted a daily national call-in radio program on ABC talk radio for six years. Torres is an award-winning freelance writer with extensive movie and television credits.

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