Money, Sex and Kids: Stop Fighting about the Three Things that Can Ruin Your Relationship
Written by Tina B. Tessina
Dr. Romance is pleased to announce the publication of a new edition of Money, Sex and Kids: Stop Fighting about the Three Things that Can Ruin Your Relationship
“With a Ph.D., fifteen books, and 40 years of counseling experience, under her belt, [Redbook Love Expert] Tina [Tessina] has a lot to say about the everydays of life and love.”—Redbook.ivillage.com
Chances are your last argument with your partner was over money, sex or your kids; since couples battle over these three issues more than anything. But it doesn’t have to be that way.
The Perfect Peace Plan for Your Relationship
Relationships today are under extra pressure. Dr. Tessina offers struggling couples a much-needed fresh look at what is mean to be a couple; and what it takes to create a healthy, happy and fulfilling relationship.
In MONEY, SEX, and KIDS you'll discover new ways to think about sharing and working together to make all your decisions about money, sex, and kids mutual ones. The point of Money, Sex and Kids is to show you how to create a partnership in which you'll feel blessed and happy. Here you'll learn to understand why you and your partner argue and the remaining skills you need to enhance your relationship and transform your struggles into working together to create a smoothly working partnership. With this book, you'll be able to resolve your issues about money, sex, and kids, and move on to having a workable, satisfying relationship, with minimal or no arguing or fighting.
Inside you’ll find…
- Sample scripts to properly handle arguments
- Guidelines and exercises to deal with marital conflict
- Cases of other couples who have tackled the money, sex, kids conflict triangle
- Expert relationship advice from Tessina: the Internet’s “Dr. Romance”
- What readers are saying about Money, Sex and Kids
Muffinhaven Press • January 2021
ASIN: B08SVPMRRZ
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About the Author
Tina B. Tessina, Ph.D. is a licensed psychotherapist in S. Califo
ia since 1978 with over 30 years experience in counseling individuals and couples and author of 13 books in 17 languages, including It Ends With You: Grow Up and Out of Dysfunction; The Unofficial Guide to Dating Again; Money, Sex and Kids: Stop Fighting About the Three Things That Can Ruin Your Marriage, The Commuter Marriage, and her newest, Love Styles: How to Celebrate Your Differences. She writes the “Dr. Romance” blog, and the “Happiness Tips from Tina” email newsletter.
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