"I couldn't put the book down! It was such a good read. Dr.Raymond is such an insightful therapist." Dr. Michelle Cohen, LA Talk Radio host of "On the Couch with Dr. Michelle."
"I enjoyed your book very much. I learned a lot about the challenges of emotional intimacy!" Sandy Weiner, host of LastFirstDate radio show!
The Characters Rick and Christy
Rick at the start of the book
Thirty-four-year old photographer married to Christy for four years
Has one infant son Joel that he adores and relates
Worried and scared that his marriage, like his parents’ is about to fail
Desperate to get close to his cold, busy wife who wants sex, but not emotional closeness
Rick before he got together with Christy
The perfect son to his divorced mother
A father figure to his younger sister Beth a precocious teenager
Frustrated and hurt that his mother blows hot and cold about having him be her everything
Graduates from high school, leaves home and sets up a business
Photography is his second passion after trying to be his mother’s savior
Longing to find the perfect woman who will want and value his ‘goodness’
Meets Christy, that perfect woman at community college studying photography
Marries Christy only to have his bubble burst – she refuses to share herself.
Christy at the start of the book
Thirty-three-year-old librarian with an internet business selling home made knitted garments
Wants to be the perfect wife and mother
Tries hard to please Rick by being the a good caretaker and responsible parent
Christy before she met Rick
Eldest of two girls brought up by a self-absorbed mother and a father who wanted Christy as a companion when his wife was unavailable, but abandoned her when his martial relationship was good.
Lonely and neglected as a child, she tries not to need her parents love
She uses sexual pleasure as a substitute for parental love and care
Leaves home and travels in Europe with her employers and has several sexual adventures but returns home emotionally empty
Takes a job in a library, goes to college to get her library credentials
Meets Rick who is the man of her dreams – attentive, caring, reliable and available.
Marries Rick but finds out that he wants more of her than she is willing to give.
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