Love and Respect
by Emerson Eggerichs
A bestselling Christian marriage book: wives need love, husbands need respect, and the crazy cycle when both go unmet. Influential and criticized for its gender framing; read with your own values.
Read it if…
you share its framework and want to break a conflict cycle.
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Skip it if…
you want an egalitarian or secular approach; see Gottman.
Try instead: The ADHD Effect on Marriage →
Three things you will actually use
- Name the cycle.
- Give what the other needs, not what you need.
- Stop the spiral first.
Do this first
Read the chapter on the crazy cycle.
Our verdict
The crazy cycle.
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