{"product_id":"love-by-design-sara-nasserzadeh-9781538742921","title":"Love by Design: 6 Ingredients to Build a Lifetime of Love","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Revolutionize your relationship,\" redefine romance, and build the loving connections you yearn for with this new paradigm for love that will help couples who feel disillusioned, disconnected, or unfulfilled (Dr. Pepper Schwartz). \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Many of us were raised with the idea that true love means finding our \"other half\" and that a spark is the best foundation for successful long-term partnerships and marriages. But what if this understanding is flawed? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Grounded in two decades of original research and work with couples from around the world, \u003ci\u003eLove by Design\u003c\/i\u003e introduces a groundbreaking new foundation for love: The Emergent Love Model. As Dr. Nasserzadeh knows, successful partnerships do not thrive on love, at least as we know it. Instead of chasing our butterflies we need to cultivate six core relational ingredients that make it possible for love to emerge: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAttraction\u003c\/b\u003e: What do you like and value about each other? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRespect\u003c\/b\u003e: How do you keep each other's needs and priorities in mind? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTrust\u003c\/b\u003e: Do you know that you will show up for each other consistently? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCompassion\u003c\/b\u003e: Can you honor the other's emotional experience without making it about you? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eShared vision\u003c\/b\u003e: Where are you committed to going together? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLoving behaviors\u003c\/b\u003e: How do you show your partner they're special to you? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Offering dozens of exercises and reflection prompts, this groundbreaking book--perfect for fans of \u003ci\u003e8 Rules of Love \u003c\/i\u003eor \u003ci\u003eThe Love Prescription\u003c\/i\u003e--will give readers a new foundation for their coupledom--one that will help your coupledom thrive for a lifetime.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sara Nasserzadeh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1538742926\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781538742921\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Balance\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/04\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Sara Nasserzadeh","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45934185709823,"sku":"9781538742921","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_107332b6-8714-45a6-8ee0-45d14427a95d.jpg?v=1721790549","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/love-by-design-sara-nasserzadeh-9781538742921","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}