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by Susan Forward (Author)
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  • Paperback: 304 pages
  • Publisher: Random House South Africa; Reprint edition (27 Feb 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0553381415
  • ISBN-13: 978-0553381412
  • Product Dimensions: 20.4 x 13.2 x 2.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 46,979 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Review
"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 On a Clear Day You Can See Yourself
"Required reading for women who are in relationships with angry, intimidating, and controlling men."
-- Howard Halpern, Ph.D., author of How to Break Your Addiction to a Person

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Synopsis
Profiles of men who emotionally abuse women and the women who are attracted to them are accompanied by advice for women who want to improve or terminate misogynistic relationships while increasing their self-respect, courage, and confidence. Reprint.


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49 of 49 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars You must definitely buy this book if..., 26 Feb 2002
By A Customer
... your partner always blames you for everything that goes wrong in your relationship - including his infidelities; he plays Gaslight-type mind games; he tries to isolate you from your friends and family; you have to "rehearse" everything you need to say to him carefully to try to avoid "setting him off"; you excuse the inexcusable; he is entitled to be upset by what you say or do, but you have no such reciprocal rights; you want to raise an issue of his bad behaviour and end up having to apologise to him; and most telling of all, if everyone who knows him superficially tells you how charming he is and how lucky you are, and you can't understand why you are so miserable!
Get past the American case-history formula and this book will save your sanity and help you come out on the other side with a modicum of self-esteem.
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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The title is a little daunting, but it really makes sense, 28 Nov 2001
By A Customer
Abusive relationships have now reached epidemic status in our society!

I have learned some valuable, if not life-saving, lesssons from this book. I had a friend who was beaten by her now ex-husband and couldn't understand why she would tolerate such behaviour. It is a very complex issue, and when I read this book (along with many others - so I have a very rounded experience of such literature - and am not a man-hater), I began to realise that my parents were toxic and that my father's outlook on and approach to life and the legacy he left me, has damaged my self-esteem and consequent expectations of relationships.

I have questioned my values over and over again trying to understand why I was unhappy in my marriage, and now I finally understand why! The pattern of abuse was repeating itself through me! I am not to blame for whatever my husband decides to blame me for because he can't deal with - and so projects onto me - his emotional problems!

Fortunately, I have learned to cope, through changing my expectations of relationships and life in general. There is hope!! I am still with my husband. I am living consciously now and he is slightly 'inconvenienced' that I am happier now that I value myself more. However, respecting yourself is the only way to lead a happy, fulfilling life!!

I am glad I didn't leave my husband as I now know what was wrong with our relationship and how to deal with it, rather than going on to another abusive relationship whereby I repeat the same mistakes over and over again in a futile attempt to try to correct the past.

This subject does take a lot of research and understanding, and councelling is good.

Fortunately there is increasing awareness of this epidemic in society, and this book, along with "Toxic Parents", helps.

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Required reading for all soft-hearted women, 1 May 2000
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IIronically I bought this book around 8 months ago for a friend whom I saw was in an abusive relationship. I read it before I gave it to her and noticed that the man I was involved with seemed to show a few of the characteristics of the woman-hating man. Only a few.

However this month after our relationship broke up up I re-read the book and am appalled to see that he fits the description in so many ways of a man who hates women . I also made many of the same mistakes that the women in this book made, trying to be a rescuer for him, to give him a solid foundation of love and friendship which would help him to overcome the disruptive childhood he had.

I was so surprised the first time that he shouted at me and called me stupid and a control freak that I didn't point out to him that this behaviour was unacceptable and I thereby opened the door for a growth of more and more unreasonable and controlling behaviour on his part.

We have now split up and I feel I have had a lucky escape.

This book was extremely good at pointing out the warning signs which I should have noticed and will certainly be on the lookout for in the future.

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5.0 out of 5 stars All Woman should learn about abusive relationships
As a woman who has been in abusive relationships I would like to say a few things that I hope will be useful to other women. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars The title is a little daunting, but it really makes sense
Abusive relationships have now reached epidemic status in our society!

I have learned some valuable, if not life-saving, lesssons from this book. Read more

Published on 28 Nov 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars Mostly Accurate
A good book for women in bad relationships past or current, but the book seems to portray all men in the same way and if it isn't the male partner in a relationship doing the... Read more
Published on 21 Jan 2001 by jerry500001

5.0 out of 5 stars the best equipment a woman can carry into life..............
having been through so much in my life with these kinds of men, i really thought i understood it all. Read more
Published on 29 Aug 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars A Lifesaver
This book hastened my recovery from a ten-year abusive relationship which ended in my husband's leaving me nine months ago. Read more
Published on 9 Aug 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars This book can help you change your life.
Don't be put off by the glib title. This book is a well rounded exploration of family interactions in homes where the father has a low opinion of women. Read more
Published on 26 Jun 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Just sent this book to my best friend to save her from
I read this book in 1986 and it saved me from continuing in an abusive relationship. I now know that I will never allow anyone to treat me badly. Read more
Published on 9 April 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars DON'T LET THE TITLE FOOL YOU....
This book is the BIBLE of dysfunctional relationships: Dr. Forward is simultaneously empowering and sympathetic as she lays out the anatomy of misogynists and how they strip the... Read more
Published on 13 Mar 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars This book saved my life!!
This book was given to me by the mother of my ex-boy friend. I had it for two years before I ever opened it. When I did, I could not put it down. Read more
Published on 28 Nov 1998

4.0 out of 5 stars A great deal of valuable insights, but not always on target.
While the author points out a great deal of destructive behavior, the basic premise of men Hating women is not necessarily correct in all instances. Read more
Published on 8 Jan 1998

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