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The Introvert and Extrovert in Love: Making It Work When Opposites Attract
by Marti Olsen Laney
I first came across this book on Amazon when it began to come clear to me over the summer that I was dating an extrovert (how did that happen!?). Upon discovering this, I was overcome with a sense of doom--it would never work!! So I did a Google search on extrovert-introvert relationships and realized I wasn't alone. When I said yes to marrying an extrovert, I decided it was time to read this book.
It's a quick, easy read, and although it's set up like a relationship self-help book, its greatest strength comes from its accessible explanation of how the introvert/extrovert processes information, laying out temperament differences as something permanent (with a bit of malleability) and not something that should be changed, resented, or taken personally. Just knowing that is enough to smooth over minor bumps in introvert-extrovert interactions, so the actual "tips" for such interactions felt a little condescending. At the same time, I do appreciate that the authors took theoretical information and outlined some concrete ways to use it.
This book may have tried to do a bit too much; it seems almost laughable to have just a few sections about raising kids together as an innie/outie couple when hundreds of books exist to try to untangle the mystery of parenting. Still, this serves as a good introduction that can lay some nice groundwork for increased acceptance of both oneself and one's partner, and there are other books to pursue if you're interested in going deeper into any specific aspect of your relationship.
It's a quick, easy read, and although it's set up like a relationship self-help book, its greatest strength comes from its accessible explanation of how the introvert/extrovert processes information, laying out temperament differences as something permanent (with a bit of malleability) and not something that should be changed, resented, or taken personally. Just knowing that is enough to smooth over minor bumps in introvert-extrovert interactions, so the actual "tips" for such interactions felt a little condescending. At the same time, I do appreciate that the authors took theoretical information and outlined some concrete ways to use it.
This book may have tried to do a bit too much; it seems almost laughable to have just a few sections about raising kids together as an innie/outie couple when hundreds of books exist to try to untangle the mystery of parenting. Still, this serves as a good introduction that can lay some nice groundwork for increased acceptance of both oneself and one's partner, and there are other books to pursue if you're interested in going deeper into any specific aspect of your relationship.