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Books : When He's Married to Mom: How to Help Mother-Enmeshed Men Open Their Hearts to True Love and Commitment In association with Amazon.com by: Kenneth Adams List Price: $14.00 Amazon.com's Price: $11.90 You Save: $2.10 (15%) Prices subject to change. Third Party New Price: $2.06 Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours This item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping. Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 155.924 EAN: 9780743291385 ISBN: 0743291387 Label: Fireside Manufacturer: Fireside Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 288 Publication Date: March 13, 2007 Publisher: Fireside Studio: Fireside Sales Rank: 249111 Related Items: Silently Seduced: When Parents Make their Children Partners - Understanding Covert Incest The Emotional Incest Syndrome: What to do When a Parent's Love Rules Your Life Mothers, Sons, and Lovers: How a Man's Relationship with His Mother Affects the Rest of His Life Toxic In-Laws: Loving Strategies for Protecting Your Marriage Emotional Blackmail: When the People in Your Life Use Fear, Obligation, and Guilt to Manipulate You see more Editorial Review: Product Description: When a Woman Is in an Emotional Tug-of-War for Her Man's Heart Why can't he commit? Many women find themselves asking this question when inlove with a man who won't get married, won't stop womanizing, or refuses to give up his sex addictions. Often this kind of man is bound by an unhealthy attachment to his mother. This phenomenon is called "mother-son enmeshment." In When He's Married to Mom, clinical psychologist and renowned intimacy expert Dr. Kenneth M. Adams goes beyond the stereotypes of momma's boys and meddling mothers to explain how mother-son enmeshment affects everyone: the mother, the son, and the woman who loves him. In his twenty-five years of practice, Dr. Adams has successfully treated hundreds of enmeshed men and shares their stories in this informative guide. He provides proven methods to make things better, including: -- Guidelines to help women create fulfilling relationships with mother-enmeshed men -- Tools to help mother-enmeshed men have healthy and successful dating experiences leading to serious relationships and marriage -- Strategies to help parents avoid enmeshing their children When He's Married to Mom provides practical and compassionate advice to the women who are involved with mother-enmeshed men, to the mothers who wish to set them free, and to the men themselves. Customer Reviews Average Rating: Rating: - Everyone should read this book. I feel everyone should read this book because it will give people a new profound perspective on the superficial stereotype of the Mommas Boy Label.I feel it will also help women be aware of these type of men who grew up in a dysfuntional relationship .Since I read this book Ive been able to understand why my ex was the way he was.I also have been able to forgive him. Rating: - Great! I swear this book was made for me. I have been dealing with a husband who is an only child, who is not only spoiled but married to his parents. His mother is very manipulative and controlling and my husband has been dealing with her for so long, he knows no other way to be. This book is great for learning tools to deal with your anger and frustration, without blowing up. I still can't let myself be close to my mother-in-law but I am learning to control my anger that was eating me up inside. I often ... Read More Rating: - Getting beyond mother-son enmeshment This is a good book with a somewhat corny, if not downright misleading, title. It's not about stepdads or men whose wives take on a mothering role. It's actually a serious study of adult men struggling to live fulfilling, productive lives after a childhood smothered by an inappropriately self-centered mother. A mother-enmeshed man, or MEM, the term used by intimacy specialist Dr. Kenneth Adams, is unable to form healthy relationships, pursue his true desires and live an independent life. Many MEMs suffer ... Read More Rating: - Interesting theories, but badly overreaches Despite the title and a couple of chapters that bring up images of a Mommy Dearest actively destroying a son's (and daughter-in-law's) life, Kenneth Adams' When He's Married to Mom is really more of a continuation of his argument that parental influence matters an awful lot in adult behavior. While several of his case studies make fascinating and disturbing reading, he takes a large leap of faith in presuming his chosen therapy focus is the grand unified solution to a whole bunch of personality disorder ... Read More Rating: - I feel sympathy for these men! An excellent read. Some books just have exactly the thing you are looking for! This is the only book you will need if you are trying to understand your man who seems to place more importance to Mom and her emotions than yours and his! I sympathesize with these men because they never had a chance at individuation! That's why they are the way they are! I hope these men would have the courage to analyze the info given in this book and seek help before it's too late. It's ... Read More see more Browse for similar items by category: Custom Stores - Specialty Stores - Books - General AAS Psychology & Counseling - Health, Mind & Body - Subjects - Books - Gender Psychology & Counseling - Health, Mind & Body - Subjects - Books - Couples & Family Therapy Health, Mind & Body - Subjects - Books - Interpersonal Relations Subjects - Books - General