Relationships between men and women are a very intricate topic. It seems like these two sexes cannot live without each other, but at the same time, it is also difficult for them to coexist peacefully. How to reach harmony in a romantic relationship? A lot of books have been written on this topic. Some books about love give useful advice, others indicate typical relationship mistakes and ways to overcome them, and still others, allow you to look at relations with the opposite sex from a completely different angle. However, all books about love boil down to one thing – a strong long-term union of two loving hearts. So, we would like to bring to your attention a list of the best books about relationships and love.

Top 10 relationship books for couples

First of all, let’s consider the best relationship books that help loving couples make their romantic relationship really strong and happy.

1. Gary Chapman “The Five Love Languages for Singles”

The book tells about the ways of manifesting love, the so-called “languages of love” which each couple should not only know but also be able to apply. This includes physical contact and verbal manifestations of love (gratitude, praise, etc). The author claims that the properly chosen language of love is the key to solving all relationship problems. And this book will help everyone in such a difficult matter.

2. John Gray “Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus”

This is one of the most sought-after books on relationships between a man and a woman, which advice has already saved hundreds of couples. John Gray emphasizes the differences between the sexes. Thanks to this book, you can not only improve your relationships but also find out how differently men and women feel, think, and behave in a given situation.

3. Steve Harvey “Act Like A Lady, Think Like A Man”

This relationship book for couples is an international bestseller. It gives women the opportunity to better understand men and build relationships with them. So if you want to know more about the psychology of the opposite sex, then this book is for you. There are answers to all pressing questions that disturb women.

4.  Valentin Badrak “Great women of great men”

The book contains more than 50 stories from family life, where women tell how important it is to sparkle a man with a thirst for triumph and properly organize the path to success. This is a real experience of the instructive ups and bitter downs of many famous people (writers, artists, dictators, etc.) who have influenced world history. These stories will be enlightening not only for women but also for men. Reading a book, you can learn to reach great heights.

5. Tatsunari Iota “Men Who Don’t Listen, Women Who Don’t Explain”

A man is freedom-loving, a woman wants to tie the knot; he is guided by logic, she is a continuous emotion; he loves silence, she cannot bear it. Men and women are two opposing individuals who cannot live without each other. In this book, a psychologist Iota Tatsunari explains various misunderstandings between the sexes from a scientific point of view and tells how to behave and what to say in order to avoid quarrels in relationships and preserve love.

6. Steve Harvey “Straight Talk, No Chaser: How to Find, Keep, and Understand a Man”

Guided by own experience, a considerable knowledge base in psychology, and real-life episodes, the author wrote an effective methodology that allows people to study the detailed train of thoughts, feelings, and actions of men of different ages. The psychologist raises interesting questions about the psychology of men and makes it possible to understand their behavior.

7. Allan and Barbara Pease “The Language of Relationships”

This is one of the really useful books about family relationships and those psychological and physiological differences between a man and a woman. Allan and Barbara Pease share useful tips on how to overcome problems and conflicts in relationships. All recommendations are simple, true-life, and therefore, effective.

8. Stephen Covey “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families”

This is another book of the psychology guru, Stephen Covey. It will be suitable for people who are looking for books about abusive relationships. The author provides insight into simple skills that will surely come in handy for every family. Covey analyzes various relationship problems in detail and gives clear advice on how to build healthy relations and resolve family conflicts.

9. Eva-Maria Zurhorst “Love yourself – and it doesn’t matter who you marry”

The famous German psychotherapist Eva-Maria Zurhorst tells what exactly can interfere with happiness in a relationship, how not to repeat the same mistakes with a loved one, and why the search for an ideal partner is futile if you do not love yourself. After reading this book, you will be able to talk with your beloved sincerely and find a common language.

10. John Gray “Beyond Mars and Venus: Relationship Skills for Today’s Complex World”

Do you want to free yourself from moral exhaustion in relationships and learn to resolve conflicts? Then you should read another famous work of John Gray which can be considered one of the best books about toxic relationships. This book is replete with useful techniques, methods, and tips on how to strengthen relationships and change life for the better.

10 Best fiction books about love and relationships

Romantic novels have always been popular with readers regardless of age and sex. So, let’s look at the top 10 fiction books about love and relationships that everyone should read at least once in a lifetime!

1. “Gone With the Wind”, Margaret Mitchell

“I will think about it tomorrow, as tomorrow will be another day,” – the cult phrase of Scarlett O’Hara became the life credo of many girls. This book can be used as a real encyclopedia that provides answers to all women’s questions ranging from seducing a dream man and swiping a friend’s husband to sewing an impressive dress from old curtains. Scarlett’s experience proves that anything may happen in life, the main thing is to always remain a lady.

2. “P.S. I Love You”, Cecelia Ahern

This is one of the most sentimental books of the 21st century. Cecelia Ahern’s debut novel can be used as shock therapy when it seems that everything could not be worse. The first tears well up already after ten pages of reading. This book allows nobody to stay indifferent!

3. “Jane Eyre”, Charlotte Bronte

This is a touching story about a girl who remains true to her love despite all the obstacles and life difficulties. The childhood in a shelter not only did not break the spirit of charming Jane Eyre but also made her truly strong. The girl gets the job of a governess in the house of the mysterious Mr. Rochester and experiences the strongest feelings in her life.

4. “Loneliness in the network”, Janusz Leon Wisniewski

This is a modern book about the love of young people who meet on the Internet, share the most intimate emails, and gradually fall in love. Before seeing each other in the real world, the main characters have to overcome many difficulties, but as it turns out later, the main difficulty is the meeting not in front of computer screens, but in the most romantic city in the world – Paris.

5. “Hot mess”, Lucy Vine

The author honestly and ironically speaks of the feelings and hopes of the millennials. Eleanor Knight is pushing thirty. She works as an illustrator in an advertising company and dreams of becoming a real artist. The girl rents a small apartment on the outskirts of London and hopes that things are about to change. This is one of the best books to read after a break-up.

6. “Bring Down the Stars”, Emma Scott

Two best friends – Weston and Connor – are completely different. Weston is from a poor family, and Connor is the son of a senator. But the guys are ready to go any lengths for the sake of each other, even to sacrifice their lives. Once, a real tragedy happens – the friends fall in love with the same girl named Autumn.

7. “Pride and Prejudice”, Jane Austen

Jane Austen is a true master of moral novels that describe human vices and virtues with incredible accuracy. The novel “Pride and Prejudice” is about a variety of human characters interwoven into the same love story of Lizzy and Darcy. The action-packed masterpiece of world literature involves readers into England of the 19th century, makes think about own prejudices, and delights with a happy ending.

8. “Late-Blooming Flowers”, Anton Chekhov

The novel is tragic and saturated with realistic life stories of the 19th century. A kind girl named Marusya falls in love with a mercantile doctor Toporkov, who, due to the lack of a large dowry, marries another, wealthy girl. This story is extremely relevant today when love is often measured in gold bullions.

9. “The Great Gatsby”, F. Scott Fitzgerald

This is a masterpiece that impresses with the atmosphere of luxurious life and merciless loneliness in a gilded cage. Although the love story of Gatsby and Daisy seems to be a fairy tale, this relationship poisons the life of the protagonist. In pursuit of wealth and grandeur, Gatsby forgets about his own soul, naively believing that everything in the world is material.

10. “Just Together,” Anna Gavalda

In the novel, the writer raises the issue of loneliness, self-confidence, and the importance of gaining the support and love of another person. The main character, Camilla, moves to live with her neighbor and starts dating this guy. But soon, she meets a chef named Frank, who turns Camilla’s life upside down.

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To sum up, books about love will always come in handy for you, and it does not even matter whether you try to fix a relationship, look for a partner, or simply want to immerse yourself in the dreamlike world of true love. You do not need any magic wand to stop time – just make tea and open a book!