The Highly Sensitive Person in Love: Understanding and Managing Relationships When the World Overwhelms You

Elaine N. Aron, Ph.D.

Nov 2009 · Sold by Harmony

About this ebook

Do you fall in love hard, but fear intimacy? Are you sick of being told that you are “too sensitive”? Do you struggle to respect a less-sensitive partner? Or have you given up on love, afraid of being too sensitive or shy to endure its wounds?

Statistics show that 50 percent of what determines divorce is genetic temperament. And, if you are one of the 20 percent of people who are born highly sensitive, the risk of an unhappy relationship is especially high. Your finely tuned nervous system, which picks up on subtleties and reflects deeply, would be a romantic asset if both you and your partner understood you better. But without that understanding, your sensitivity is likely to be making your close relationships painful and complicated.

Based on Elaine N. Aron’s groundbreaking research on temperament and intimacy, The Highly Sensitive Person in Love offers practical help for highly sensitive people seeking happier, healthier romantic relationships. From low-stress fighting to sensitive sexuality, the book offers a wealth of practical advice on making the most of all personality combinations. Complete with illuminating self-tests and the results of the first survey ever done on sex and temperament, The Highly Sensitive Person in Love will help you discover a better way of living and loving.

Ratings and reviews

absolutely amazing! questions I had no answers for years finally came to me! thank you so much for your hard work! your book helped me understand things I would never understood on my own

Because I can relate to it I am very sensitive person this book is very accurate. It helps to know that I am not alone thank you very much

A nice dialogue with someone that knows you but not really. Would definitely recommend it to highly sensitive people

About the author

Elaine N. Aron, Ph.D., is a psychotherapist, workshop leader, researcher, and highly sensitive person herself. She is the author of The Highly Sensitive Person and The Highly Sensitive Person’s Workbook. She divides her time between San Francisco and New York.