Receiving Love

What it is about

Receiving Love is Hendrix and Hunt on the difficulty of taking in care one has asked for—the next problem after learning to request it. They explore how childhood wounds and self-rejection can block a partner’s warmth even when it arrives. The book extends Imago-related ideas toward the receiving side of exchange, not only the asking side. It is reflective couples psychology, not a medical treatment and not a safety protocol for abuse.

Questions it can answer

• Why can it be hard to take in care one has already asked for?
• How do old wounds block receiving a partner’s warmth when it arrives?
• How does this book extend Imago-related ideas beyond only making requests?

What you will not find

• A full reprint of Getting the Love You Want
• Instructions to stay and receive “love” that is actually control
• Psychiatric medication guidance