After reading the book “Confusing Love with Obsession” by author John D. Moore, I am going to discuss the contents of the book. Each scenario that was presented had a different situational environment. The first chapter was about a woman named Nancy. Her obsession was with her husband Ron. The moment she started dating Ron, she decided that she was going to keep him forever. At that point, she manipulated her way into getting pregnant with hopes that would keep him around. Nancy and Ron just celebrated twelve years of marriage when she discovered Ron’s infidelity. This infuriated Nancy to the point she plotted ways to get revenge. From slashing the other woman’s tires, to getting her information and racking up credit card debt. “Indeed, Nancy had known
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As we’re about to discuss the third scenario from the book “Confusing Love with Obsession”. Think about this, can money truly buy your happiness? This scenario involves the use of money to maintain power. Patrick has been married to his wife Sarah for five years. He goes on to explain that Sarah receives whatever her heart desires. He continued to think that she was satisfied in their relationship. Patrick’s mindset is that it’s the woman’s place to stay at home. She does all the cooking and household chores while he is at work making the money to support their lifestyle. He gave her a weekly allowance, but after that he needed to approve of her expenses. From what I understand is that Sarah felt unfulfilled in her life and she expressed the idea of wanting to go to school to become an interior designer. Patrick disapproved of this idea therefore she had no way of going to school without his money. “The fact that he believed she should stay home during the day and not work, coupled with his refusal to let her attend school, represented a more serious issue, which I suspected was a deeply held a fear of abandonment.” (Moore,2006). Patrick had problems in his past that shaped his mindset about woman and their
As we’re about to discuss the third scenario from the book “Confusing Love with Obsession”. Think about this, can money truly buy your happiness? This scenario involves the use of money to maintain power. Patrick has been married to his wife Sarah for five years. He goes on to explain that Sarah receives whatever her heart desires. He continued to think that she was satisfied in their relationship. Patrick’s mindset is that it’s the woman’s place to stay at home. She does all the cooking and household chores while he is at work making the money to support their lifestyle. He gave her a weekly allowance, but after that he needed to approve of her expenses. From what I understand is that Sarah felt unfulfilled in her life and she expressed the idea of wanting to go to school to become an interior designer. Patrick disapproved of this idea therefore she had no way of going to school without his money. “The fact that he believed she should stay home during the day and not work, coupled with his refusal to let her attend school, represented a more serious issue, which I suspected was a deeply held a fear of abandonment.” (Moore,2006). Patrick had problems in his past that shaped his mindset about woman and their