What’s a good “life-help” book / author for my Father?
Question by kyle brauch: What’s a good “life-help” book / author for my Father?
My father & I lost my Mother in 2007. My Dad is looking to get back into the dating life (after 20 years of marriage / 4 years of recent single life) – but over the course of many conversations, he’s expressed to me his frustration with the inability to get back out there on his own.
He has the tendency to be quite bullheaded / stubborn at times, & he’s quick to turn off at what he calls “cliché, Hallmark-y, feel-good, lame advice”. I’ve offered what I can in terms of my own advice / motivation, but I’m no expert – & I’m limited to the best support I can give.
What would be a good author / book recommendation on learning to relearn how to get back out there and find a mate? He’s a 55-year-old recovering alcoholic, so bars / clubs / etc. aren’t a great choice, and he’s not the most active man in the world (he’s fit, but my Father is not about to join a gym, so to speak). As I said, feel-good type of self-help will result in him reading 5 pages and throwing it away – I’d like to find someone down-to-Earth, sensible & realistic about the major life changes he’s experienced. I know there’s got to be SOMETHING like that out there, but I’m not familiar myself.
Please help, it’s appreciated!
Thank you!
Kyle
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Dr Joyce Brothers wrote a good book called Widowed about her own experience.
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