Donald Miller is one of my favorite authors because he writes honestly and deeply about faith, relationships, and trying to live a meaningful life. When I heard he was writing a book about intimacy and vulnerability, it was a no-brainer to pre-order it. I read the whole thing in one day, alternately overjoyed and disgruntled depending on if his words hit a little too hard to home.
Scary Close is not a self-help book. Instead, it is Don’s story of how he grew into relational health after realizing he consistently found himself in manipulative relationships in which he was trying to use a woman to fulfill his own deep-seated needs. Sometimes I felt like he was peeking into my brain, especially when he described how he has always used humor, intelligence, and writing to get people to like him. It was helpful, then, that he shared a lot of the wisdom he has received from therapists, friends, and his fiancee Betsy. Continue reading
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