When He's Married to Mom: How to Help Mother-Enmeshed Men Open Their Hearts to True Love and Commitment

Mother-enmeshment manifests itself in many ways. For some, it can be an inability to commit to another relationship without feeling like mother is being betrayed. For others it manifests itself as perpetual adolescence, addictions, or in other ways. Adams, a psychologist, shows how the men can overcome enmeshment and how parents and partners can help. The book probably relied a bit too much on cases to make the points although gray "sidebars" did sometimes summarize points. Overall I did not find the book that useful as too much of it was common sense. I really felt the subtitle was not fulfilled within the pages. The author relied too much on suggesting professional counseling, while acknowledging that not all counselors would be show more helpful, and which is not always a financially feasible option for the persons. show less