I purchased this book for a class I'm taking on relational communication. The assignment was to find a popular press "how to relationships" book and see how it compared to what we learned in the class. In most cases, popular press books are almost entirely opinion based, with little-to-no credentials from the author other than "I was in a relationship once, here's what I did." This book was different. The author reached out to a hundred people, to talk to them about their romantic experiences. She made a point to find "unconventional" people to provide different outlooks on life and romance and marriage and children. The book did an excellent job of tackling all the topics, from learning how to be single to how to know when a relationship has reached it's end. Content wise, the book gave solid advice on different ways to look at the world, and measured up well to what we talked about in class: communicate openly and don't be afraid to address conflict when it arises; and it's going to arise. Personally, as a queer girl who is never going to be in a conventional relationship, I found the reading experience validating in ways that were completely new to me. Whether you're in an unconventional relationship, thinking about changing things up, or just looking for more information on the broadening world we're living in, I would 100% recommend this book to anyone.