{"product_id":"meant-to-be-and-other-cultural-cliches-that-sabotage-love-9798199221009","title":"Meant To Be: And Other Cultural Cliches That Sabotage Love","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Kevin Sims\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Marriage \u0026amp; Long Term Relationships\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat if the greatest threats to love were not betrayal, incompatibility, or bad timing... but the cultural clich�s we've repeated for generations without ever questioning them?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"If it's meant to be, it'll happen.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Follow your heart.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Love should be easy.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"You complete me.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"The spark is gone.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Happy wife, happy life.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese phrases sound harmless. Romantic, even. But beneath their comforting simplicity lies a dangerous reality: many of the beliefs modern culture teaches about love, dating, relationships, and commitment are quietly sabotaging the very connections people long to build.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cb\u003eMeant To Be: And Other Cultural Clich�s That Sabotage Love\u003c\/b\u003e, Kevin Sims dismantles the myths, half-truths, and emotional slogans that have shaped modern relationship thinking-and replaces them with something stronger: truth, intentionality, accountability, sacrifice, and lasting commitment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlending real-life stories, biblical insight, psychology, cultural analysis, and practical wisdom, this book exposes why so many people: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003echase chemistry but avoid commitment, \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emistake feelings for truth, \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003econfuse passivity with faith, \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eprioritize self-protection over connection, \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eand continually search for \"better\" while failing to build what is real.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside, you'll discover: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy \"follow your heart\" is dangerous advice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe hidden damage behind \"happy wife, happy life\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy love was never meant to sustain itself on feelings alone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe difference between chemistry and covenant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy relationships drift apart-and how to stop it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat actually makes love last in the real world\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow modern dating culture has distorted expectations about romance, fulfillment, and commitment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not another shallow relationship book filled with clich�s and temporary inspiration.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is a direct, honest, and deeply practical call to reject illusion and build relationships on truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether you are single, dating, engaged, married, healing from heartbreak, or questioning everything you thought you knew about love-this book will challenge you, sharpen you, and help you build something stronger than feelings alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause real love is not something you stumble into.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is something you stand up and build.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47889775788183,"sku":"9798199221009","price":1744.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798199221009.webp?v=1781177709","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/meant-to-be-and-other-cultural-cliches-that-sabotage-love-9798199221009","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}