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Smart Love Book Report
The book Real Relationships, provides readers with many beneficial practices of Smart Love. The practice that stood out the most to me is that Smart Love does not try to change others. While it is clear in the teachings of the Bible that people can indeed change, we should never expect that someone will change because we want them to. I have seen many friends who are willing to put up with the unsavory habits or the opposing views of their partner in a dating relationship on the basis that they can change their partner. One of my closest friends is dating a man who is unwise with his money, has already accumulated a great deal of debt, and frequently borrows money from my friend. When asked about how her boyfriend’s spending habits will affect

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