Walk over to the self-help section of any bookstore and you’re bound to see hundreds of books on relationships there. Have you ever wondered who it is that writes these books? After all, how many people in society really have such a grasp on having a happy relationship that they’ve got the authority to write a relationship book about them?

The truth is that most people who write relationship books have only a little bit more experience than you do in the art of making relationships work. In many cases, these book authors are experts in the field of relationships. They might be marriage counselors or they may have academic experience in the psychology of relationships.

However, some of the book authors that pen pages about the perfect relationship have no other credentials besides being someone who has dated or married. And really, isn’t that okay? Sometimes we learn best by exploring the ideas of people similar to ourselves. You certainly don’t need a degree to know what relationship problems are like!

If you’re going to read relationship books, you might want to aim for finding a mixture of expert and lay person authors. This will give you a well-rounded view of the relationship issue that you’re exploring with opinions from people who have studied the topic as well as insight from authors who have been there.