Men love differently from women. Not better. Not worse. Just different. Becoming Love Able is a book about love, deep love, from a masculine perspective. Whether presently in an intimate partnership or wanting to be in one, the book will clarify what true love is and what specific behavioral steps a man needs to take in order to be able to create intimate, enduring relationships.

Richard Matzkin, MA, Psych. counts as his life’s greatest accomplishment his four decade loving marriage to his wife, Alice. Retired now, except for speaking engagements, seminars and workshops, Richard was Director of a court mandated program for men who were violent towards their partners, and Program Director of a psychiatric hospital in Los Angeles. He had been active in men’s work both as a leader and participant, and for years was a facilitator of men’s therapy and consciousness raising groups. He is an accomplished sculptor, jazz drummer and multiple award-winning author, and has taught meditation in the Siddha Yoga tradition. He lives with Alice, three chickens and Roamio, the cat, on an acre at the end of a road in the hills above the small town of Ojai, California.

Keywords: men, relationship, love, marriage, masculinity, self-help, kindness, personal growth, gender