Listen now | Since Love & Respect is a marriage book, it can be easy to assume that the only damage it might cause is to someone’s marriage. The problem with any book that says “men need this and women need that,” however, is that no one is going to just apply these principles strictly to their own marriage. There are too many pastors reading these books who are also essentially the CEO of their churches, not to mention providing counseling of their own. The damage this book causes extends far beyond just the individual couples that might read it.