"I'm definitely a Giver and "Eeyore"—my nickname for my boyfriend because he's like the gloomy, pessimistic old grey-stuffed donkey in Winnie-the-Pooh—was definitely a Taker. He took for 3 1/2 years, and when I wasn't willing to give, give, give and stroke, stroke, stroke, he dashed off and quickly found a woman desperate for love. She's now giving him everything he wants/needs/requires. Doesn't make it any easier to be dumped. Rejection SUCKS!!! I learned a lot from your book and (should I ever be stupid enough to do this again) will definitely be on the lookout for the Takers, while learning to not be such a Giver. As a counselor and professor, that's a hard one as I have also been letting my students be Takers, too—giving, giving, giving more than I get paid for my time and support. I'm learning!"
Susan's Story
"I'm definitely a Giver and "Eeyore"—my nickname for my boyfriend because he's like the gloomy, pessimistic old grey-stuffed donkey in Winnie-the-Pooh—was definitely a Taker. He took for 3 1/2 years, and when I wasn't willing to give, give, give and stroke, stroke, stroke, he dashed off and quickly found a woman desperate for love. She's now giving him everything he wants/needs/requires. Doesn't make it any easier to be dumped. Rejection SUCKS!!! I learned a lot from your book and (should I ever be stupid enough to do this again) will definitely be on the lookout for the Takers, while learning to not be such a Giver. As a counselor and professor, that's a hard one as I have also been letting my students be Takers, too—giving, giving, giving more than I get paid for my time and support. I'm learning!"
