"A wise, radical, and optimistic approach to marriage, from a leading clinical psychologist who has counseled couples and individuals for decades"--Dust jacket. People today are trying to make their marriages work over longer lives than ever before-- but staying married isn't always easy. De Marneffe addresses key problems that challenge marriages, and explains the psychological, emotional, and relational capacities we must cultivate to overcome...

You hear and read a lot about ways to improve your relationship. But if you've tried these without much success, you're not alone. Many highly reactive couples—pairs that are quick to argue, anger, and blame—need more than just the run-of-the-mill relationship advice to solve their problems in love. When destructive emotions are at the heart of problems in your relationship, no amount of effective communication or intimacy building

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"Spending nearly four years on the New York Times bestseller list, including eight months at number one, You Just Don't Understand is a true cultural and intellectual phenomenon. This is the book that brought gender differences in ways of speaking to the forefront of public awareness. With a rare combination of scientific insight and delightful, humorous writing, Tannen shows why women and men can walk away from the same conversation with completely...

The marriage revolution is at hand-it's going on right now, led by straight-shooting, brutally honest gloves-off contemporary Married Girls. With her fifteen years of experience at top women's magazines, Mandi Norwood speaks to this new generation of married women who crave independence and adventure just as much as they crave commitment. Like a great girls' night out, this smart, sexy, candid guide reveals married girls most intimate confessions...

After the great War Roscoe Owen, who was orphaned at 11 joined the Army at seventeen. He married Sara and they had one girl, then a SIDS boy, Jimmy, born Christmas and died Easter. Their second son, Billy was a very sickly child developing pneumonia at two. Sulfer and liquid iron were the only medicines of the day which had adverse effects on teeth and the body. Billy overcame his childhood asthma to become an incredible athlete, an All-America football...

This book is written and designed to allow couples to focus on each other. I want people to understand that there is hope, and to bring back the passion that generates a loving and successful marriage. I hope and pray that it will restore there love for each other that they once had. sadly it does take two willing people that want to save there marriage. There are people that have a disire to be so selfish, that you may not have a choice in the matter....

It is not easy for a husband to say, I messed up, but many of us mess up in our marriages. That is probably why more than two-thirds of divorce cases are filed by women, because their husbands messed up. We want to do better and save our marriages. This book is just what a brother needs to help him do better in his marriage. Wives, give us a chance to read this book, thoroughly. We hope to get it right.

The three biggest trends in weddings today are simplicity, personalization, and color. Wedding design expert Karen Bussen highlights these elements as she shows couples how to design their own weddings without going crazy or broke. Simple Stunning Weddings is the first wedding design book to focus on the where of the wedding. Location is the first and most important decision brides and grooms must make: everything else flows from that. Bussen showcases...

For the married person and for the person anticipating the prospect of marriage, a comprehensive study of the Bible, Gods holy Word, pertaining to marriage and related issues is vitally important. Topics that are discussed include: What is love? How can you sustain positive, romantic feelings for your spouse year after year? How is meeting the expectations of your spouse important to the marriage relationship, and what does Gods love require of a...

Almost everyone enters into a relationship in the honeymoon stage of dating. It is fun at firstthe physical attraction, the cute first moments, and the dating adventures. This beginning is called the meeting of the two representatives. When the two meet, they are meeting each others representative or the person they would like the other to think they really are. And so, at first, it seems as if the two of them have very much in common. There may be...