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Things I Wish I'd Known Before We Got Married (2010)

by Gary Chapman(Favorite Author)

3.94 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0802481833 (ISBN13: 9780802481832)

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English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Northfield Publishing

review 1: My husband and I read this book together and really studied it before we got married. Doing this was better than any pre-marital counseling we could have done. We did have pre-marital counseling with our pastor, as well, but this book really set the stage for us as a new couple.Absolutely recommend this book to any couple considering getting married or engaged. Read it as early as you know about it. You will forever see great results!! Promise. :)
review 2: As a part of our pre-marital counseling through his church, my fiance and I read this book and went over it with a mentor couple. The author, the same guy who wrote The Five Love Languages, broke down the twelve things he wished he had known before he and his wife got hitched. He claims that if they had... more discussed and prepared in each of these areas, the early years of life with his wife would have been less filled with disappointment, disillusionment, resentment, arguments, guilt, and discouragement. The twelve chapters covered: I wish I had known... 1) That being in love is not an adequate foundation for building a successful marriage; 2)That romantic love has two stages; 3) That the saying "Like mother, like daughter," and "Like father, like son," is not a myth; 4) How to solve disagreements without arguing; 5) that apologizing is a sign of strength; 6) That forgiveness is not a feeling; 7) That toilets are not self-cleaning; 8) That we need a plan for handling our money; 9) That mutual sexual fulfillment is not automatic; 10) That I was marrying into a family; 11) That spirituality is not to be equated with "going to church"; and 12) That personality profoundly influences behavior. At the end of each chapter, there was a list of discussion questions for the spouses to go over with each other or with their mentors. Some of these questions were TOUGH! I don't particularly enjoy getting in touch with the emotional crap I keep burried inside, and some of these questions forced me to dig deep and share why I felt and act in the way that I do. I feel like this book is a valuable tool for those preparing for marriage. Sparking conversations on things that could become potential sources of conflict of not dealt with first, I honestly believe that going through all the hard work of answering those tough questions will help my fiance and I as we start our new lives together as a married couple. Five out of five stars for this one! less

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