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I wish this book gave the secret of making marriage work but it doesn't. Here's what it does give: Principles include putting your spouse first, ahead of your career, other family members (including kids), and other responsibilities.
Be best friends first and foremost!
Talk about both the good and bad things that happened with your day, each and every day. Know what challenges your spouse is facing, what their concerns are, what their victories are.
Know him/her/them inside and out: what are their 5 favorite movies, songs, books, places to travel, goals for the future, where they went to school, what growing up was like for them, and how their parents treated them. EVERYTHING.
All of this is to provide a solid foundation that you can rely on when things start to become difficult, struggles arise, and conflicts occur. The reason divorce happens is that a couple loses connection and having the above in place is supposed to eliminate or reduce those feelings of disconnect.
While I agree with the above, having a solid foundation helps when times get tough, I don't like any book that applies a "one size fits all" approach to marriage or relationships. Many things can cause problems in a marriage (having kids, job/career issues, drug & alcohol addiction) and that needs to be taken into consideration as well.
Be best friends first and foremost!
Talk about both the good and bad things that happened with your day, each and every day. Know what challenges your spouse is facing, what their concerns are, what their victories are.
Know him/her/them inside and out: what are their 5 favorite movies, songs, books, places to travel, goals for the future, where they went to school, what growing up was like for them, and how their parents treated them. EVERYTHING.
All of this is to provide a solid foundation that you can rely on when things start to become difficult, struggles arise, and conflicts occur. The reason divorce happens is that a couple loses connection and having the above in place is supposed to eliminate or reduce those feelings of disconnect.
While I agree with the above, having a solid foundation helps when times get tough, I don't like any book that applies a "one size fits all" approach to marriage or relationships. Many things can cause problems in a marriage (having kids, job/career issues, drug & alcohol addiction) and that needs to be taken into consideration as well.