A review by reutgirl
The Marriage You Want: Moving beyond Stereotypes for a Relationship Built on Scripture, New Data, and Emotional Health by Dr. Keith Gregoire, Sheila Wray Gregoire

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

This is the marriage book everyone needs!  Marriage isn't meant to be hard, it's meant to make life easier with your spouse by your side. 

Keith and Sheila hit hard on the idea of true teamwork. Everything about your marriage is better when you're working as a team - at housework, at parenting, at emotional and spiritual growth, at your marriage. They help to dispel the myths of patriarchy and conplementarianism biblically and through research. 

Speaking of, their research team has done an amazing job showing how different beliefs can impact marital and sexual satisfaction both positively and negatively. And they offer solutions on how to move forward if you've fallen into some of these traps. 

I love how they lay out principles with examples that you can apply to your own marriage in the ways that work for you and your spouse in your specific situation. They don't offer a quick fix or a formula to follow.  They equip you with principles to apply that will continue to be useful for a lifetime.