Howard Markman Ph.D., Scott Stanley, Susan L. Blumberg - Fighting for Your Marriage: Positive Steps for Preventing Divorce and Preserving a Lasting Love

Everyone dreams of finding the perfect someone, but once that near-impossible dream is realized, it's important to realize that the battle to keep that love alive involves plenty of maintenance. Lines of communication can get crossed, and even the most precious blossom can wither without just the right balance of adaptation, mutual respect, and unconditional affection. Markman's experience as a psychologist and researcher has shown him that these are the main areas where marriages fail. Making oneself understood clearly in conversation can be difficult, as is respecting a marriage partner's individuality rather than fretting about what an imagined soul mate "should" be. There are plenty of funny cartoons and sample dialogue exchanges in here, which couples can read aloud together--even if the dialogues are read as a joke they will almost certainly work to open up communication as promised. Each new thought is summed up in bold print in a text box, making this an easy book for thumbing through to find favori