Fighting for Your Marriage Positive Steps for Preventing Divorce and Preserving a Lasting Love

Name: Fighting for Your Marriage Positive Steps for Preventing Divorce and Preserving a Lasting Love
Price: 2.78 USD
Availability: InStock
ISBN: 9780787957445

ISBN-10: 0787957445

ISBN-13: 9780787957445

Edition: 2nd 2001 (Revised)

Authors: Howard J. Markman, Scott M. Stanley, Susan L. Blumberg

List price: $16.95

30 day, 100% satisfaction guarantee!

Marketplace

3 new & used from $2.78

what's this?

Rush Rewards U
Members Receive:

You have reached 400 XP and carrot coins. That is the daily max!

A bestseller in its field, this guide provides scientifically researched advice on how to overcome common marriage problems. It accepts that conflict is normal in a relationship and shows how to make sure that any conflict is healthy.

Book details

List price: $16.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 8/20/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 384
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.990



Acknowledgments


Introduction


Understanding the Risks on the Road to Lasting Love


Four Hallmarks of a Great Relationship: PREP in a Nutshell


Destructive Patterns: Signs of Danger Ahead


Changing Roles, Changing Rules: Men and Women in Conflict


Teaming Up to Handle Conflict


When What You Heard Isn't What I Said: Understanding Filters in Communication


Talking Safely Without Fighting: The Speaker-Listener Technique


Controlling the Home Fires: Handling Issues and Events Well


New Perspectives on Problems and Problem Solving


Keeping Conflict Under Control: Ground Rules for a Great Relationship


Enjoying Each Other


Safe Harbor: Preserving and Protecting Friendship


Playing Together: How to Succeed in Fun Without Really Trying


Sense and Sensuality: Enhancing and Protecting Your Sex Life


Sacred Places: Core Beliefs and Spiritual Intimacy


Staying the Course


Why You Can't Always Get What You Want: Unraveling the Mysteries of Expectations


Forgiveness: Restoring Hope


Sticking, Stuck, or Stopped: On the Path to Commitment


What to Do Now


Some Thoughts on Domestic Violence


Resources and Training


Selected Research and References


About the Authors


Index