The 30 Secrets Of Happily Married Couples

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Simon and Schuster, Jan 13, 2006 - Family & Relationships - 256 pages
A completely revised and updated blueprint for happier marriages!

It's better--and easier--to change your relationship than it is to change your partner. Based on Dr. Paul Coleman's experience with thousands of couples, this groundbreaking guide shows you thirty proven ways to do just that. In this comprehensive all new edition, Dr. Coleman offers fresh insights for a happy marriage, such as:
  • Don't expect miracles overnight.
  • Stop judging and start accepting.
  • Tap into the power of small talk.
  • Encourage each other's dreams.
  • Reduce conversation killers.
  • Eliminate the seven sexual myths.

With The 30 Secrets of Happily Married Couples on your bedside table, you can make your marriage stronger and happier--whether you've been married for five days or fifty years!
 

Contents

Contents Acknowledgments
Whats New and Exciting in This Updated Version?
Take the Happiness Test
PART ONE Increasing the Positives
Tap into the HurricaneForce Power of Small Talk
Give the Benefit of the Doubt
Magical Attentiveness
Nurture One Another and Be Good Friends
Get a Healthy Perspective on Your Family of Origin
PART TWO Decreasing the Negatives
Stop Judging and Start Accepting
Reduce Your Need to Be Right
Dont Expect Miracles Overnight
Be Less Accommodating of Hurtful Behaviors
Stop Arguing about Problems That Will Never Go Completely Away
Uncover and Reduce Hidden Agendas

Yield Often to Your Partners Wishes
Encourage Each Others Dreams
Recognize Your Role in a Problem
Love It Up with Sex and Affection
Take Time for Yourself
Be Positively Optimistic
Supersize Your Intimacy
Have Creative Wow
Find a Sacred Purpose to Your Marriage
Boost Commitment
Dont Allow Arguments to Escalate
Decrease Your Inner Agitation
Keep It Between the Two of
Dont Tempt Fate with OppositeSex Friendships
Abandon Resentment and Forgive
Dont Keep Bringing Up the Past
Reduce Conversation Killers
Eliminate Double Standards
Get Rid of These Sexual Myths
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Dr. Paul Coleman is a psychologist in private practice specializing in grief, anxiety/trauma, intuition development, and rebuilding relationships for more than twenty years. He has appeared on national television shows, including Oprah, Today, Geraldo, and Fox's The Morning Show with Mike & Juliet, as well as in Cosmopolitan magazine and Parenting magazine. Coleman is a member of numerous professional organizations, including the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy and the American Psychological Association.

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