The 30 Secrets Of Happily Married CouplesA 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:
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
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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