Things I Wish I'D Known Before We Got Married

With more than 45 years of experience counseling couples, Gary has found that most marriages suffer due to a lack of preparation and a failure to learn to work together as intimate teammates.

This book is packed with wisdom and tips that will help develop the loving, supportive, and mutually beneficial marriage we envision, such as:

• What's the adequate foundation for a truly successful marriage?
• What should we expect about the roles and influence of extended family?
• How do we solve disagreements without arguing?
• How should we talk through issues like money, sex, chores, and more?
• How can we learn to apologize and forgive?

Read this book and you'll be prepared for--not surprised by--the challenges of marriage.

Table of Contents:

1. That being in love is not an adequate foundation for building a successful marriage

2. That romantic love has two stages

3. That the saying: "Like mother, like daughter" and "Like father, like son" is not myth

4. How to solve disagreements without arguing

5. That apologizing is a sign of strength

6. That forgiveness is not a feeling

7. That toilets are not self-cleaning

8. That we needed a plan for handling our money

9. That mutual sexual fulfillment is not automatic

10. That I was marrying into a family

11. That spirituality is not to be equated with "going to church"

12. That personality influences behavior

Epilogue

Appendix: Developing a healthy dating relationship