World Class Marriage: How to Create the Relationship You Always Wanted with the Partner You Already Have

Patty Howell; Ralph Jones

doi:10.5771/9781442203273

Summary

Millions of American marriages have failed or will fail, resulting in what the authors see as a social epidemic that brings devastating consequences to the couple, their children, and to the economic and social fabric of society. Building upon their notion of the 16 'pillars' that promote a healthy and rewarding marriage, the authors present a structure for relationship success that is built upon groundbreaking information about what does and does not work in relationships and the conditions that promote growth and intimacy. This approach offers couples a powerful toolbox for eliminating behaviors that damage their relationship and pumping up the behaviors that promote love, caring, closeness and cooperation. World Class Marriage is a book all couples who want to see their marriages last should read and share.

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Bibliographic data

Edition: 1/2010
Copyright Year: 2010
ISBN-Print: 978-1-4422-0325-9
ISBN-Online: 978-1-4422-0327-3
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 204
Product Type: Monograph

1. CONTENTS No access
2. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS No access
3. DEFINITION OF A WORLD CLASS MARRIAGE No access
4. PREFACE No access
INTRODUCTION No access Pages 1 - 10
1. Ch01. PILLAR 1 SETTING GOALS No access
2. Ch02. PILLAR 2 AVOIDING BLAME No access
3. Ch03. PILLAR 3 UNDERSTANDING THENATURE OF BEHAVIOR No access
4. Ch04. PILLAR 4 USING POWER LISTENING No access
5. Ch05. PILLAR 5 GIVING UP “TIT FOR TAT” No access
6. Ch06. PILLAR 6 ASSUMING SELF-RESPONSIBILITY No access
7. Ch07. PILLAR 7 AVOIDING “COOL” TALK No access
8. Ch08. PILLAR 8 CHANGING BEHAVIORS,NOT YOUR PARTNER No access
9. Ch09. PILLAR 9 KNOWING WHEN TO SURRENDER No access
10. Ch10. PILLAR 10. GIVING CARINGTHE WAY IT MATTERS No access
11. Ch11. PILLAR 11 HANDLING HOT TOPICS No access
12. Ch12. PILLAR 12 RESOLVING CONFLICTSAND DISAGREEMENT No access
13. Ch13. PILLAR 13 GIVING APOLOGY AND FORGIVENESS No access
14. Ch14. PILLAR 14 GROWING YOURSELF No access
15. Ch15. PILLAR 15 FORGING A BOND No access
16. Ch16. PILLAR 16 NURTURING THE HONEYMOON No access
1. Ch17. LIVING TOGETHER No access
2. Ch18. GAY/LESBIAN RELATIONSHIPS No access
3. Ch19. KIDS AND THE RELATIONSHIP No access
4. Ch20. GETTING MEN TO COMMUNICATE No access
5. Ch21. BEING YOURSELF IN THE RELATIONSHIP No access
CONCLUDING THOUGHTS No access Pages 171 - 172
NOTES No access Pages 173 - 174
GLOSSARY No access Pages 175 - 182
BIBLIOGRAPHY No access Pages 183 - 186
WORKSHOPS No access Pages 187 - 188
INDEX No access Pages 189 - 194
ABOUT THE AUTHORS No access Pages 195 - 204