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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 306.81 EAN: 9780446672481 ISBN: 0446672483 Label: Grand Central Publishing Manufacturer: Grand Central Publishing Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 368 Publication Date: October 01, 1996 Publisher: Grand Central Publishing Studio: Grand Central Publishing Related Items:
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 Rating:  - The Good Marriage BookThis book is a more positive approach to a good marriage rather than looking at all the problems in a marriage. It helps us to notice the good things in a marriage no matter how small. And many times, we don't see or remember the little things that make a marriage work. Rating:  - A typical psychologist "anecdotal" concoction......the authors attempt to evaluate what makes a marriage last by interviewing couples...or at least they CLAIMED they interviewed these couples...frankly, I have to wonder if they simply didn't make up the couples as well as the interviews...there seems to be little overlap in characteristics of the relationships...also, the interviewee responses strike me as quite contrived and really don't sound very authentic...the responses of the men, in particular, sound more like something a woman would IMAGINE ... Read More Rating:  - GoodYes, the book is a good one, even flows and transitions between ideas very nicely. only problem that i have with the book... is that quite a bit of the information should already be known by all. Rating: - Best of all the books I've read in preparing for marriageI have read 10-15 books relating to marriage preparation and making sure one is ready to pick and BE a good spouse. This was by far the best. The author reassured me that people who grew up with unhappy childhoods & unhappy parents have as good a chance at a happy marriage as others. It also made me aware of many issues these couples had that I had not considered. This book prompted me to think about what I want from my future husband as a type of marriage, as an emotional partner, as a parental partner ... Read More Rating: - Wonderful bookWhat caught my eye about this ingrossing and captivating book began on page 20 where the author is describing a variety of couples she has interviewed for her study and that while each of them is unique and in some place 180 opposite is that "I realized then that each of these marriages was a different world, a sovereign country unto itself. Rather than a single archetype of happy marriage, I found many different kinds. Like a richly detailed tapestry, each relationship was woven from strands of love, friendship, ... Read More 
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