Highly Effective Marriage / Van Pelt, Nancy L / (PB/1999-1999/B+/USED)

*Condition Note: Book is gently used and clean.*

Amazingly, recent studies show that marital happiness has little to do with whom you marry and everything to do with how you cope with conflict. By learning and practicing a few simple rules, you can join the 10 percent who enjoy true marital happiness. If you long for marital intimacy, tenderness, and respect, or just need a 100,000-mile marital tune-up, this book is filled with powerful secrets to keep your spouse madly in love with you. You'll learn:

How to change the status quo by changing your tactics

Six rules for fighting fair

The magic of "share prayer."

Thirteen creative ideas for a date with your spouse

How a few words of affection can lower your medical bills

Nine ways to put play back into your marriage

Twenty one ways to love your wife

How to decide who submits to whom

How to replenish an overdrawn love bank

Five ways to make your spouse feel accepted

How to put pizzazz back in the bedroom

Plus scores of other suggestions to banish boredom, rekindle the old flame, and create the marriage of your dreams!

CONTENTS

Before You Begin

Part 1: Her Needs/His Needs: Decoding the Mystery

Marriage--Playing for Keeps

Her Need for...

His Need for...

Part 2: How to Live With an Imperfect Mate

Acceptance

Habits That Destroy Relationships

The Effects of Destructive Habits on Relationships

How to Become a More Accepting Person (if You Really Want to)

Part 3: Why Cant My Partner Understand What I Say?

Why We Communicate the Way We Do

Listening--A Way to Show You Care

How to Talk to the One You Love

Coping With Conflict

Part 4: Why Can't a Woman Be More Like a Man:

Is Something Really Wrong With the Male Brain?

What Men Should Understand About Women

What Women Should Understand About Men

Part 5: Who's In Charge Here, Anyway? (Solutions to Power Struggles)

What's God's Plan for Leadership in Marriage?

Family Leadership

Submission--What It Is What It Isn't

Spiritual Leadership

Part 6: Good Sex Doesn't Just Happen

How Good Sex Happens

Understanding Sexual Climax

His and Her Tips for Great Sex

Part 7: Preventing Marriage Burnout

Make Love Last a Lifetime

Date Your Mate

Play With Your Mate

Laugh With Your Mate

Appendix

Selected Bibliography

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