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

*Condition Note: Former church library book is gently used and clean with the typical library markings/envelope.*

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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