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9781605501161

Save Your Marriage in Five Minutes a Day: Simple Daily Strategies to Transform Your Relationship

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  • ISBN13:

    9781605501161

  • ISBN10:

    1605501166

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2011-03-18
  • Publisher: Adams Media Corp

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Summary

A happy marriage is within every couple's reach--all it takes is five minutes. In marriage, happiness is a state of mind that you can create together in mere minutes. In this book, bestselling author and marriage expert Dr. Bonnie Jacobson shows you how to make each other happy with the small yet meaningful gestures that add up to a big difference--one day at a time. From turning your everyday interactions like housework and making dinner into playful bonding to quick ways to have good sex (or starthaving good sex), these are psychologically sound methods that teach the both of you to bring out the best in each other--and your relationship. With this easy primer to marital bliss, not only will you strengthen your marriage in no time, you'll also learn how to keep it strong--and happy--for years to come.

Author Biography

Bonnie Jacobson, PhD, coauthor of Choose to Be Happily Married, has been happily married for twenty-five years. In addition to running her own private practice, Dr. Jacobson is a member of the American Psychological Association, American Group Psychotherapy, and Eastern Group Psychotherapy. She practices and lives in New York, NY. Alexia Paul is a wife of three years as well as a writer, editor, and former literary agent. She is also the coauthor of Choose to Be Happily Married. She lives in Charlotte, NC.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgmentsp. vii
Introductionp. ix
Five-Minute Strategies to Keep the Spark Alivep. 1
Let's Get Physicalp. 3
Tokens of Affectionp. 13
Creative Foreplayp. 23
Sexual Consciousnessp. 33
Fight Resistance, Keep the Connection Alivep. 43
Embrace the Newp. 51
Five-Minute Strategies for Domestic Blissp. 59
Make the Mundane Meaningfulp. 61
Big Gesturesp. 69
Kid Stuffp. 79
Money Mattersp. 87
Happy Differencesp. 97
Five-Minute Strategies for Great Communicationp. 105
Body Languagep. 107
Stay Curiousp. 117
The Complication of Complimentsp. 125
The Benefits of Giving-and Taking-Spacep. 135
Compassionate Feedbackp. 145
Five-Minute Strategies for Marital Hiccupsp. 155
Tuning in with Emotional Intelligencep. 157
Defusing a Bullyp. 167
Resist Blamingp. 177
Fighting Fairp. 187
Hug Nakedp. 197
Conclusionp. 205
Referencesp. 209
Indexp. 217
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