Just Married : What Might Surprise You about the First Few Years

by Feinberg, Margaret

• ISBN13: 9780736915076
• ISBN10: 0736915079
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-04-30
• Publisher: Harvest House Pub

Summary

Yep-you're married. You are no longer single and in sole possession of the remote, your finances, or your car. You are sharing your life with someone, and you're probably finding it a complicated as well as glorious experience.

Author Biography

Margaret Feinberg is an award-winning journalist, speaker, and writer. She is the author of Simple Acts of Faith, Simple Acts of Friendship, Twentysomething, and God Whispers

Table of Contents

The Wonder Years	7	(94)
1. Some Things Never Change	11	(10)
2. One More Time, Please. Why Do Opposites Attract?	21	(14)
3. Mirror, Mirror on the Wall-What Marriage Reveals About You	35	(10)
4. The Identity Crisis-Who Am I Now?	45	(8)
5. Great Expectations-What to Do When Your Spouse Isn't Fulfilling Them	53	(8)
6. Can You Hear Me Now? Reconnecting in a Disconnecting World	61	(10)
7. What Did You Just Say? Dialing Up the Level of Communication	71	(12)
8. And Two Checkbooks Shall Become One?	83	(12)
9. His Stuff Her Stuff, and Too Much Stuff	95	(6)
10. Eating for Two-The Health and Nutrition of Married Life	101	(6)
11. Birds, Bees, and What No One Told Me About Sex	107	(10)
12. For Him Only-Being the Best Spouse You Can Be	117	(10)
13. For Her Only-Being the Best Spouse You Can Be	127	(8)
14. Finding God (Again) After You've Found Your Mate	135	(12)
15. Was I Really Married at an Altar?	147	(10)
16. Oh, Baby-This Is Going to Change Our Life!	157	(6)
17. What Do You Mean We Aren't the Only Two People in the World?	163	(6)
18. The In-law Factor	169	(8)
19. Bumps in the Road	177	(8)
20. The Wonders of Married Life	185	(6)
The Perks	191
Anniversary Gift List	193	(2)
Seven Things to Do with the Wedding Gifts You Never Wanted	195	(2)
Communication 101: Tough Questions That Are Rarely Asked	197	(2)
It's Never Too Early to Establish Traditions	199	(6)
Handling PDB (Public Displays of Bickering)	205	(4)
Five Tips for Having a Great Date	209