Love Must Be Tough : New Hope for Marriages in Crisis

by DOBSON, JAMES DR

• ISBN13: 9781590523551
• ISBN10: 1590523555
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2003-12-01
• Publisher: Multnomah Books

Summary

Have you tried everything to save your marriage? You've forgiven a thousand times. You've bent over backwards to make your partner feel loved and accepted. But the only reward for your loyalty has been anger, indifference, infidelity, or abuse. Your spouse may even be ready to walk out the door. Do you feel like all is lost? Are you ready to give up? There is still hope. Dr. James Dobson's "tough love" principles have proven to be uniquely valuable and effective. Unlike most approaches to marriage crisis, the strategy in this groundbreaking classic does not require the willing cooperation of both spouses. Love Must Be Tough offers the guidance that gives you the best chance of rekindling romance, renewing your relationship, and drawing your partner back into your arms. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Dr. James Dobson is founder and chairman of Focus on the Family, a nonprofit organization whose internationally syndicated radio programs are heard by more than 200 million people daily. A licensed psychologist and marriage, family, and child counselor, Dr. Dobson is the author of numerous bestselling books dedicated to the preservation of the family. He and his wife, Shirley, are the parents of two grown children and live in Colorado Springs, Colorado .

Table of Contents

Publishers Preface	7	(2)
Introduction	9	(98)
1. With Love to the Victims	13	(10)
2. Panic and Appeasement	23	(10)
3. The Tender Trap	33	(10)
4. Young Love, True Love	43	(6)
5. Opening the Cage Door	49	(8)
6. The Tougher Questions	57	(8)
7. The Valley of the Shadow	65	(12)
8. Three Women Who Tried It	77	(6)
9. Questions and Answers	83	(24)
10. Victims of Affairs: A Dialogue	107	(24)
11. Discussion of the Dialogue	131	(14)
12. Anatomy of Adultery	145	(16)
13. Loving Toughness in Other Settings	161	(32)
14. Angry Women and Passive Men	193	(8)
15. Loving Toughness for Singles	201	(14)
16. Components of a Good Marriage	215	(12)
17. With More Love to the Victims	227	(10)
Notes	237