World Class Marriage How to Create the Relationship You Always Wanted with the Partner You Already Have

by Howell, Patty; Jones, Ralph

• ISBN13: 9781442203259
• ISBN10: 1442203250
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-05-16
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

World Class Marriage is an engaging, practical and personal guide for relationship success written by two experienced marriage and relationship educators who share a loving and successful 30-year marriage with each other. The authors combine the latest and best information and guidance about how couples can avoid relationship damage and create lasting love, with unique insights and personal examples from their own successful marriage and extraordinary career teaching relationship skills around the world. This warm and practical guide will help readers keep or retrieve the love, closeness, and intimacy everyone wants from marriage.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vii
Definition of a World Class Marriage	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
The 16 Pillars of a World Class Marriage	p. 11
Setting Goals	p. 13
Avoiding Blame	p. 19
Understanding the Nature of Behavior	p. 29
Using Power Listening	p. 33
Giving up "Tit for Tat"	p. 43
Assuming Self-Responsibility	p. 49
Avoiding "Cool" Talk	p. 53
Changing Behaviors, Not Your Partner	p. 55
Knowing When to Surrender	p. 65
Giving Caring the Way It Matters	p. 69
Handling Hot Topics	p. 75
Resolving Conflicts and Disagreements	p. 83
Giving Apology and Forgiveness	p. 93
Growing Yourself	p. 101
Forging a Bond	p. 115
Nurturing the Honeymoon	p. 121
Applying the Pillars	p. 127
Living Together	p. 129
Gay/Lesbian Relationships	p. 139
Kids and the Relationship	p. 145
Getting Men to Communicate	p. 153
Being Yourself in the Relationship	p. 167
Concluding Thoughts	p. 171
Notes	p. 173
Glossary	p. 175
Bibliography	p. 183
Workshops	p. 187
Index	p. 189
About the Authors	p. 195
International Editions	p. 197
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