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From almost-marrieds to newlyweds to long-time couples, here's how to build a great marriage. . .and how to mend the cracks. Rock-Solid Marriage helps you build strong foundations for a marriage that lasts. Whether you're considering marriage, are facing marital difficulties, or simply wish to improve your marriage, Dr. Robert and Rosemary Barnes show how you can forge a rich relationship that will stand up to life's tests. Drawing on years of counseling experience and on their own marriage, the Barneses uncover principles essential for a healthy relationship. With a wealth of real-life illustrations, they help you cross marriage's toughest hurdles to achieve the kind of closeness you've dreamed of. -Understand each other's expectations for married life -Gain 'his and hers' perspectives about sexuality and intimacy -Learn the secrets of 'bilingual, ' man-woman communication -Discover five steps to affair-proofing your marriage -Turn conflict into an opportunity for deeper understanding. Warmly written, encouraging, and practical, Rock-Solid Marriage helps you and your partner maximize your strengths and iron out the problems to make your marriage as strong and productive as it can be.
List of contents
Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part I: Entering Marriage with Great Expectations
1 A Strong Foundation
2 Entering Marriage with the Wrong Expectations
3 Bilingual Marriage
Part 2: Choose to Be Married
4 Opposites Attract
5 Choosing to Be Friends
6 Attributes of a Friend
7 What About Fun? Remember Fun?
8 That’s How Mom and Dad Did It
9 The New In-law Factor
Part 3: The Communication Process
10 Now How Could That Hurt Her Feelings?
11 Procedure Setting
12 The Listening Ear
13 But He Refuses to Talk to Me
Part 4: The Exercise of Conflicts
14 Conflict Aversion
15 The Conflict of finances
16 Lovemaking from a Woman’s Perspective
17 Sex from a Man’s Perspective
18 Sexual Issues Spouses Sometimes Argue About
Part 5: Get Aggressive
19 Goal Setting
20 Your Spouse’s Self-Esteem
21 Practice Safe Marriage: Use Protection
22 Third-Party Intervention
Part 6: It’s a Matter of Doing Love
23 Love vs. Feelings
24 Deciding to Forgive
25 What Is Love?
About the author
Dr. Robert and Rosemary Barnes are conference speakers and coauthors of Rock-Solid Marriage and We Need to Talk. Dr. Robert Barnes is executive director of Sheridan House Family Ministries, the author of several books, host of the weekly "Family Time Radio" program, and writer of a newspaper column on family issues. Rosemary Barnes is a frequent national conference speaker with Robert on marriage and family issues.
Dr. Robert and Rosemary Barnes are conference speakers and coauthors of Rock-Solid Marriage and We Need to Talk. Dr. Robert Barnes is executive director of Sheridan House Family Ministries, the author of several books, host of the weekly "Family Time Radio" program, and writer of a newspaper column on family issues. Rosemary Barnes is a frequent national conference speaker with Robert on marriage and family issues.
Summary
With straightforward answers, practical suggestions, rich insights, and encouragement this book can help you build a solid marriage relationship.
