Mindy (mindy-sue) reviewed Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts: Seven Questions to Ask Before and After You Marry on + 13 more book reviews
We worked through this book along with the workbook as a couple in a small group setting with 3 other couples- after we were married. At the beginning, there were a lot of things that were similar to what we had gone through in pre-marital counseling, but it did get into new territory quickly. I was surprised about the lack of biblical basis in the book however. There was a lot of helpful information in here that we wished we had known before we got married- I was constantly saying "that is so true, we could have avoided some conflicts if we were aware of this before" such as with "unspoken rules"-that's a big one!! This book is highly recommended to anyone (along with the workbook!)- whether you are single, just started dating, engaged, or even already married. It really changed our marriage and made us a better couple at a time we really needed it.
Dana M. reviewed Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts: Seven Questions to Ask Before and After You Marry on + 3 more book reviews
This book has a lot of great common-sense tips for keeping a marriage healthy, mainly revolving around communication and keeping your expectations reasonable. However, they lost me when they brought God into it in the last chapter, which disappointed me, because there wasn't a huge religious tinge to most of the book.
Still a good read, regardless of your personal religious beliefs
Still a good read, regardless of your personal religious beliefs
Kristi S. (ksmsw) reviewed Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts: Seven Questions to Ask Before and After You Marry on + 4 more book reviews
Our pastor assigned my husband and I this book and the workbooks as our homework for pre-marital counseling. It went through a lot of details and situations married couples face. It helped us to have really good conversations.
