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Seven secrets of a happy marriage : wisdom from the annals of "can this marriage be saved?" / by Margery D. Rosen and the editors of Ladies' Home Journal ; foreword by David Popenoe.

By: Material type: TextNew York, NY : Workman Publishing Company, ©2002Description: 431 pages ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 0761126856
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HQ 536 R723 2002
Contents:
SECRET 1. DEEPEN TRUST: SECURING THE ANCHOR OF A GOOD MARRIAGE -- "My husband is having an affair" -- "I can't face another Christmas with this man" -- "I had a fling with my boss" -- "My husband is sleeping with my best friend" -- "He placed a personal ad" -- "He drinks too much" -- "My secret is destroying our marriage" -- SECRET 2. COMMUNICATE: SAYING WHAT YOU MEAN, MEANING WHAT YOU SAY -- "He criticizes everything I do" -- "My perfect husband wants out" -- "We have nothing in common anymore" -- "He always tunes me out" -- "He's ashamed of me" -- "He expects me to give up my life" -- "He's so irresponsible" -- "Our baby was stillborn" -- SECRET 3. FIGHT FAIR: WORKING FOR, NOT AGAINST, YOUR MARRIAGE -- "My husband is so moody" -- "He says I'm pushing him away" -- "He's never there for me" -- "He's always angry" -- "We fight all the time" -- "He hit me"-- "He's jealous of my success" -- SECRET 4. DEFUSE POWER STRUGGLES: RESPECTING, AND ACCEPTING, DIFFERENCES -- "He won't do his share" -- "My husband wants a perfect housewife" -- "He's a child, not a husband" -- "My husband is a perfectionist" -- "He needs me too much" -- "He's never home" -- "My in-laws are driving me crazy" -- SECRET 5. BE MONEY SMART: DISCOVERING WHAT MONEY CAN AND CAN'T DO FOR YOUR MARRIAGE -- "We always fight about money" -- "My husband is so cheap" -- "My husband is having a midlife crisis" -- "My compulsive shopping is ruining our marriage" -- "My job makes me happier that he does" -- "He spends too much" -- "My husband is a compulsive gambler -- SECRET 6. MAKE LOVE: KEEPING THE MARRIAGE HOT -- "He's never in the mood" -- "He has a one-night stand -- "We haven't had sex in years" -- "We can't have a baby" -- "My husband is impotent" -- "He no longer thinks I'm sexy" -- "My husband keeps calling those sex hotlines" -- SECRET 7. TEAM UP: BALANCING PARENTHOOD WITH PARTNERSHIP -- "He's super dad but an awful husband" -- "My stepdaughters are destroying our marriage" -- "He's spoiling our son" -- "Our daughter is on drugs" -- "I wish I had an empty nest" -- "We had to give up our baby" -- "I love my kids more than I love my husband" -- WORKBOOK. CHECKLISTS AND STRATEGIES: A WORKBOOK FOR THE TWO OF YOU -- A quiz for wives -- A quiz for husbands -- Trust -- Communication -- Anger -- Power and control -- Sex -- Money -- Team up.
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SECRET 1. DEEPEN TRUST: SECURING THE ANCHOR OF A GOOD MARRIAGE --
"My husband is having an affair" --
"I can't face another Christmas with this man" --
"I had a fling with my boss" --
"My husband is sleeping with my best friend" --
"He placed a personal ad" --
"He drinks too much" --
"My secret is destroying our marriage" --

SECRET 2. COMMUNICATE: SAYING WHAT YOU MEAN, MEANING WHAT YOU SAY --
"He criticizes everything I do" --
"My perfect husband wants out" --
"We have nothing in common anymore" --
"He always tunes me out" --
"He's ashamed of me" --
"He expects me to give up my life" --
"He's so irresponsible" --
"Our baby was stillborn" --

SECRET 3. FIGHT FAIR: WORKING FOR, NOT AGAINST, YOUR MARRIAGE --
"My husband is so moody" --
"He says I'm pushing him away" --
"He's never there for me" --
"He's always angry" --
"We fight all the time" --
"He hit me"--
"He's jealous of my success" --

SECRET 4. DEFUSE POWER STRUGGLES: RESPECTING, AND ACCEPTING, DIFFERENCES --
"He won't do his share" --
"My husband wants a perfect housewife" --
"He's a child, not a husband" --
"My husband is a perfectionist" --
"He needs me too much" --
"He's never home" --
"My in-laws are driving me crazy" --

SECRET 5. BE MONEY SMART: DISCOVERING WHAT MONEY CAN AND CAN'T DO FOR YOUR MARRIAGE --
"We always fight about money" --
"My husband is so cheap" --
"My husband is having a midlife crisis" --
"My compulsive shopping is ruining our marriage" --
"My job makes me happier that he does" --
"He spends too much" --
"My husband is a compulsive gambler --

SECRET 6. MAKE LOVE: KEEPING THE MARRIAGE HOT --
"He's never in the mood" --
"He has a one-night stand --
"We haven't had sex in years" --
"We can't have a baby" --
"My husband is impotent" --
"He no longer thinks I'm sexy" --
"My husband keeps calling those sex hotlines" --

SECRET 7. TEAM UP: BALANCING PARENTHOOD WITH PARTNERSHIP --
"He's super dad but an awful husband" --
"My stepdaughters are destroying our marriage" --
"He's spoiling our son" --
"Our daughter is on drugs" --
"I wish I had an empty nest" --
"We had to give up our baby" --
"I love my kids more than I love my husband" --

WORKBOOK. CHECKLISTS AND STRATEGIES: A WORKBOOK FOR THE TWO OF YOU --
A quiz for wives --
A quiz for husbands --
Trust --
Communication --
Anger --
Power and control --
Sex --
Money --
Team up.

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