Seven secrets of a happy marriage : wisdom from the annals of "Can this marriage be saved?" / [compiled] by Margery D. Rosen and the editors of Ladies' home journal. - xiv, 431 p.ages: forms ; 23 cm.

Introduction: Love Lessons across the Generations ix --
Secret #1 Deepen Trust: Securing the Anchor of a Good Marriage 1 --
Secret #2 Communicate: Saying What You Mean, Meaning What You Say 49 --
Secret #3 Fight Fair: Working for, not against, Your Marriage 107 --
Secret #4 Defuse Power Struggles: Respecting, and Accepting, Differences 165 --
Secret #5 Be Money Smart: Discovering What Money Can and Can't Do for Your Marriage 217 --
Secret #6 Make Love: Keeping the Marriage Hot 267 --
Secret #7 Team Up: Balancing Parenthood with Partnership 321 --
Workbook: Checklists and Strategies: A Workbook for the Two of You 373.

This title is drawn from the women's column in the "Ladies Home Journal" called "Can this marriage be saved?". It profiles real-life case studies of marriages in crisis, with advice from professional marriage therapists.

0761126856 (alk. paper) 9780761126850

2002068998


Marriage--United States--Case studies.
Marital conflict--United States--Case studies.
Married people--Psychology--United States--Case studies.

HQ536 / .S47 2002

306.810973