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1001 Questions to Ask Before You Get Married

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Hmmm... A person who has been successfully married for a long time and has known her husband for 10 years before tying the knot, supposedly picks up this book, realizes it doesn't offer her anything, and then gives it a negative review? Hello. Talk about a complete disconnect, and a wholly unfair review.

This is a book for people who really need to think about what kind of changes married life will bring -- it's not for people who have known each other since childhood and grew up together (see below), but as grown-ups who come with perhaps unknown sets of values, goals, expectations, families, in-laws, problems, and vision.

For people who take the institution of marriage seriously and need to want to look past the butterflies and flowers of love and engagement to what it means to be really married, warts, mothers-in-law, unemployment, child-rearing exhaustion, nursing homes, affairs, as well as the good times (LOL). The author has really thought through life's possibilities exhaustively..I'd give this to anyone who is marriage-minded. Even if you've met "the one," sometimes it's better to know up front what you're dealing with and face it head on than find out later.

Recommended.

This is the only marriage preparation book I carry in my bridal boutique because of its common sense, secular and all-inclusive content. The book's questions, tips and advice can benefit any type of relationship-professional, personal as well as matrimonial. I have gotten good feedback from my customers. Many brides have told me that the questions in the book can be turned into a fun wedding shower game.

I was impressed by the book's non-threatening and non-preachy tone. It makes me feel good to know I'm offering brides something more than a beautiful wedding gown and accessories.

Gave this to my daughter and her fiancee to prepare them for the most important decision they'll ever make. They laughed at first, but can't stop talking about how much fun it is to ask all the questions. The sections about finances and in-laws are particularly good. I am recommending this book to all my friends who have kids of marrying age.

I learned so much about my fiance by going over these questions with him. Assumptions I was taking for granted were revealed to be inaccurate in several places - I was really glad we talked about them BEFORE getting married when it was probably easier to be honest. Afterwards I think I would have been more afraid of being honest and maybe of "ruining" our sense of togetherness. Other areas where I thought we might hold different opinions I was happily surprised to see we really agreed! I know that having done this (fun! really!) "homework" our "honeymoon" will last a whole lot longer! Great book - highly recommended to anyone in a serous relationship.

My girlfriend recomended that we fill out this book together. We did and it saved me a second divorce. It has questions you wouldnt think of asking untill too late. Highly recomended.

This is an obvious knock-off of the highly successful 1000 Questions for Couples but it is still worth reading as there are a few questions that don't overlap.

The overall thrust of 1001 Questions seems to be career first while 1000 Questions seems to put more emphasis on the family relationship. I'd recommend both for a balanced view.

I bought this book to learn more about my fiance as well as myself. I wanted to see if this really is the right path for us and if we would work together as a team- parents and husband and wife. I loved this book because it actually got him to sit down with me and we actually thought about our answers and discussed how we felt. The book covers everything. The only cons were that it can be too specific at times (ie marrying a criminal, marrying an immigrant, etc.) but if it doesn't apply to you, you can always skip it. It covers everything from moving in, to children, to religion, to sex. It's a great book and I highly recommend it.

I was more determined to pick up a book before the wedding than my husband was, but we were both insanely glad we got this. It really makes you face situations that would take YEARS to come up, and it was really the best tool we could have had before we made the big leap.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED to anyone looking at marriage.

I bought two copies of this book, one for me and one for my fiancee at the time. We would read and answer on our own, then compare answers together. She is now my wife and I believe this book and the time we spent will cut down on the amount of misunderstandings and issues.

If I'd read this book before my first marriage I wouldn't have said "I do"! It covers everything that can come up at some point in a relationship. It is very time consuming. But be patient it is worth the time. I am also happy to report that the love of my life has been so great at working thru this book. And it has really confirmed for us that we are truly meant for each other!