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Everlasting Matrimony: Pearls of Wisdom from Couples Married 50 Years or More

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Marriage is a lifetime commitment. In this day and age, people aren't staying married for long periods of time, and the divorce rate is increasing year after year. Instead of remaining together through the good and bad times, couples are throwing in the towel at the first sign of trouble. Essential factors such as communication, compromise and commitment are all lacking in marriages today.

EVERLASTING MATRIMONY by Sheryl P. Kurland is a book depicting the lives of couples who have been married for fifty years or more. Hailing from various backgrounds and ethnicities, couples tell what has held their marriages together. Each story has a picture of the couple in their early years, a brief summary of how they met, a picture of how they look now and their advice on what has kept their marriage together for a lifetime.

A lot of the advice given may seem common sense, but they are things that we tend to take for granted such as: saying I love you, not going to bed angry, communicating and listening to one another. Other key factors given in having a lasting marriage are: spending time together before having children, spending time apart, trust, honesty, no secrets and sharing the housework. A very essential key to a successful marriage is having God as the center and praying together; without these key factors, a marriage is sure to fail or be full of problems.

EVERLASTING MATRIMONY is a vital resource for couples already married, those engaged and those hoping to one day tie the knot. I enjoyed how each of the couples shared a part of themselves and their love with the reader. To see that there are couples who have been married for five decades or more who are still happy is truly inspirational and encouraging to me. I have been married almost twelve years, and I am in my early thirties. I am proud of this accomplishment, especially in this day and age when you rarely find couples within my age group who have been married over five years. This book and the tips provided will assist me and my husband making it to that fifty year mark. I encourage all couples to add this book to their personal library; by doing so, they have nothing to lose and everything to gain.

Reviewed by Eraina B. Tinnin

of The RAWSISTAZ™ Reviewers

This book is amazing and interesting as it has pictures from 50 years ago and today. Each couple explains in his and her own words how they stayed married for more than 50 years. This is not some stuffy book about marriage counseling theory. These couples lived it! I also found very funny and intriguing the stories of how these couples met. This book is a MUST read for any currently married couples or couples about to get married. What a great gift for anniversaries, engagements and weddings! I could not find a gift for my wife of 15 years, since she had everything, so I bought her this book and she just loved it!!

These role models are the true experts on marriage. They tell it like it is -- no fluff. Open the book to any page and you'll learn something new about sustaining a healthy relationship with your life partner. These people have "been there, done that." So if you're about to get married, buy this book and keep it handy forever!!!

What a delightful book especially for those just getting married! Upbeat, well-written, and fun to read, this book offers unique insight into what really makes a marriage work! An ideal wedding or anniversary gift for couples of all ages!

What I like best about this book is that the author has allowed the couples' voices to come through directly. They're different; some are eloquent, some less so; some are humorous, others quite serious. There's something wonderful about two people summarizing the essence of a life together. The book is also graphically elegant, and pleasing to the hand, and the photograph pairs are fascinating.

I gave this book as a gift to an engaged couple, and a couple celebrating their 52nd wedding anniversary. Both LOVED it! In fact, one of the couples asked me where I bought the book so that they could give the book to some of their friends.

I very much enjoyed reading Everlasting Matrimony - as did my husband. We have just celebrated our 20th anniversary and I am hoping that one day we could add our own page to this book. It is inspiring to read about couples who have stayed together - and what they feel it was that helped them to make it to such a significant landmark. We too often read about divorce and couples who split up. It was wonderful to read about the success stories - couples who stay together and literally share their lives. This is a book that makes you happy just to read it, and to know that staying married today is not an impossible dream but a reality.

I have thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and have had so much fun giving it to friends and family for special occasions. When they receive it, they immediately begin to read all of the interesting excerpts. It is a very heartfelt book. Kudos to the writer! We need more positive, inspiring books like this one! Thank you for writing it!

My wife and I were fortunate in having been selected to participate in this wonderful book.

We are now into our 61st year of a happy marriage and would hope young folks reading this book would take lessons from the "pros" that have made it together for 50 years.

The book is so well organized and exciting...it could be a must read for a psychology class by teaching....always have the last word...."yes dear"

Expertly compiled and organized by Sheryl P. Kurland, Everlasting Matrimony: Pearls Of Wisdom From Couples Married 50 Years Or More is an elegantly published keepsake volume of keys to marital longevity as related by couples whose own marriages have endured for half a century or more. Touching upon every aspect and facet of marriage ranging from communication, sex, and money, to children, religion, hardships, and more, this coffee-table volume is enhanced with "then and now" photos of each couple making Everlasting Matrimony a highly prized and unique self-help compendium of seasoned advice, as well as a confidently recommended engagement, wedding, or anniversary gift filed from cover to cover with "lifetimes of wisdom, experience, and love".