Hidden Keys of a Loving, Lasting Marriage [Paperback]

Gary Smalley (Author), Norma Smalley (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 7, 1993

Fulfilling Marriages Don't Just Happen Truly joyful marriages are a lot of work! In Hidden Keys of a Loving, Lasting Marriage, best-selling author Gary Smalley shares the principles of strong marriages. He points out the common problems between husbands and wives. And he shows how to turn those troubles into teamwork. Hidden Keys of a Loving, Lasting Marriage explores: * Two reasons why marriages fail * How to meet the needs of your spouse * How a husband's lack of affection weakens a marriage * Crucial differences between men and women * How to motivate your spouse to listen to you This book is a combination of Smalley's earlier published works, If Only He Knew and For Better or For Best. The first half of the book discusses the husband's part in building a successful relationship. The second half of the book shows how wives can nurture their marriages. Good marriages require both husband and wife working together to understand, appreciate, and honor one another. This book shows you how to do just that.

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From the Back Cover

Fulfilling Marriages Don’t Just Happen

Truly joyful marriages are a lot of work! In Hidden Keys of a Loving, Lasting Marriage, best-selling author Gary Smalley shares the principles of strong marriages. He points out the common problems between husbands and wives. And he shows how to turn those troubles into teamwork.

Hidden Keys of a Loving, Lasting Marriage explores: * Two reasons why marriages fail * How to meet the needs of your spouse * How a husband’s lack of affection weakens a marriage * Crucial differences between men and women * How to motivate your spouse to listen to you

This book is a combination of Smalley’s earlier published works, If Only He Knew and For Better or For Best. The first half of the book discusses the husband’s part in building a successful relationship. The second half of the book shows how wives can nurture their marriages.

Good marriages require both husband and wife working together to understand, appreciate, and honor one another. This book shows you how to do just that.

About the Author

Gary Smalley is one of the country's best-known authors and speakers on family relationships. He is the award-winning, best-selling author or coauthor of sixteen books, as well as several popular films and videos. The Blessing and The Two Sides of Love have won Gold Medallions, The Language of Love won the Angel Award as the best contribution to family life, and his other titles have received Silver Medallions. His national infomercial Hidden Keys to Loving Relationships has been viewed by television audiences all over the world. Gary and his wife, Norma, have been married for over thirty years and live in Branson, Missouri. SPANISH BIO: Gary Smalley es presidente y fundador de Smalley Relationship Center. Realiza congresos en todo el pais y ofrece recursos para familias e iglesias familiares. Se han vendido mas de seis millones de copias de sus libros en todo el pais. La Bendicion y Las dos caras del amor han sido ganadores del premio 'Angel' por: Mejor contribucion a la vida familiar.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Zondervan (June 7, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0310402913
• ISBN-13: 978-0310402916
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #191,376 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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51 of 52 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hidden Keys to a Loving and Lasting Marriage, May 30, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Hidden Keys of a Loving, Lasting Marriage (Paperback)

A few months ago my wife and I were having some troubles. I was at my best friends house talking about it when he handed me a book called "The Joy of Committed Love." I explained to him that no man would be caught reading a book with that title and he said..."Just open it to the flaged page showing 122 ways that men offend their wives. I read through 50 of them and put the book down...I had done all 50! I picked the book back up and read the last 72...I had done all of them as well! I borrowed the book and read it cover to cover on a business trip, and have been trying to buy my own copy since. "The Joy of Committed Love" has been reprinted as "The Hidden Keys to a Loving and Lasting Marriage." Just as soon as I type my last period I am placing an order for 3 more copies. Nothing in life is guaranteed...but this book worked for me...and now my wife and I could not be happier. If you care about your current relationship...or your next...Buy This Book!

39 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars two books in one, February 24, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Hidden Keys of a Loving, Lasting Marriage (Paperback)

I enjoyed reading this - I'm male, and it made me more sensitive to some things I didn't know about women and relationships. If you order from Amazon, realize that this is two books in one. Gary Smalley actually wrote two books about relationship problems. "If only he knew" was written for men, and "For better or best" is written for women. The two books discuss similar topics, but with a little different slant. They are combined in this volume. So if you purchase this, you shouldn't need to purchase either of the other two.

25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I Understand Where My Husband Is Coming From..., July 2, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Hidden Keys of a Loving, Lasting Marriage (Paperback)

This is the book that got my husband and I back on the same page in our relationship. We had become just parents, nothing more. Although it has a Christian spin, the author doesn't try to sugar coat the dealings that go on b/t a man and a woman. He gives it to you straight. My husband said he was dead on in the section that tells the wife how the husband is feeling. But what amazed me is how on point he was about the woman's point of view. It was downright scary. Best of all, my husband "got it". Something I couldn't get accross verbally or he stopped listening to me. Whatever. Get this book if you are about to give up on your relationship and just ask you partner to read the chapters on your point of view. You will open the doors of communication. Wonderful insightful work