Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts: Seven Questions to Ask Before---and After---You Marry [Audiobook, Unabridged] [Audio CD]

Les and Leslie Parrott (Author, Narrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 26, 2006

Start today building a marriage that lasts a lifetime With more than 600,000 copies sold, Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts has become the gold standard for helping today's engaged and newlywed couples build a solid foundation for lifelong love. This expanded and updated edition has been honed by ten years of feedback, professional experience, ongoing research, and the authors' own insights, making it more helpful and informative than ever. * Uncover the most important misbeliefs of marriage * Learn how to communicate with instant understanding * Discover the secret to reducing and resolving conflict * Master the skills of money management * Get your sex life off to a great start * Understand the three essential ingredients to lasting love * Discover the importance of becoming 'soul mates'

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts (SYMBIS) is the first comprehensive marriage preparation program specifically designed for today's couples. It's also the first program for couples developed by a couple. And Les and Leslie Parrott are no ordinary couple. As marriage counselors and teachers, they're on the cutting edge of marriage research and education. Each year they teach a blockbuster relationships course to hundreds of college students. They see the struggles and dreams of couples up close. And they reveal the flaws and foibles of their own relationship in order to show how challenging -- and rewarding -- marriage can be. The Parrotts show young couples the skills they need to make the transition from "single" to "married" smooth and enjoyable. Designed for couples and small groups, the SYMBIS curriculum includes the following: - Two videos with eight half-hour sessions by the Parrotts - Separate men's and women's workbooks full of exercises and self-tests to help couples apply what they learn - A leader's guide that shows small-group leaders how to successfully conduct the SYMBIS program - A hardcover copy of the book, Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts - A copy of the Marriage Mentor Manual, a guide to helping young couples establish mentoring relationships with experienced couples after the wedding Based on up-to-date information from two marriage authorities, the Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts curriculum offers today's couples a complete marriage prep program for a lifetime together. Start with it today, while your love is fresh -- and save your marriage before it starts.

8 sessions; 2 videos --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott are founders of RealRelationships.com and the Center for Relationship Development at Seattle Pacific University. Their bestselling books include Love Talk, Crazy Good Sex, and the award-winning Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts. Their work has been featured in the New York Times and USA Today, and they have appeared on CNN, Good Morning America, and Oprah. They live with their two young sons in Seattle. SPANISH BIO: Les y Leslie forman un equipo como marido y mujer, y son expertos avanzados en los asuntos concernientes a las relaciones personales. Muestran sus experiencias como padres con el objetivo de ayudarte a cumplir la vocacion mas grande de u vida.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Audio CD
• Publisher: Zondervan; Una Exp Up edition (September 26, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0310262100
• ISBN-13: 978-0310262107
• Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 4.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,670,944 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Les and Leslie. A husband-and-wife team who not only share the same name, but the same passion for helping others build healthy relationships. In 1991, the Parrotts founded the Center for Relationship Development on the campus of Seattle Pacific University - a groundbreaking program dedicated to teaching the basics of good relationships.

Married in 1984, the Parrotts bring real-life examples to their speaking platform. Their professional training - Leslie as a marriage and family therapist, and Les as a clinical psychologist - ensures a presentation that is grounded, insightful and cutting-edge.

The Parrotts are New York Times #1 Best Selling Authors. Their books include the award-winning Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts, Love Talk, Real Relationships, The Parent You Want to Be, and Crazy Good Sex.

Each year Les and Leslie speak in over 40 cities. Their audiences include a wide array of venues, from churches to Fortune 500 company board rooms. Their books have sold over two million copies in more than two dozen languages.

The Parrotts have been guests on many national TV and radio programs such as CNN, Good Morning America, CBS This Morning, The View with Barbara Walters, NBC Nightly News, and Oprah. Their work has been featured in USA Today and The New York Times.

Visit their website for lots of free resources at www.LesandLeslie.com

Customer Reviews

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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for engagement gift, February 14, 2010

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This review is from: Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts: Seven Questions to Ask Before---and After---You Marry (Audio CD)

This was an awsome gift for my daughter and her fiance that have dated for 8 years. They are getting to know each other even better by the questions and discussions from this series.

2 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars CD Player wouldn't read 1st CD, June 2, 2008

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lelakw0man "lelakw0man" (Terre Haute, IN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts: Seven Questions to Ask Before---and After---You Marry (Audio CD)

The first CD of the 4-CD set wouldn't read in my car radio, so I started with #2. This book came highly recommended, and I drive so much I thought I'd try a book on tape. It is in fact a really great book (so far), and it's nice to have it read by the people who actually wrote the book...it's very hard to misinterpret anything in the book. I think I will have to buy the print version though...I find it a little hard to really absorb what's being said while driving.