Saving Your Second Marriage Before It Starts: Nine Questions to Ask Before - and After - You Remarry, Workbook for Men [Paperback]

Les and Leslie Parrott (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 26, 2006

Complete with twenty-eight self tests---two of them brand-new---and a new group discussion guide, the expanded and updated Saving Your Second Marriage Before It Starts workbooks for men and women will help couples uncover and understand the unique shaping factors they bring into their second marriage both as men and women and as individuals. Exercises and assignments will help couples identify and meld their love styles, face the myths of remarriage honestly, become soul mates, identify each person's 'hot topics,' and much more. The discussion guide in each workbook integrates with the Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts DVD (includes seven pre-marriage sessions plus two additional sessions specifically designed to help prepare couples for remarriage) to facilitate lively and eye-opening interaction. Each session links with the workbook exercises and concludes with exercises each couple can do together over the next week.

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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
  
• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Zondervan; Workbook edition (September 26, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0310275849
• ISBN-13: 978-0310275848
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #514,355 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

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good questions that need to be asked, September 3, 2007

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This review is from: Saving Your Second Marriage Before It Starts: Nine Questions to Ask Before - and After - You Remarry, Workbook for Men (Paperback)

Are you or your new mate carrying too much baggage to move on to a good and fulfilling relationship? There are questions that you might not generally feel comfortable asking about, or talking about, but with this book (and the accompanying opposite gender version) my guy and I were able to clear up a lot of things that we didn't think was getting in our way, but turned out to be big for both of us. Now that we asked the pointed questions, compared our responses and beliefs, we are able to move on in a positive direction, with much less baggage weighing us down. I liked that we could go through the books long distance. We just compared our answers when we got together, since we are 800 miles apart at this time. It was worth it to invest the time and money. I believe it has allowed us to avoid some of the pitfalls of relationships after divorce.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Less than advertised, June 1, 2009

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WordySmith (Illinois) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Saving Your Second Marriage Before It Starts: Nine Questions to Ask Before - and After - You Remarry, Workbook for Men (Paperback)

While this book appears to be fine for helping marriages in general, it offers little insight into the specific problems of remarriages. The title refers to "second" marriages, but it's clear from reading the book that it's only a moderately retrofitted version of the original "Saving Your Marriage." In fact, I got the distinct impression reading it that phrases such as "second marriage" were simply sprinkled into the text of the original book.

When I ordered this book, I also ordered "Making Your Second Marriage a First-Class Success," and I found it contained more information and insight into second marriages.

Of course, the argument can be made that marriage advice is just as necessary for remarriages as for first-time unions. But a second marriage offers unique issues that need and deserve fuller attention.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Guid For Remarriage, March 18, 2007

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Joshua S. Davies (Lancaster, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Saving Your Second Marriage Before It Starts: Nine Questions to Ask Before - and After - You Remarry, Workbook for Men (Paperback)

This workbook contains very thought provoking exercises that really help you to learn more about yourself and your partner. The concepts that the Parrotts cover in their book are enhanced by the activities. This should be a primer for remarriage.