Starting Your Marriage Right: What You Need to Know in the Early Years to Make It Last a Lifetime [Hardcover]

Dennis Rainey (Author), Barbara Rainey (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 23, 2000

Dennis and Barbara Rainey offer pertinent advice on the issues that surface in almost every marriage during the early years. Couples will learn how to keep the spiritual core of their relationship, appropriately handle relations with parents and family, build a dynamic team by working through role issues, disarm anger and offer forgiveness, meet each other's needs for sexual expression and intimacy, and work through the lifestyle issues that often divide couples.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 288 pages
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson (May 23, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0785268030
• ISBN-13: 978-0785268031
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #592,705 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a great tool for newlyweds!, April 12, 2001

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TitanShane (Birmingham, AL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Starting Your Marriage Right: What You Need to Know in the Early Years to Make It Last a Lifetime (Hardcover)

I have to say, this book has meant alot to us. We got married in December and each Sunday night we go thru one of the weekly devotions. They touch on lots of important issues to newlyweds like money, trust, sex, and in-laws. It has helped us to be able to talk about these issues alot more freely. After you read through the chapters there are discusion questions and recommendations for putting it into action. This is a must have. It's a great wedding present. Enjoy.

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Wedding Gift of All, September 20, 2004

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James Becwar "fsjrb123" (Fairbanks, Alaska) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Starting Your Marriage Right: What You Need to Know in the Early Years to Make It Last a Lifetime (Hardcover)

A few months ago, I wasn't sure we would reach our 6 month anniversary. Things were pretty rough. Neither of us knew what to do. My wife came across this book on our bookshelf - it had been a wedding gift, but neither of us thought to really look at it. We began reading a chapter a night, completing the discussions and the activities. The discussions especially helped us, as we found that each of us had different expectations and misconceptions about our marriage. Today, we celebrate our 6 month anniversary, a happy day that neither of us was sure we'd see. We are thrilled.

We would reccomend this book to any couple, newly married or struggling. Of course, unless both of you are willing to read it together, it may not benefit you at all. For us, however, it was a blessing. It's the only couple's book that we have found that addresses the needs of each of us.

DEFINITELY GET THIS BOOK!

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the Best, April 22, 2008

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Monty Rainey (New Braunfels, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Starting Your Marriage Right: What You Need to Know in the Early Years to Make It Last a Lifetime (Paperback)

Different people require different messages. I coach a lot of young couples before marriage and in the early stages of marriage, and this is one of the books I recommend often. Although it's not for everyone, if you're serious about having the kind of marriage God wants you to have (and since He designed marriage, He probably knows best), then STARTING YOUR MARRIAGE RIGHT by Dennis Rainey (no relation), is one of the best.

I recommend this book quite often because I'm well aware that many couples spend more time planning their wedding than they do planning their marriage. A lot of couples won't even read one book, but on the off chance that they will read a book from cover to cover, this is one I want most of my mentorees to read.

I take notes on all of the books I read and in my journal of marriage books, I have far more pages of notes from this book than from any other. The fifty two chapters cover more topics than most. You'll find Biblically based advice here on a variety of topics such as understanding God's plan for your marriage, leaving your parents (this doesn't just mean living on your own), lifestyle choices, money, dealing with each others pasts, roles of husbands and wives, the romantic needs of husbands and wives, decision making, listening, handling the Holidays, and much more.

If you're only going to read one book before, or in the early stages of your marriage, this is one I highly recommend. It may not have all the answers, but it is a wonderful place to start. Make God the focus of your marriage. Pray together everyday. Have a written marriage plan of what you want your marriage to be and review and revise it often, and read this book. You'll be off to a great start.

Pastor Monty Rainey