The Hard Questions: 100 Questions to Ask Before You Say "I Do" [Paperback]

Susan Piver (Author)

Book Description

Release date: December 27, 2007

Just in time for Valentine's Day 2008, a gorgeous new edition of this classic relationship book.

Here is a simple yet profound relationship tool that can forge and strengthen lasting, intimate bonds between engaged couples, newlyweds, and all those in long-term relationships.

Focusing on key areas such as home, money, work, sex, community, and family, The Hard Questions contains one hundred thought-provoking questions that challenge and inspire couples to gain a deeper understanding of each other.

Together with your partner, you'll discuss matters such as:

- What will our home look like?
- What will we do if one of us is seriously attracted to someone else?
- Will we try to have children, and if so, when?

With a cover printed on elegant thick and uncoated stock with debossing and French flaps, this new edition of The Hard Questions will be the perfect gift for that special person in your life this Valentine's Day.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Innovative and exciting." -Andrew Weil, M.D.

About the Author

Susan Piver is the author of The Hard Questions: 100 Essential Questions to Ask Before You Say “I Do.” She was also a writer, producer, and marketing specialist for the entertainment industry for more than a decade before launching Padma Media, which creates special book packages for bestselling authors.

Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Tarcher; Reissue edition (December 27, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1585426210
• ISBN-13: 978-1585426218
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (64 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #71,118 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #73 in Books > Crafts, Hobbies & Home > Weddings

More About the Author

Susan Piver is the New York Times bestselling author of six books, including The Hard Questions: 100 Essential Questions to Ask Before You Say "I Do" and the award-winning How Not to Be Afraid of Your Own Life. Her latest book is The Wisdom of a Broken Heart.

Piver teaches internationally on love, creativity, meditation, and spirituality for actual humans with relationships, jobs, deep yearnings, depressions, triumphs, bad hair days, and a multitude of ridiculously petty grievances. She teaches from personal experience.

Piver has been a practicing Buddhist since 1995 and graduated from a Buddhist seminary in 2004.

In 2011, she launched the Open Heart Project at susanpiver.com. Subscribers receive meditation instruction via video twice a week. It is free. Currently, close to 10000 people practice meditation together via the OHP.

Piver has written for Body and Soul, SELF, Oprah magazine, Buddhadharma, and the Shambhala Sun and is regularly featured in the media, including appearances on Oprah, Today, The Tyra Banks show, CNN, and in USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, Time, Money, and others.

For more information, visit susanpiver.com.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

247 of 257 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great questions that lead to very deep conversations June 4, 2000

By A Customer

Format:Paperback

Although I'm already very happily married, my wife and I have found this book to be incredibly stimulating. She bought a copy on impulse for a friend who's getting married, but after skimming through it, we ended up keeping a copy for ourselves and buying another for our friend. We haven't finished it yet (not by a long shot), but we have found the process of answering the questions very insightful and provocative. We have discovered things about each other that might have taken years to find out. We have had some incredibly deep and interesting (and sometimes quite difficult) conversations that have lead us to whole new levels of understanding about each other. I'm generally not a big "self help" guy, and I was definitely skeptical when she started reading the questions to me, but it really has been a fun and helpful (albeit also a little scary sometimes) process. I recommend this book highly and not just for people who are contemplating getting married. I think it's an excellent book for any two people who are involved in a committed relationship and who want to understand each other better and perhaps take their relationship to a deeper, more meaningful level.

71 of 74 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Good for non-evangelicals August 30, 2002

By V. Brader

Format:Paperback

Many of the pre-marriage books I was looking at were written from an evangelical Christian point of view, which is certainly valuable but not what I was looking for exclusively. This book is a wonderful resource for non-evangelicals who are still looking for serious marriage preparation. It did a concise job of presenting the big issues; none are surprising, but it's a good collection of the major areas you should be addressing. It won't help you work out the little details, but helps make sure you answer the big questions that could jeopardize your relationship.

55 of 59 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Surprising Results! December 19, 2002

By A Customer

Format:Paperback

I ordered this book based on seeing Susan Piver on "Oprah". Although I didn't question my love, communication with my husband needed some "work", so I thought this book could be helpful. I was extraordinarily surprised by the results. My first surprise was that my husband was so willing and eager to participate in this. My second surprise was some of the answers and information we exchanged. Some of the simpler questions that I thought would be one word answers, led to deep discussions. There is no question but that this book has been extremely helpful to us. Even without the book to guide us, we now find the exchange of honest and open conversation much easier. "The Hard Questions" is a good book!!!