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The Triumphant Marriage: 100 Extremely Successful Couples Reveal Their Secrets (Focus on the Family : Sound Writings)

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There are many authors who discuss their theories on what makes a strong, healthy marriage. What I especially like about "The Triumphant Marriage" is that Neil Clark Warren went directly to the "real" experts -- 100 very successful couples -- and asked them what made their marriage triumphant. The top 10 secrets each have their own chapter with practical suggestions of how to improve your marriage in that particular area. As a Christian Counselor, I am always searching for books to refer to my couples -- I have made "The Triumphant Marriage" required reading!

I bought this book 2 years before my marriage broke up. Had my wife been a willing partner, I am sure we could have enjoyed a triumphant marriage. It is one of the best practical books I have read on relationships. I gave this book to one of this areas recognized divoce counselors and she was so impressed with its content, she hopes to use the information in it as a resource for counseling groups on saving their marriages.

This book is dated in style but loaded with good information about how to make a good marriage better. Nothing glitzy here. It's almost academic. Just straight talking about high-test for the tank of your marriage. Fair warning: what he says is not easy. As he says, it is hard work. It will be interesting to see in comparison to this book what the author does on the eharmony website with the marriage improvement section on which they are working.

I purchased The Triumphant Marriage last year for my sister and brother-in-law after they were engaged to be married. They loved it so much that they read it together and implemented some of the ideas right away into their courtship! It has some fascinating suggestions and observations for all couples who are serious about life-long marriage and commitment "for better or for worse." It is one of the best books on "making it last" that I have found- very practical, applicable, and useful!