The Hard Questions: 100 Essential Questions to Ask Before You Say "I Do" (Paperback)

by Susan Piver (Author) "Our home is the most immediate expression of who we are and how we view life..." (more)

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...a nice antidote to insta-match TV-reality shows like The Bachelorette. -- Time Magazine, March 10, 2003

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A nice antidote to insta-match TV-reality shows like The Bachelorette. (Time) This book of hard questions and exercises for couples is innovative and exciting. (Andrew Weil, M.D.) Susan Piver is a deeply intuitive and innovative thinker. I could not recommend her more highly. (Julia Cameron) --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Tarcher (May 4, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1585420042
• ISBN-13: 978-1585420049
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.7 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (45 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #18,268 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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217 of 226 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

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.

46 of 47 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	V. Brader (Ann Arbor, MI USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.

35 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

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

By A Customer

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!!!