I Only Want to Get Married Once: The 10 Essential Questions for Getting It Right the First Time
Language: English
Pages: 0
ISBN: B00DBG44XO
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
There is no rule that says heartbreak must be a prerequisite for good judgment. If you don't want to be a divorce statistic and are ready for a long-lasting relationship, this audiobook's for you.
In today's divorce culture, too many people have stopped trusting their ability to build a loving and lasting marriage. Now renowned relationship coach and counselor Chana Levitan reveals the 10 essential questions everyone should ask before saying "I do."
Listeners will learn how to: spot long-term potential; know the difference between infatuation and love - how they work against each other and yet how they can work together; reevaluate their approach to love and what they really need to succeed in building a loving marriage; gain the confidence to steer through the decision making process of dating; and more.
Filled with real-life anecdotes and insightful advice, I Only Want to Get Married Once helps listeners get it right the first time.
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problem: Rob was often depressed and had a hard time communicating. He had a habit of jumping from job to job. Denise, on the other hand, had a full-time position she was committed to. She had also spent a lot of time creating life goals that she wanted to accomplish. Rob wasn’t interested in change; he was happily plodding his way through life without any ambition. And yet, despite all of this, Denise was still enamored of Rob. She was very taken by his looks, and he also treated her very well.
mother for the first time. The diagram of a loving relationship looks something like this: With love, the circles breathe. They get very close, but they can also distance themselves. Every married couple experiences cycles of more intense closeness versus times of less intense closeness. At times, the circles completely coincide. There is a profound closeness and oneness formed as the two give themselves and give of themselves. But they are not holding on for dear life. They each have a
she bring out my more mature side? Do I like myself when I am with him/her? Do I feel good about myself when we are together? (Caution: This does not refer to the “feel good about myself” rush that accompanies infatuation. Rather, it’s about a deep recognition of “Wow. When we’re together I feel motivated to ‘deal with my stuff’ and become more of who I want to be.”) Is the person I am dating or the fact that we are dating throwing my life into chaos? Am I able to maintain the balance between the
six elements will serve as a foundation for working through this confusion. The rest of this book will help you make wise choices based on this foundation. Can Infatuation Lead to Love? I am often asked the following question: Can infatuation lead to love? Yes, it could, but often it does not. Why not? Truth be told, any and every dating experience is at least partially affected by infatuation. That’s why dating is so confusing. If infatuation and love had nothing to do with each other, life
for marital dissatisfaction is dissimilarity. Similarity does not mean that you both like Indian food. Similarity does not mean that you agree on every topic and never have a difference of opinion. It does mean that the more profound and essential the similarities, the greater the potential for lasting happiness. This translates into values and goals, because those are the most profound and essential similarities. Larson concludes, “Similarity of backgrounds, values and role orientations in