Author: Mary McHugh
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
ISBN: 0740788116
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 143
Book Description
Looking for a way to spice up your marriage? Author Mary McHugh provides proven tips and quips to make any spouse immediately snap to attention. Marriage has its ups and downs, but How to Ruin Your Marriage is here to ensure that once you get on that emotional roller coaster it'll never stop! Marriage can be a bumpy road--if you let it! Smooth marriages are no fun, and they can need a little help to keep them from becoming stale, dry, and predictable. Author Mary McHugh scored a hit when she wrote the successful How Not to Become a Little Old Lady. Now she offers up more than 250 concise, sage tips for keeping your marriage interesting in How to Ruin Your Marriage. Take your spouse on a roller coaster ride with suggestions like these: * Tell your mother-in-law she brought up a spoiled brat. * Watch All My Children, drink wine, and cry. * Exchange your king-sized bed for twin beds. * If your wife asks you if you will miss her when she dies, say, Life goes on. Complemented with illustrator Adrienne Hartman's hilarious drawings, How to Ruin Your Marriage is a surefire fix to keep your marriage from being dull and worn-out.
How to Ruin Your Marriage
Author: Mary McHugh
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
ISBN: 0740788116
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 143
Book Description
Looking for a way to spice up your marriage? Author Mary McHugh provides proven tips and quips to make any spouse immediately snap to attention. Marriage has its ups and downs, but How to Ruin Your Marriage is here to ensure that once you get on that emotional roller coaster it'll never stop! Marriage can be a bumpy road--if you let it! Smooth marriages are no fun, and they can need a little help to keep them from becoming stale, dry, and predictable. Author Mary McHugh scored a hit when she wrote the successful How Not to Become a Little Old Lady. Now she offers up more than 250 concise, sage tips for keeping your marriage interesting in How to Ruin Your Marriage. Take your spouse on a roller coaster ride with suggestions like these: * Tell your mother-in-law she brought up a spoiled brat. * Watch All My Children, drink wine, and cry. * Exchange your king-sized bed for twin beds. * If your wife asks you if you will miss her when she dies, say, Life goes on. Complemented with illustrator Adrienne Hartman's hilarious drawings, How to Ruin Your Marriage is a surefire fix to keep your marriage from being dull and worn-out.
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
ISBN: 0740788116
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 143
Book Description
Looking for a way to spice up your marriage? Author Mary McHugh provides proven tips and quips to make any spouse immediately snap to attention. Marriage has its ups and downs, but How to Ruin Your Marriage is here to ensure that once you get on that emotional roller coaster it'll never stop! Marriage can be a bumpy road--if you let it! Smooth marriages are no fun, and they can need a little help to keep them from becoming stale, dry, and predictable. Author Mary McHugh scored a hit when she wrote the successful How Not to Become a Little Old Lady. Now she offers up more than 250 concise, sage tips for keeping your marriage interesting in How to Ruin Your Marriage. Take your spouse on a roller coaster ride with suggestions like these: * Tell your mother-in-law she brought up a spoiled brat. * Watch All My Children, drink wine, and cry. * Exchange your king-sized bed for twin beds. * If your wife asks you if you will miss her when she dies, say, Life goes on. Complemented with illustrator Adrienne Hartman's hilarious drawings, How to Ruin Your Marriage is a surefire fix to keep your marriage from being dull and worn-out.
9 Lies That Will Destroy Your Marriage
Author: Robert S. Paul
Publisher: Focus on the Family
ISBN: 1589979710
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 283
Book Description
Expose the Lies. Understand the Truths. And Make Your Marriage Better than Ever! Lies about marriage are rampant in our culture--and in our churches. But the corresponding truths can strengthen your marriage and even save it from collapse. 9 Lies That Will Destroy Your Marriage identifies the lies, explains how they can disintegrate your marriage, and reveals truths that can rescue it and help it to become the marriage of your dreams. Greg Smalley, a general marriage expert, and Robert Paul, the therapeutic director of Hope Restored, a renowned crisis marriage program created for Focus on the Family, combine to offer an unusual and powerful combination of perspectives that can restore hope and healing in any marriage, including yours. What Are the 9 Lies about Marriage?Love Lie #1: And They Lived Happily Ever AfterLove Lie #2: 1 + 1 = 1Love Lie #3: All You Need Is LoveLove Lie #4: I Must Sacrifice Who I Am for the Sake of My MarriageLove Lie #5: You Must Meet Each Other's NeedsLove Lie #6: Our Differences Are IrreconcilableLove Lie #7: I'm Gonna Make You Love MeLove Lie #8: "Your Love Is Driving Me Crazy!"Love Lie #9: You Win Some, You Lose SomeDo any of these lies resonate with you? Read 9 Lies That Will Destroy Your Marriage and start exposing the lies and living the truth. Includes several self-tests to help you and your spouse assess the extent to which your marriage has been affected by each of the nine lies.
Publisher: Focus on the Family
ISBN: 1589979710
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 283
Book Description
Expose the Lies. Understand the Truths. And Make Your Marriage Better than Ever! Lies about marriage are rampant in our culture--and in our churches. But the corresponding truths can strengthen your marriage and even save it from collapse. 9 Lies That Will Destroy Your Marriage identifies the lies, explains how they can disintegrate your marriage, and reveals truths that can rescue it and help it to become the marriage of your dreams. Greg Smalley, a general marriage expert, and Robert Paul, the therapeutic director of Hope Restored, a renowned crisis marriage program created for Focus on the Family, combine to offer an unusual and powerful combination of perspectives that can restore hope and healing in any marriage, including yours. What Are the 9 Lies about Marriage?Love Lie #1: And They Lived Happily Ever AfterLove Lie #2: 1 + 1 = 1Love Lie #3: All You Need Is LoveLove Lie #4: I Must Sacrifice Who I Am for the Sake of My MarriageLove Lie #5: You Must Meet Each Other's NeedsLove Lie #6: Our Differences Are IrreconcilableLove Lie #7: I'm Gonna Make You Love MeLove Lie #8: "Your Love Is Driving Me Crazy!"Love Lie #9: You Win Some, You Lose SomeDo any of these lies resonate with you? Read 9 Lies That Will Destroy Your Marriage and start exposing the lies and living the truth. Includes several self-tests to help you and your spouse assess the extent to which your marriage has been affected by each of the nine lies.
I Almost Ruined My Marriage
Author: Eno Jerry
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781976019975
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
At some point in my life, I prayed to God, believing that one day, I would be swept off my feet by my prince charming. I remember praying at a young age to be married to a man that loves God and has the fear of God in him. I knew what I wanted, or at best, I thought I knew what I wanted. Most times, we wish and pray for things without understanding that our wishes aren't as simple as they seem and may probably have their implications. To pray for a prince charming, you need to be a princess beauty. The prince charming also has expectations of his bride and you need to fit that mould. Without knowing it, I carried a lot of baggage into my marriage. This load of baggage was capable of ruining my marriage. Wait a minute, did I say capable of ruining my marriage? Scratch that. This load of baggage almost ruined my marriage. In Proverbs 14: 1, the Bible says, "a wise woman builds her home but a foolish woman tears it down with her hands." Did you notice what the Bible says in that Scripture? The foolish woman does not need any kind of help pulling down her home. She can do it all by herself. Her own actions or inaction are enough to completely ruin her home. At some point in my life, I was this foolish woman. I know this probably sounds shocking but 'foolish' was what I was at that time. Sadly, there abound many foolish women who have destroyed their marriages and homes. Some others are in the process of destroying their marriages. Some marriages are being endured rather than enjoyed. Some married people are struggling to put the pieces of their homes together while some feel that it can't be put back together again. It is unfortunate that some women are completely at a loss of what to do to save their ailing marriages. Some others who know what to do to save their homes allow pride stop them from doing it. My journey in the early years of marriage was quite painful and enduring. Nothing I knew seemed to make sense anymore. All the seemingly harmless habits I got away with in the course of my life as a single became a challenge in marriage. When you marry a near-perfect man like I did, your flaws become so glaring. The sad truth is that before I got married, I never considered these habits as flaws. Have you ever found yourself saying things like: "This is how I have always been and people accepted and liked me"? Have you also found yourself saying to your spouse, "Hey, you met me like this; why is this now a big deal"? Oh, I said this a thousand and one times. I just couldn't understand how anyone will want me to change. Who I was had taken me so many years to become, so why was I supposed to change just because I got married. Hmmm, that was a difficult one for me to crack. In this book, I will be sharing my journey so far, what I had to learn in the process and who I have become through my experiences.
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781976019975
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
At some point in my life, I prayed to God, believing that one day, I would be swept off my feet by my prince charming. I remember praying at a young age to be married to a man that loves God and has the fear of God in him. I knew what I wanted, or at best, I thought I knew what I wanted. Most times, we wish and pray for things without understanding that our wishes aren't as simple as they seem and may probably have their implications. To pray for a prince charming, you need to be a princess beauty. The prince charming also has expectations of his bride and you need to fit that mould. Without knowing it, I carried a lot of baggage into my marriage. This load of baggage was capable of ruining my marriage. Wait a minute, did I say capable of ruining my marriage? Scratch that. This load of baggage almost ruined my marriage. In Proverbs 14: 1, the Bible says, "a wise woman builds her home but a foolish woman tears it down with her hands." Did you notice what the Bible says in that Scripture? The foolish woman does not need any kind of help pulling down her home. She can do it all by herself. Her own actions or inaction are enough to completely ruin her home. At some point in my life, I was this foolish woman. I know this probably sounds shocking but 'foolish' was what I was at that time. Sadly, there abound many foolish women who have destroyed their marriages and homes. Some others are in the process of destroying their marriages. Some marriages are being endured rather than enjoyed. Some married people are struggling to put the pieces of their homes together while some feel that it can't be put back together again. It is unfortunate that some women are completely at a loss of what to do to save their ailing marriages. Some others who know what to do to save their homes allow pride stop them from doing it. My journey in the early years of marriage was quite painful and enduring. Nothing I knew seemed to make sense anymore. All the seemingly harmless habits I got away with in the course of my life as a single became a challenge in marriage. When you marry a near-perfect man like I did, your flaws become so glaring. The sad truth is that before I got married, I never considered these habits as flaws. Have you ever found yourself saying things like: "This is how I have always been and people accepted and liked me"? Have you also found yourself saying to your spouse, "Hey, you met me like this; why is this now a big deal"? Oh, I said this a thousand and one times. I just couldn't understand how anyone will want me to change. Who I was had taken me so many years to become, so why was I supposed to change just because I got married. Hmmm, that was a difficult one for me to crack. In this book, I will be sharing my journey so far, what I had to learn in the process and who I have become through my experiences.
True Love Dates
Author: Debra K. Fileta
Publisher: Zondervan
ISBN: 0310336805
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
It is possible to find true love through dating. In True Love Dates, Debra Fileta encourages singles not to "kiss dating goodbye" but instead to experience a season of dating as a way to find real love. Through powerful, real-life stories and Fileta's personal journey, this book offers profound insights from the expertise of a professional counselor. Christians are looking for answers to finding true love. They are disillusioned with the church that has provided little practical application in the area of love and relationships. They're bombarded by Christian books that shun dating, idolize courting, fixate on spirituality, and in the end, offer little real relationship help. True Love Dates provides honest help for dating by providing a guide into vital relationship essentials. Debra is a professional Christian counselor who reaches millions with her popular blog, Truelovedates.com, and her book offers sound advice grounded in Christian spirituality. She delivers insight, direction, and counsel when it comes to entering the world of dating and learning to do it right the first time around. Drawing on the stories and struggles of hundreds of young men and women who have pursued the search for true love, Fileta helps readers bypass unnecessary pain while focusing on the things that really matter in the world of dating.
Publisher: Zondervan
ISBN: 0310336805
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
It is possible to find true love through dating. In True Love Dates, Debra Fileta encourages singles not to "kiss dating goodbye" but instead to experience a season of dating as a way to find real love. Through powerful, real-life stories and Fileta's personal journey, this book offers profound insights from the expertise of a professional counselor. Christians are looking for answers to finding true love. They are disillusioned with the church that has provided little practical application in the area of love and relationships. They're bombarded by Christian books that shun dating, idolize courting, fixate on spirituality, and in the end, offer little real relationship help. True Love Dates provides honest help for dating by providing a guide into vital relationship essentials. Debra is a professional Christian counselor who reaches millions with her popular blog, Truelovedates.com, and her book offers sound advice grounded in Christian spirituality. She delivers insight, direction, and counsel when it comes to entering the world of dating and learning to do it right the first time around. Drawing on the stories and struggles of hundreds of young men and women who have pursued the search for true love, Fileta helps readers bypass unnecessary pain while focusing on the things that really matter in the world of dating.
How to Ruin Your Love Life
Author: Ben Stein
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1458724913
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
Good love relationship isn't really that important. In fact, it uses up a lot of time you could spend thinking about yourself . . . and doing things all alone or with your drunken, loser friends. That's why Ben Stein has written How to Ruin Your Love Life. Following up on the wild success of his pioneering ''do-the-opposite-of-what-I-say''self-help book, How to Ruin Your Life, he now brings you, in 35 easy to follow steps, ways to definitively and absolutely . . . ruin your love life. Learn from this book and for heaven's sake, do the opposite right now.
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1458724913
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
Good love relationship isn't really that important. In fact, it uses up a lot of time you could spend thinking about yourself . . . and doing things all alone or with your drunken, loser friends. That's why Ben Stein has written How to Ruin Your Love Life. Following up on the wild success of his pioneering ''do-the-opposite-of-what-I-say''self-help book, How to Ruin Your Life, he now brings you, in 35 easy to follow steps, ways to definitively and absolutely . . . ruin your love life. Learn from this book and for heaven's sake, do the opposite right now.
I Destroyed My Marriage
Author: David Clarke
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780578233185
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
You have wounded your spouse deeply and she has decided to divorce you. It's your fault and you know it. You love your spouse and want to stop the divorce. My step by step plan will show you what not to do and what to do to save your marriage. My plan has Four Phases. One: Follow the Don'ts and Dos of Winning Back Your Spouse. Two: Change Spiritually and Emotionally. Three: Reach Out to Your Spouse. Four: Move On, One Way or the Other. I don't guarantee my plan will work for you. I do guarantee it will give you the best opportunity to save your marriage.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780578233185
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
You have wounded your spouse deeply and she has decided to divorce you. It's your fault and you know it. You love your spouse and want to stop the divorce. My step by step plan will show you what not to do and what to do to save your marriage. My plan has Four Phases. One: Follow the Don'ts and Dos of Winning Back Your Spouse. Two: Change Spiritually and Emotionally. Three: Reach Out to Your Spouse. Four: Move On, One Way or the Other. I don't guarantee my plan will work for you. I do guarantee it will give you the best opportunity to save your marriage.
The Unveiled Wife
Author: Jennifer Smith
Publisher: NavPress
ISBN: 1496403924
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
As a young bride, Jennifer Smith couldn’t wait to build her life with the man she adored. She dreamed of closeness, of being fully known and loved by her husband. But the first years of marriage were nothing like she’d imagined. Instead, they were marked by disappointment and pain. Trapped by fear and insecurity, and feeling totally alone, Jennifer cried out to God: What am I doing wrong? Why is this happening to us? It was as if a veil had descended between her and her husband, and between her and God—one that kept her from experiencing the fullness of love. How did Jennifer and her husband survive the painful times? What did they do when they were tempted to call it quits? How did God miraculously step in during the darkest hour to rescue and redeem them, tearing down the veil once and for all? The Unveiled Wife is a real-life love story; one couple’s refreshingly raw, transparent journey touching the deep places in a marriage that only God can reach. If you are feeling disappointment or even despair about your marriage, the heart-cry of this book is: You are not alone. Discover through Jennifer’s story how God can bring you through it all to a place of transformation.
Publisher: NavPress
ISBN: 1496403924
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
As a young bride, Jennifer Smith couldn’t wait to build her life with the man she adored. She dreamed of closeness, of being fully known and loved by her husband. But the first years of marriage were nothing like she’d imagined. Instead, they were marked by disappointment and pain. Trapped by fear and insecurity, and feeling totally alone, Jennifer cried out to God: What am I doing wrong? Why is this happening to us? It was as if a veil had descended between her and her husband, and between her and God—one that kept her from experiencing the fullness of love. How did Jennifer and her husband survive the painful times? What did they do when they were tempted to call it quits? How did God miraculously step in during the darkest hour to rescue and redeem them, tearing down the veil once and for all? The Unveiled Wife is a real-life love story; one couple’s refreshingly raw, transparent journey touching the deep places in a marriage that only God can reach. If you are feeling disappointment or even despair about your marriage, the heart-cry of this book is: You are not alone. Discover through Jennifer’s story how God can bring you through it all to a place of transformation.
Marriage Killers: 7 Surefire Strategies to Ruin Your Relationship...If That's What You Want
Author: Dr. John Page
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 9781475914375
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
Dr. John Page has created a heavily facetious handbook of seven foolproof ways to destroy a relationship, complete with case studies drawn from his own experiences. His relationship-killing strategies include not listening to ones signifi cant other, keeping finances completely separate, watching porn and denigrating a spouses family and friends. Once readers wade through the sarcasm, Page offers solid, commonsense relationship advice: make time for each other; trust each other; support, nurture and respect your significant other; and let the things that are important to him or her be important to you. He makes the interesting and thoughtful point that readers can learn how their partners want to be loved by paying attention to how they love. Kirkus Reviews If youre tired of faking your marriage, read and put into practice the 7 Surefi re Strategies of Marriage Killers--youll ruin your relationship in no time! Take your marriage seriously and are in it for life? You wont need this book. But if youre in a marriage until something better comes along, then this book is for you. Stop pretending and get serious about killing your marriage!
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 9781475914375
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
Dr. John Page has created a heavily facetious handbook of seven foolproof ways to destroy a relationship, complete with case studies drawn from his own experiences. His relationship-killing strategies include not listening to ones signifi cant other, keeping finances completely separate, watching porn and denigrating a spouses family and friends. Once readers wade through the sarcasm, Page offers solid, commonsense relationship advice: make time for each other; trust each other; support, nurture and respect your significant other; and let the things that are important to him or her be important to you. He makes the interesting and thoughtful point that readers can learn how their partners want to be loved by paying attention to how they love. Kirkus Reviews If youre tired of faking your marriage, read and put into practice the 7 Surefi re Strategies of Marriage Killers--youll ruin your relationship in no time! Take your marriage seriously and are in it for life? You wont need this book. But if youre in a marriage until something better comes along, then this book is for you. Stop pretending and get serious about killing your marriage!
Fierce Marriage
Author: Ryan Frederick
Publisher: Baker Books
ISBN: 1493412779
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 221
Book Description
Ryan and Selena Frederick were newlyweds when they landed in Switzerland to pursue Selena's dream of training horses. Neither of them knew at the time that Ryan was living out a death sentence brought on by a worsening genetic heart defect. Soon it became clear he needed major surgery that could either save his life--or result in his death on the operating table. The young couple prepared for the worst. When Ryan survived, they both realized that they still had a future together. But the near loss changed the way they saw all that would lie ahead. They would live and love fiercely, fighting for each other and for a Christ-centered marriage, every step of the way. Fierce Marriage is their story, but more than that, it is a call for married couples to put God first in their relationship, to measure everything they do and say to each other against what Christ did for them, and to see marriage not just as a relationship they should try to keep healthy but also as one worth fighting for in every situation. With the gospel as their foundation, Ryan and Selena offer hope and practical help for common struggles in marriage, including communication problems, sexual frustration, financial stress, family tension, screen-time disconnection, and unrealistic expectations.
Publisher: Baker Books
ISBN: 1493412779
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 221
Book Description
Ryan and Selena Frederick were newlyweds when they landed in Switzerland to pursue Selena's dream of training horses. Neither of them knew at the time that Ryan was living out a death sentence brought on by a worsening genetic heart defect. Soon it became clear he needed major surgery that could either save his life--or result in his death on the operating table. The young couple prepared for the worst. When Ryan survived, they both realized that they still had a future together. But the near loss changed the way they saw all that would lie ahead. They would live and love fiercely, fighting for each other and for a Christ-centered marriage, every step of the way. Fierce Marriage is their story, but more than that, it is a call for married couples to put God first in their relationship, to measure everything they do and say to each other against what Christ did for them, and to see marriage not just as a relationship they should try to keep healthy but also as one worth fighting for in every situation. With the gospel as their foundation, Ryan and Selena offer hope and practical help for common struggles in marriage, including communication problems, sexual frustration, financial stress, family tension, screen-time disconnection, and unrealistic expectations.
The Summer We Lost Her
Author: Tish Cohen
Publisher: Gallery Books
ISBN: 1501199684
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
For fans of Jodi Picoult and Anna Quindlen, comes an “astonishingly profound…exquisitely written drama” (Caroline Leavitt, New York Times bestselling author of Pictures of You) about a husband and a wife, a missing child, and the complicated family secrets that can derail even the best of marriages. It’s been a busy—and expensive—few years for Matt and Elise Sorenson and their young daughter Gracie, whom they affectionately call Little Green. Matt, a Manhattan lawyer, has just been offered a partnership, and Elise’s equestrian ambitions as a competitive dressage rider may finally vault her into the Olympics. But her long absences from home and endless hours of training have strained their relationships nearly to the breaking point. Now they’re up in the Adirondacks, preparing to sell the valuable lakefront cabin that’s been in Matt’s family for generations. Both he and Elise agree it’s time to let it go. But as they navigate the memories the cabin holds—and come face to face with Matt’s teenage crush, now an unnervingly attractive single mother living right next door—Gracie disappears without a trace. Faced with the possibility that they’ll never see their daughter again, Elise and Matt struggle to come to terms with what their future may bring. The fate of the family property, the history of this not-so-tiny town, and the limits of Matt and Elise’s love for each other are inextricably bound up with Gracie’s disappearance. Everything for the Sorenson family is about to change—the messy tangle of their past, the harrowing truth of their present, and whether or not their love will survive a parent’s worst nightmare.
Publisher: Gallery Books
ISBN: 1501199684
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
For fans of Jodi Picoult and Anna Quindlen, comes an “astonishingly profound…exquisitely written drama” (Caroline Leavitt, New York Times bestselling author of Pictures of You) about a husband and a wife, a missing child, and the complicated family secrets that can derail even the best of marriages. It’s been a busy—and expensive—few years for Matt and Elise Sorenson and their young daughter Gracie, whom they affectionately call Little Green. Matt, a Manhattan lawyer, has just been offered a partnership, and Elise’s equestrian ambitions as a competitive dressage rider may finally vault her into the Olympics. But her long absences from home and endless hours of training have strained their relationships nearly to the breaking point. Now they’re up in the Adirondacks, preparing to sell the valuable lakefront cabin that’s been in Matt’s family for generations. Both he and Elise agree it’s time to let it go. But as they navigate the memories the cabin holds—and come face to face with Matt’s teenage crush, now an unnervingly attractive single mother living right next door—Gracie disappears without a trace. Faced with the possibility that they’ll never see their daughter again, Elise and Matt struggle to come to terms with what their future may bring. The fate of the family property, the history of this not-so-tiny town, and the limits of Matt and Elise’s love for each other are inextricably bound up with Gracie’s disappearance. Everything for the Sorenson family is about to change—the messy tangle of their past, the harrowing truth of their present, and whether or not their love will survive a parent’s worst nightmare.