Steven Simring | Akateeminen Kirjakauppa

The inspiration for countless one-liners, witty sayings, stage farces and not a few murder mysteries, marriage is more than just a relationship between two people. It’s  one of life’s biggest adventures and a healthy marriage can be one of life’s greatest gifts. But weathering the stresses and strains of married life and maintaining healthy marital bonds over a span of decades takes work, and sometimes you need help from a friendly expert. Which is where Making Marriage Work For Dummies comes in. Drawing on their experiences with thirty years of marriage, during which they raised three children, as well as decades of couples counseling, experts Steven and Sue Simring show you how to build a strong, happy and long-lasting marriage. They offer priceless tips on how to deal with most problems that come up between married couples, and they offer advice on how to:



Make your relationship more romantic
Work out big and small differences
Argue in ways that strengthen you relationship
Resolve disputes over money
Cope with mid-life change
Handle a spouse who cheats
Deal with families and in-laws
Reduce stress on your marriage
Understand your partner’s annoying habits and quirks
Balance career and family goals
Seek professional help when you need it

Illustrating their points with insightful, often amusing anecdotes from their own marriage and from the marriages of hundreds of couples they’ve counseled over the years, the Simrings explore such crucial topics as:



Deciding if marriage is right for you
Six common marriage myths
Understanding the roots of marital problems
Communicating with your partner
The do’s and don’ts of fair marital fighting
Making marriage sexy
Examining the marriage life cycle
Ideas for resolving money differences
Succeeding with remarriage

Filled with ideas you can use now to keep your marriage as strong as the day you took your vows, this is a survival guide for everyone committed to making marriage work.