Are You Sure You Want To Marry That Person

Author : The School of Life
Publisher : School of Life Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2017-04-27
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 099557362X

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Why You Will Marry the Wrong Person by The School of Life Pdf

A collection of essays extended from The New York Times' most-read article of 2016. Anyone we might marry could, of course, be a little bit wrong for us. We don’t expect bliss every day. The fault isn’t entirely our own; it has to do with the devilish truth that anyone we’re liable to meet is going to be rather wrong, in some fascinating way or another, because this is simply what all humans happen to be – including, sadly, ourselves. This collection of essays proposes that we don’t need perfection to be happy. So long as we enter our relationships in the right spirit, we have every chance of coping well enough with, and even delighting in, the inevitable and distinctive wrongness that lies in ourselves and our beloveds.

Author : Peter A. Venuto
Publisher : Life Experiences
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2006-07
Category : Child rearing
ISBN : 0615130208

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Are You Sure You Want to Marry That Person? by Peter A. Venuto Pdf

Author : Lori Gottlieb
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2010-02-04
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781101185209

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Marry Him by Lori Gottlieb Pdf

An eye-opening, funny, painful, and always truthful in-depth examination of modern relationships and a wake-up call for single women about getting real about Mr. Right. You have a fulfilling job, great friends, and the perfect apartment. So what if you haven’t found “The One” just yet. He’ll come along someday, right? But what if he doesn’t? Or what if Mr. Right had been, well, Mr. Right in Front of You—but you passed him by? Nearing forty and still single, journalist Lori Gottlieb started to wonder: What makes for lasting romantic fulfillment, and are we looking for those qualities when we’re dating? Are we too picky about trivial things that don’t matter, and not picky enough about the often overlooked things that do? In Marry Him, Gottlieb explores an all-too-common dilemma—how to reconcile the desire for a happy marriage with a list of must-haves and deal-breakers so long and complicated that many great guys get misguidedly eliminated. On a quest to find the answer, Gottlieb sets out on her own journey in search of love, discovering wisdom and surprising insights from sociologists and neurobiologists, marital researchers and behavioral economists—as well as single and married men and women of all generations.

Author : John T. Molloy
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2008-12-14
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780446554138

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Why Men Marry Some Women and Not Others by John T. Molloy Pdf

A groundbreaking book--based on years of the same thorough research that made the "Dress For Success" books national bestsellers--about how women can statistically improve their chances of getting married.

Author : Tracy McMillan
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2012-05-29
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780345532930

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Why You're Not Married . . . Yet by Tracy McMillan Pdf

“Very wise . . . Give this book to every single girlfriend [you] have.”—Marie Claire If you’re looking to get married and you’re not, there’s most likely a very good reason: you. Hey, you’re certainly not a bad person! You just haven’t yet become the woman you need to be in order to have the partnership you want. That’s where this book comes in. Based on her wildly popular Huffington Post article, Tracy McMillan’s Why You’re Not Married . . . Yet dishes out no-holds-barred practical wisdom for women hoping to head down the aisle. And this new edition features even more candid advice and sisterly insight. McMillan points out the behaviors that might be in your blind spot and shows you how to adjust them to get the relationship you deserve. Do any of these chapter headings sound familiar? • You’re a Bitch: How defensiveness can hide behind a tough exterior, and why being nice is never a sign of weakness. • You’re a Liar: How to stop lying to men—and get honest with yourself—about the kind of relationship you really want. • You’re Selfish: The big secret about marriage: It’s about giving something, not getting it. A funny, insightful guide, Why You’re Not Married . . . Yet will change your life and the way you think about relationships, and it may very well lead you down the aisle. “Equal parts BFF, boot-camp instructor, and relationship guru, Tracy McMillan will change the way you think about yourself and your relationships. This book is for every woman out there who wants to have a great marriage.”—Ricki Lake

Author : Enrique Voltaire
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2017-04-13
Category : Dating (Social customs)
ISBN : 1537429191

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How to Attract Women If You're Not That Attractive by Enrique Voltaire Pdf

What is the Best Way to Approach an Attractive Lady? How do you get her attention? What should you say? How do you ask for her phone number? Some guys are so good-looking that girls naturally flock to them. Other guys, who are not as genetically blessed, have to use courage, humor, intelligence, psychology, and resiliency to attract beautiful women. How to Attract Women if You're Not That Attractive answers everything you need to know about attracting women if you do not look like Prince Charming.

Author : Voddie Baucham Jr.
Publisher : Crossway
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2009-01-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781433520815

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What He Must Be by Voddie Baucham Jr. Pdf

All parents want their daughters to marry godly young men. But which qualities, specifically, should they be looking for? What will you say when that certain young man sits down in your living room, sweaty-palmed and tongue-tied, and asks your permission to marry your daughter? What criteria should he meet before the two of them join together for life? What He Must Be... If He Wants to Marry My Daughter outlines ten qualities parents should look for in a son-in-law, including trustworthiness, a willingness to lead his family, an understanding of his wife's role, and various spiritual leadership qualities. Author Voddie Baucham follows up on his popular book Family Driven Faith with this compelling apologetic of biblical manhood. By studying the principles outlined in his book, parents who want their daughter to marry a godly man-as well as those who want their sons to become godly men-will be well equipped to help their children look for and develop these God-honoring qualities.

Author : Paul Angone
Publisher : Zondervan
Page : 155 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2015-04-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780310341437

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All Groan Up by Paul Angone Pdf

All Groan Up: Searching for Self, Faith, and A Freaking Job! is the story of the GenY/Millennial generation told through the individual story of author Paul Angone. It’s a story of struggle, hope, failure, and doubts in the twilight zone of growing up and being grown, connecting with his twentysomething post-college audience with raw honesty, humor, and hope.

Author : Mildred Kingsley-okonkwo
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 30 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2010-03-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1726053555

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Waiting for Isaac by Mildred Kingsley-okonkwo Pdf

Have you ever had to wait for anything? Chances are you have. Waiting is part of life. Unfortunately, many people by nature when it comes to marriage are generally impatient. This book addresses what to do while waiting in order to turn your waiting period into testimony.

Author : Sam R. Hamburg
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2001-03-17
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780743203524

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Will Our Love Last? by Sam R. Hamburg Pdf

Am I with the right person? Will our love last? Men and women in love are haunted by these questions. Love -- especially why it blossoms in relationships and why it later dies -- is a mystery to them. Will Our Love Last? A Couple's Road Map solves this mystery by giving readers a new understanding of love -- an understanding they can actually use to evaluate the soundness of their relationships and to answer confidently the crucial questions that mystified them before. Based on hundreds of cases in his twenty-four years as a marital therapist and twenty-nine years in his own happy marriage, Sam R. Hamburg, Ph.D., explains how compatibility is the key to lasting love. He shows how compatibility on three major dimensions -- the Practical Dimension, the Sexual Dimension, and the Wavelength Dimension -- is essential to the mutual understanding and affirmation that keep love alive, and he leads readers through a simple but systematic procedure for assessing their compatibility with a romantic partner in these crucial relationship areas. Dr. Hamburg introduces a new technique, The Hand Rotation Exercise, to help readers express their degree of compatibility and then convey that visually to their partner. In addition, he presents two new original techniques for working through relationship conflicts and coming to agreement on difficult issues: His Way/Her Way and The Long Conversation. Written in a clear, direct style that is free of jargon, Will Our Love Last? empowers readers to make important relationship decisions that are intellectually and emotionally informed. Will Our Love Last? will help couples trying to decide if they should take the next step to a more committed relationship. It will aid individuals embarking on a new relationship, or who are between relationships, to evaluate the rightness of a new or prospective partner. And it will assist people who are already in committed relationships to make an honest assessment of their prospects for happiness with their current partner. People have it in their power to make sure that they truly are with the right person. Will Our Love Last? shows the way.

Author : Eli J. Finkel
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2017-09-19
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780698411456

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The All-or-Nothing Marriage by Eli J. Finkel Pdf

“After years of debate and inquiry, the key to a great marriage remained shrouded in mystery. Until now...”—Carol Dweck, author of Mindset: The New Psychology of Success Eli J. Finkel's insightful and ground-breaking investigation of marriage clearly shows that the best marriages today are better than the best marriages of earlier eras. Indeed, they are the best marriages the world has ever known. He presents his findings here for the first time in this lucid, inspiring guide to modern marital bliss. The All-or-Nothing Marriage reverse engineers fulfilling marriages—from the “traditional” to the utterly nontraditional—and shows how any marriage can be better. The primary function of marriage from 1620 to 1850 was food, shelter, and protection from violence; from 1850 to 1965, the purpose revolved around love and companionship. But today, a new kind of marriage has emerged, one oriented toward self-discover, self-esteem, and personal growth. Finkel combines cutting-edge scientific research with practical advice; he considers paths to better communication and responsiveness; he offers guidance on when to recalibrate our expectations; and he even introduces a set of must-try “lovehacks.” This is a book for the newlywed to the empty nester, for those thinking about getting married or remarried, and for anyone looking for illuminating advice that will make a real difference to getting the most out of marriage today.

Author : Marshall Segal
Publisher : Crossway
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2017-06-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781433555480

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Not Yet Married by Marshall Segal Pdf

Life Is Never Mainly About Love and Marriage. So Learn to Live and Date for More. Many of you grew up assuming that marriage would meet all of your needs and unlock God's purposes for you. But God has far more planned for you than your future marriage. Not Yet Married is not about waiting quietly in the corner of the world for God to bring you "the one," but about inspiring you to live and date for more now. If you follow Jesus, the search for a spouse is no longer a pursuit of the perfect person, but a pursuit of more of God. He will likely write a love story for you different than the one you would write for yourself, but that's because he loves you and knows how to write a better story. This book was written to help you find real hope, happiness, and purpose in your not-yet-married life.

Author : Tong Tong
Publisher : Funstory
Page : 1013 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2020-01-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781647966966

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Otaku vs. Her Evil Husband by Tong Tong Pdf

Bai Xiaomi was a natural born housewife. Every day, she would play all kinds of love stories into her computer, until one day, her mother forced her to go on a blind date. Her career had completely changed. Qin Huai was an investor and a manipulator. He had a cold nature and great ambition, it was just a business conspiracy for him to get close to Bai Xiao Mi and make her fall in love with him. When he finally got his wish and became Bai Xiao Mi's legal husband, he realized that he had some kind of strange feelings for Xiao Bai. He started to reject the life of a husband and wife, and found an excuse to distance himself from Bai Xiao Mi. Until they obtained the business secret of Bai Family, when Qin Huai and Bai Xiaomei were preparing for a divorce, and the house girl finally got drunk on her legal husband the night before their divorce, and started a relationship between them. On the second day, they divorced. After that, Qin Huai would never be able to forget his ex-wife. He asked his friends to take care of Bai Xiao Mi. Under the care of the bookseller, Bai Xiaomi finally became famous one day and became a popular writer. However, her ex-husband couldn't help but appear before her again and again. Finally, when she was about to be engaged to another man, he asked to remarry. Bai Xiaomi was unwilling to remarry, and her ex-husband was pressing her even further. She was finally at the end of her tether, agreeing to remarry her ex-husband. However, this was only the beginning of her revenge ...

Author : Seth Adam Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 1609079027

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Marriage Isn't for You by Seth Adam Smith Pdf

What is the best wedding advice you ever received? For author Seth Adam Smith, it was the advice from his father who said, "Marriage is not for you. It is about the person you marry." These few words completely changed the way Seth looked at his relationship with his wife-to-be. Because at that moment he realized that an expression of love is not about the person expressing it. Rather, it is about the person they choose to be with. It is about making the person you marry feel loved. Seth's blog post on the subject was viewed by more than thirty million people, and he has been featured on several national TV programs including "The Today Show." Now released as a hardcover book, these sage words make the perfect gift for newly married couples, those who have been around the block a few times, or anyone who wants to learn how to make their relationships stronger.

Author : Amir Levine,Rachel Heller
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2010-12-30
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781101475164

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Attached by Amir Levine,Rachel Heller Pdf

“Over a decade after its publication, one book on dating has people firmly in its grip.” —The New York Times We already rely on science to tell us what to eat, when to exercise, and how long to sleep. Why not use science to help us improve our relationships? In this revolutionary book, psychiatrist and neuroscientist Dr. Amir Levine and Rachel Heller scientifically explain why some people seem to navigate relationships effortlessly, while others struggle. Discover how an understanding of adult attachment—the most advanced relationship science in existence today—can help us find and sustain love. Pioneered by psychologist John Bowlby in the 1950s, the field of attachment posits that each of us behaves in relationships in one of three distinct ways: • Anxious people are often preoccupied with their relationships and tend to worry about their partner's ability to love them back. • Avoidant people equate intimacy with a loss of independence and constantly try to minimize closeness. • Secure people feel comfortable with intimacy and are usually warm and loving. Attached guides readers in determining what attachment style they and their mate (or potential mate) follow, offering a road map for building stronger, more fulfilling connections with the people they love.