Ebook
What does it take to make a marriage intimate, loving, and fun?
It all starts with communication, the key to a vibrant, happy,
lifelong partnership. In this new updated edition of the
bestselling classic, trusted marriage and family counselor Dr.
Norman Wright does not just show readers the different ways men and
women communicate. He shows how to do it right! Readers will find
practical ways to reduce marital conflict, manage anger, build up
one another's self-esteem, and listen and understand each other at
deeper and more satisfying levels. This updated edition also
includes all-new reflection questions at the end of each chapter
for couples or groups.
“Many marriages die because too many people choose to ignore the inescapable fact that relationships and people change” (source)
“talking. Hearing means that you are concerned about what is going on inside you during the conversation” (source)
“ if our minds are busy thinking up a rebuttal, excuse or exception to what our spouse is saying” (source)
“beliefs, concerns and also some of your own personal experiences” (source)
“Loneliness was the first thing God’s eye named not good” (source)
Dr. H. Norman Wright is a grief and trauma therapist and a licensed marriage, family, and child therapist. He has been on the faculty at Biola University and Talbot School of Theology, where he taught graduate students in counseling and psychology for four decades. He has authored more than 80 books, including the bestsellers Always Daddy's Girl and Before You Say I Do. Norman and his wife, Tess, live in Bakersfield, California.