Successful Marriage

Creating a happy, lifelong marriage is about much more than physical compatibility. It's about a lifestyle of 24-7 intimacy that bonds couples in a mutually satisfying relationship. In The Intimate Connection, best-selling marriage expert Dr. Kevin Leman explores key secrets to the love life couples crave.

Tina Konkin was devastated when she learned her husband was having an affair with her best friend. How could this happen to a couple who were Christian marriage counselors? But the surprises didn't stop there, because God immediately asked Tina this question: "What role did you play in this, Tina?" That question and Tina's willingness to answer it led to a restored, renewed marriage that was better than ever before, as well as a marriage counseling program that has an 80% success rate. 

World-renowned relationships experts Dr John Gottman and Dr Julie Schwartz Gottman bring decades of their ground-breaking research on the science of love to the urgent and timely topic of conflict. Conflict is the number one reason that couples seek help and resources. Fight Right will teach you how to avoid the five critical mistakes that couples often make during conflict, and instead, teach you how to 'fight right' and use conflict as an opportunity for greater intimacy, deeper connection, and lasting love.

For more than 30 years, the internationally renowned marital researchers from the Center for Marital and Family Studies at the University of Denver have been helping couples around the globe replace loneliness with connection, frustration with understanding, fear with confidence, instability with commitment, revenge with forgiveness, and monotony with passion.

The key to a successful, long-lasting relationship is in your hands. Here's the secret...The Marriage Key is a revolutionary toolkit of principles to help repair and strengthen marriages. Sylburn Arthurs’ unprecedented take on the mechanics of relationships has allowed him to unearth the secrets that can improve - or destroy - a marriage. Packed with unique revelations and principles gathered from decades of marriage, this marriage manual is a life-changing guide for those who want a rich and healthy relationship.

Do you know how couples drift apart and lose that close feeling to each other in many marriage relationships? Would you like to learn how to develop a closer relationship with your partner? You'll find six keys to make your marriage stronger. Do you know how many couples begin deeply in love and, over time, lose these loving sentiments in a marriage relationship? It happens slowly, and they generally don't even know that it happens. Listen to find five warning signs that you may start losing these loving feelings in your marriage.

Developed by Dr Sue Johnson over 20 years ago and practised all over the world, EFT has been heralded by Time magazine and the New York Times as the couple therapy with the highest rate of success. Couples who use EFT see a 75 per cent success rate. In Hold Me Tight, EFT pioneer Dr Sue Johnson presents her highly effective therapy model to the general public for the first time. Through case studies from her practice, illuminating advice and practical exercises, couples will learn how to nurture their relationships and ensure a lifetime of love.

There is no doubt that human relationships today look totally different and are constantly changing. The main changes first came about in marital relationships and, subsequently, in the family unit as a whole. The factors that strongly influenced the old form of partnership involved changes in the status and condition of women.  

Steve Harvey can't count the number of impressive women he's met over the years—the many incredible women who can run a business, have three kids, maintain a household in tiptop shape, and chair a church group all at the same time. So, when it comes to relationships, why can't these same women figure out what makes men commit? According to Steve, it's because they're asking other women for advice when they should be going directly to the source.

Prayer is crucial in the exercise of faith. It is the lifeline of believers to God. To please God, believers should pray with the right motivation and understanding of what prayer really is. With a good understanding of the deep meanings of prayer, this spiritual exercise can be a powerful tool. Prayer is an act of connecting with God. God loves fellowshipping with his people, but such cannot take place unless someone falls on his knees and begins communicating with him.

Too often, when a life crisis hits, a marriage suffers - even a healthy one - and all the personality profiles and couples' therapy in the world won't keep your marriage from experiencing the tough stuff. So how do you and your spouse face the stresses put on your marriage and not only stay together but come out on the other side even more loving and committed? In Staying Power, two longtime couples offer insights, skills, and clear direction so that you can respond to trials in a way that strengthens rather than weakens your marriage. 

“My husband and I can’t seem to agree on anything.” “You spent how much?” “My wife’s parents are driving me crazy!” “You never listen to me!” Let’s face it—even the best of marriages hit an occasional bump in the road now and then. The secret to marital bliss lies in how you and your spouse handle those bumps.

Most guides on marriage rightly address communication and conflict as key issues, then advise listeners on how to fight fair since conflict is an inevitable reality and cannot be avoided. But Dr. Ron Welch asks the provocative question, is it? Is every marriage doomed to one conflict after another? Shouldn't we expect better than that? In this practical and encouraging audiobook, Welch offers a far more positive approach to marriage, outlining 10 specific choices couples can make to minimize or even avoid conflict and increase joy. 

This audiobook is the fifth in the series God, Sex, and You. From an impeccable knowledge, understanding, and mastery of the Scriptures, the author, Professor Z.T. Fomum, argues convincingly that, as the king of the household, the prophet, and the priest of his wife, a man is solely responsible for the success of the marriage according to God's bidding.

In this book, we study the requirements for becoming and remaining a suitable helper. When a wife becomes and continues to be a suitable helper for her husband, she brings her full contribution to make their marriage a success.

You want your man to be strong, competent, and devoted to giving you what you need to feel happy, secure, and loved. Yet if you are like most women, you are doing things that ensure your man never steps up in the way you want. You may be enabling and even encouraging him to remain passive, self-interested, irresponsible, and undevoted. Many of your innocent, and even loving behaviors and words are pushing your man away and preventing him from being the man you need him to be. This book will put an end to that forever.

Divorce rate in most countries is one out of every two couples, and many people are abandoning the idea of marriage all together. There is no better time to master some proven principles of successful marriages. There is no shortcut to a happy marriage, but The 10 Principles of a Successful Marriage does a good job in summarizing 10 tested principles into less than 50 minutes for your benefit. Whether you are having a great marriage, enduring your marriage, or even divorced, this book will be relevant in improving your relationship with your spouse or your former spouse. 

If the two of you have not even lived together yet, there is a good chance that arguments will occur later in the relationship once you guys move in together. We often see this in many situations. It's actually referred to as the "stages" in your relationship.

Marriage is a sacred bond, a union between two individuals who have made a commitment to love, support, and cherish each other. It is a beautiful journey that is filled with moments of joy, laughter, and shared experiences. However, it is also a path that can present challenges and obstacles along the way. The purpose of this book is to provide you with the tools, knowledge, and guidance to navigate through the highs and lows of married life.

All relationships–at home, at work, and in life–face a similar set of inevitable hurdles. Success comes from learning how to get over the hurdles ahead of time and taking personal responsibility for turning up well in our relationships.