The surprising secrets of highly happy marriages : the little things that make a big difference
Title:
The surprising secrets of highly happy marriages : the little things that make a big difference
Author:
Feldhahn, Shaunti.
Personal Author:
Edition:
First Edition.
Publication Information:
Colorado Springs, Colorado : Multnomah Books, [2013]
Physical Description:
x, 244 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
Summary:
Feldhahn has identified twelve powerful habits that the happiest marriages have in common. These little, unexpected, often overlooked actions can make a huge difference in your relationship!
Where does "highly happy" come from, and can we have some too?! Have you ever looked at a blissfully married couple and thought, I wish I could know their secret? Now you can. After years of investigative research, Shaunti reveals twelve powerful habits that the happiest marriages have in common. Best news of all? Anyone can learn the secrets of a highly happy marriage! In The Surprising Secrets of Highly Happy Marriages, Shaunti Feldhahn shares her findings about little, very unexpected, often overlooked actions that make a huge difference. You're about to discover that highly happy couples: Go to bed mad; Keep score (just not in the way you think); Boss their feelings around; Have factual fantasies; Get in over their heads; Don't tell it like it is; Don't look to marriage to make them happy. Packed with eye-opening research and practical helps, this book delivers relationship insights that will take your marriage from "just fine" to "just the marriage we've always wanted." - Publisher.
Language:
English
Contents:
The truth about highly happy and you : how a handful of high-leverage secrets unlocks delight in your marriage -- Highly happy couples know little is big : why a few small actions carry such surprising power -- Highly happy couples believe the best : how assuming that your spouse cares deeply changes everything -- Highly happy couples go to bed mad : why sleeping on it might be smarter after all -- Highly happy couples keep score : how what you count up changes what you give back -- Highly happy couples boss their feelings around : why changing what you do changes how you feel -- Highly happy couples have factual fantasies : how loving the art of the possible makes your marriage stronger -- Highly happy couples use sign language : how a silly signal of reconnection can bypass hurt and bring reassurance -- Highly happy couples hang out : how eliminating physical distance can solve emotional distance -- Highly happy couples don't tell it like it is : what happens when you give brutal honesty the boot -- Highly happy couples look higher : why looking to marriage for happiness means you're looking in the wrong place -- Highly happy couples get in over their heads : why risking it all on your marriage is actually the safest bet -- Highly happy couples think they hit the jackpot : why giving credit means getting back bliss -- Putting the secrets to work : your plan for getting from so-so to highly happy in your marriage.
ISBN:
9781601421210
Format :
Book
