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Book Review of The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work : A Practical Guide from the Country's Foremost Relationship Expert

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Helpful Score: 11


This is by far the best relationship book out there. Forget men in caves and women from other planets. That stuff is ridiculous. This book does not stereotype and genderize. It recognizes some behaviors are gender specific, but it is not about segregating men and and women. It is about recognizing the things that tear apart a marriage (or any other long term relationship) and what you can do to keep them from doing so. For example, arguing is not a marriage breaker. However, when critisim and defensivness creep into an argument, then it is destructive. This book shows you how to keep those things from appearing and thus breaking your relationship. I hate self help books. It took me a year to skim this one after I received it at my wedding. However, once I started I realized how simple and obvious those things that that hurt a marriage are. It makes a lot of sense. Highly recommended.