Most Important Year in a Woman's Life, The/The Most Important Year in a Man's Life

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Your marriage could be one of history’s great love stories! As newlyweds, it’s time to ensure that your marriage can meet the challenges it will face right around the corner. Cultivating good habits during these first twelve foundational months of your marriage and knowing what to focus on will set the stage for years to come.Robert and Bobbie and Mark and Susan know that there’s a big difference between preparation and actual experience. This is your guide to actually dealing with all the things that come after “I do.” In this unique flip-over format, the chapter topics are the same but one half is written by men for the husband, and the other half is written from a women’s perspective for the wife. As a couple, you’ll each progress through your part of the book and meet somewhere in the middle. Become an expert on what really makes your spouse happy, and enjoy the benefits of a great partnership. Take an honest look at the family you grew up in: its unwritten codes, how it has shaped you, and the ways it affects your relationship with your mate. Learn how to speak each other’s “language” and appreciate the qualities each of you brings to your marriage.You’ll also get an eye-opening look at communication skills, secrets for a great sex life, budget basics, dealing with in-laws, navigating tough times, and much more. Above all, you’ll cultivate a spiritual unity that draws the two of you closer to each other as you draw closer to God. Start reading, and make this first year together what it was meant to be: the most important year in your life.

Reviews (99)

Good conversation starter.

I only read the Groom's side (and a few sections on the Bride's side, as prompted), so this is mainly a review for that half of the book. My now-wife and I went through this book during premarital counseling. I liked the premise, and the book lead to a lot of great conversation on things we may not have thought to discuss on our own. On its own, though, the book fails to drive home many points that it brings up. That made the book feel sort of incomplete. Still, the results of our conversation and counseling sessions were successful, and we are now happily married! Format note: the book is not optimized for e-readers. For the Groom's side, you need to dig for and manually bookmark the table of contents.

Every Couple Needs to read this!

Highly recommend this to EVERY newly married couple or engaged couple. It takes the best of "Love & Respect", "What Every Women/Guy Should Know", and "His Needs/Her Needs" and brings it into one book with great stories and examples. Practical for couples. Has a side for men and a sid for women. There is a meet in the middle section with discussion questions.

One of the Better 'Fundamental' Marriage Books

This book was given to us as a wedding present, and it has since become a gift I also give as a wedding present. It looks at the first year of marriage as the setting the tone year for the rest of the relationship. Expectations, habits, attitudes, communication, etc - they are all things that are established early on and like a habit (good or bad) can be hard to break. For my own marriage, I feel that this book gave us a good start, even through little things about whether is house is not a home without a dog (me) or cat (him). We skirted a potential scuffle about when Christmas presents are opened up, and really talked about the fact that I make more money than he does- something we hadn't discussed before. I appreciated the perspectives of the different authors, and also the gender-specific approach that is often forgotten about in marriage books. Overall, a fabulous book that was very much appreciated as a newlywed. Combined with

We were fortunate to have Mark and Susan conduct much of our ...

We were fortunate to have Mark and Susan conduct much of our marriage counseling, and many of the steps they took us through are outlined in this book. They are phenomenal people with a healthy marriage that has produced a beautiful family, and certainly have much wisdom to share. As the title suggests, this book is focused on setting good habits in the first year of marriage that will ultimately serve as a strategy for maintaining a successful marriage. We especially appreciate the practicality of this book. My wife and I are now >5 years into marriage, and we still use many tactics from this book to help protect our marriage and allow it to thrive. We cannot say enough about this book, and have gifted it to many of our friends that have gotten engaged. Would highly recommend!

The only wedding gift they really need.

This is the only wedding gift you need to give anyone for the rest of your life. It helps couples understand the different normals that they grew up with and really helps curb arguments. Reading this before we got married was A HUGE help to my wife and I. We have probably gifted 10 copies of this already.

LOVED THIS BOOK!

I read this before getting married and have given it as wedding presents as well. I read several books before getting married and found this one to be the best by far. It is not trying to be cute and is written for real people. It is thoughtful and not a waste of time to read. I also loved that it was written from a man's perspective for men and woman's perspective for women. I felt like I was talking to some of my parents friends trying to help me get started on the right foot and learn from their mistakes. If you have time to only read one book before marriage choose this one. If you don't have time because of wedding planning, by pass the extra time looking at flower arrangements and make an investment in your future.

Best marriage book I have ever read

This book is seriously awesome. Not only does it give great examples of troubles/successes in real marriages because of how that person acted/reacted, but it also has a great biblical foundation. Heck, even if you aren't a Christian, this book will transform your marriage just by putting the principles into effect. Half of the book is for the husband to read, the other half for the wife. I recommend reading both sides of the book so you know what your spouse has to deal with to get a better understanding on how to change for the better! I was married for 3 years before I read this book and everything still applies. It's NOT just for newly weds! Do your marriage a favor and get this book or the new versions that are out. This book is no longer in print, instead they have 2 separate books. What Every Bride Needs To Know and What Every Groom Needs To Know.

The Most Important Year in a Woman's Life/The Most Important Year in a Man's Life

This is an excellent resource book not only for newly married couples but for those of us who have been married for a long while. Some of the topics covered are: roles, friendship, money, sex, talking, dreams, inlaws and outlaws, etc. It shows you how to have healthy discussions about such differing points of view as: men have a tendency to want to "fix" whatever is bothering you and you have a need for your husband just to listen most of the time and validate your feelings. Women need to be heard from the heart not just the ears and women need to give their man the respect that they crave. I highly recommend this book to all newly engaged or newly wedded couples.

... in pre-marriage counseling and found it to be a useful tool and guide to many areas of investment in ...

I used this book in pre-marriage counseling and found it to be a useful tool and guide to many areas of investment in the upcoming marriage relationship for any couple who is serious about investing time before marriage to gain knowledge and tools to successfully anticipate and resolve potential areas of conflict, and to best provide for, affirm and protect their future spouse, and to get their marriage started with the right resources for success. This is a valuable resource for serious couples... I found it to be well worth the investment for my counselees.

Good information

I purchased this book for a friend's wedding gift. Of course, I had to read it before I gave it to her to make sure it wasn't nonsense. It is a book filled with things that a newly married couple with face and gives suggestions on how to cope with all the changes that come with marriage. It also tells us that the first year of marriage sets the bar for the rest of your marriage so it is very important to communicate about all the little things so they do not morph into huge problems. I would recommend this book to anyone who is thinking about getting married and even those who already are married if they are open to discussion.

Good conversation starter.

I only read the Groom's side (and a few sections on the Bride's side, as prompted), so this is mainly a review for that half of the book. My now-wife and I went through this book during premarital counseling. I liked the premise, and the book lead to a lot of great conversation on things we may not have thought to discuss on our own. On its own, though, the book fails to drive home many points that it brings up. That made the book feel sort of incomplete. Still, the results of our conversation and counseling sessions were successful, and we are now happily married! Format note: the book is not optimized for e-readers. For the Groom's side, you need to dig for and manually bookmark the table of contents.

Every Couple Needs to read this!

Highly recommend this to EVERY newly married couple or engaged couple. It takes the best of "Love & Respect", "What Every Women/Guy Should Know", and "His Needs/Her Needs" and brings it into one book with great stories and examples. Practical for couples. Has a side for men and a sid for women. There is a meet in the middle section with discussion questions.

One of the Better 'Fundamental' Marriage Books

This book was given to us as a wedding present, and it has since become a gift I also give as a wedding present. It looks at the first year of marriage as the setting the tone year for the rest of the relationship. Expectations, habits, attitudes, communication, etc - they are all things that are established early on and like a habit (good or bad) can be hard to break. For my own marriage, I feel that this book gave us a good start, even through little things about whether is house is not a home without a dog (me) or cat (him). We skirted a potential scuffle about when Christmas presents are opened up, and really talked about the fact that I make more money than he does- something we hadn't discussed before. I appreciated the perspectives of the different authors, and also the gender-specific approach that is often forgotten about in marriage books. Overall, a fabulous book that was very much appreciated as a newlywed. Combined with

We were fortunate to have Mark and Susan conduct much of our ...

We were fortunate to have Mark and Susan conduct much of our marriage counseling, and many of the steps they took us through are outlined in this book. They are phenomenal people with a healthy marriage that has produced a beautiful family, and certainly have much wisdom to share. As the title suggests, this book is focused on setting good habits in the first year of marriage that will ultimately serve as a strategy for maintaining a successful marriage. We especially appreciate the practicality of this book. My wife and I are now >5 years into marriage, and we still use many tactics from this book to help protect our marriage and allow it to thrive. We cannot say enough about this book, and have gifted it to many of our friends that have gotten engaged. Would highly recommend!

The only wedding gift they really need.

This is the only wedding gift you need to give anyone for the rest of your life. It helps couples understand the different normals that they grew up with and really helps curb arguments. Reading this before we got married was A HUGE help to my wife and I. We have probably gifted 10 copies of this already.

LOVED THIS BOOK!

I read this before getting married and have given it as wedding presents as well. I read several books before getting married and found this one to be the best by far. It is not trying to be cute and is written for real people. It is thoughtful and not a waste of time to read. I also loved that it was written from a man's perspective for men and woman's perspective for women. I felt like I was talking to some of my parents friends trying to help me get started on the right foot and learn from their mistakes. If you have time to only read one book before marriage choose this one. If you don't have time because of wedding planning, by pass the extra time looking at flower arrangements and make an investment in your future.

Best marriage book I have ever read

This book is seriously awesome. Not only does it give great examples of troubles/successes in real marriages because of how that person acted/reacted, but it also has a great biblical foundation. Heck, even if you aren't a Christian, this book will transform your marriage just by putting the principles into effect. Half of the book is for the husband to read, the other half for the wife. I recommend reading both sides of the book so you know what your spouse has to deal with to get a better understanding on how to change for the better! I was married for 3 years before I read this book and everything still applies. It's NOT just for newly weds! Do your marriage a favor and get this book or the new versions that are out. This book is no longer in print, instead they have 2 separate books. What Every Bride Needs To Know and What Every Groom Needs To Know.

The Most Important Year in a Woman's Life/The Most Important Year in a Man's Life

This is an excellent resource book not only for newly married couples but for those of us who have been married for a long while. Some of the topics covered are: roles, friendship, money, sex, talking, dreams, inlaws and outlaws, etc. It shows you how to have healthy discussions about such differing points of view as: men have a tendency to want to "fix" whatever is bothering you and you have a need for your husband just to listen most of the time and validate your feelings. Women need to be heard from the heart not just the ears and women need to give their man the respect that they crave. I highly recommend this book to all newly engaged or newly wedded couples.

... in pre-marriage counseling and found it to be a useful tool and guide to many areas of investment in ...

I used this book in pre-marriage counseling and found it to be a useful tool and guide to many areas of investment in the upcoming marriage relationship for any couple who is serious about investing time before marriage to gain knowledge and tools to successfully anticipate and resolve potential areas of conflict, and to best provide for, affirm and protect their future spouse, and to get their marriage started with the right resources for success. This is a valuable resource for serious couples... I found it to be well worth the investment for my counselees.

Good information

I purchased this book for a friend's wedding gift. Of course, I had to read it before I gave it to her to make sure it wasn't nonsense. It is a book filled with things that a newly married couple with face and gives suggestions on how to cope with all the changes that come with marriage. It also tells us that the first year of marriage sets the bar for the rest of your marriage so it is very important to communicate about all the little things so they do not morph into huge problems. I would recommend this book to anyone who is thinking about getting married and even those who already are married if they are open to discussion.

Helpful.

Lots of helpful info - not super deep but great to start some important conversations.

His and Hers book written by men and women

This book is written from two women authors' points of view for the woman's side of the book. The same topics are written by two male authors for the man's side of the book. They meet in the middle. The topics covered are the same, just written from a different perspective. I work with marriage preparation for engaged couples, and this book discusses twelve topics that are very important to marital growth. This would make a great wedding gift for any couple! Nothing "preachy", just common sense advice and often told in a humorous way.

Preventative Maintenance!

The book is presented in a most imaginative way. The woman begins reading as one normally would; then man flips over and begins to read from the other side. They meet in the middle with questions for discussion. We schedule annual physicals, regular dentist appointments, and tune-ups for our furnaces and cars. This book allows newlyweds (even newly engaged couples) an invaluable opportunity to talk through important topics to provide preventative maintenance for their marriage. I've bought three copies - one for my son, one for his wife-to-be, and one for me and my dear husband of three decades. Thanks, DeVries and Wolgemuths, for a treasure of a book!

#mustread for newlyweds!

I'm not sure how my wife and I came across this book. It might have been a wedding gift we received, I can't recall. I do know that since reading it we have included it as a part of every wedding gift we have given since we read it. The book is full of practical information that will help couples through the trials and milestones, tears and joy that make up the first year of marriage. #mustread for newlyweds!

Definite recommend!

My husband & I both read this during our first year of marriage and it has given us a lot of direction in certain areas that you don't really think are issues until you read about them. I really like how they support each area with what the Bible calls us to do. I think it's a great book and we've already given it to dear friends as a wedding gift!

Required reading for young or newly marrieds!!

This book is a fantastic tool for young or newly married couples. It deals with the stumbling blocks that many couples deal with in the first year of marriage. Things like unmet expectations and the "baggage" that we all bring into a marriage like the way our family growing up dealt with money, holidays, chores etc!! It is ALWAYS on our list of gifts to give for a wedding or bridal shower. After 28 years of marriage there are still things in this book that I need to learn or do better.

Excellent resource for newlyweds

This is a creative and very practical book that deals with many topics that newly weds should consider and discuss. It is really two books in one, One side is directed toward the wife and the other side directed toward the husband. My husband and I first read this book when we had been married 25 years and found it helpful and insightful. Since then we have given it as a wedding present to all our young friends .

Best book for new marriages

The most influential book for my marriage. So practical and an easy read.

Married an Engineer

We thought we were invincible and put off reading this wedding gift until 5 months into our marriage. As I'm sure you can guess, we were having all sorts of frustrating discussions on everything from the dishes to the direction of the toilet paper. When I would approach my husband with a problem, he was constantly trying to "fix me." This book really helped us bridge a communication gap. My husband took to the sports analogies, and I found myself with a new appreciation for my husband's point of view. This really got us past that first hump. It's a must read, and I'm sure we'll do it again somewhere down the road.

By far the best book I've read for newly married couples.

Me and my wife both read this book near the beginning of our marriage, and it was hands down the best book we'd ever read (and we read a few). It prepared both of us for all kinds of things that we would encounter during the first year of marriage, and I believe helped us to navigate those times when they came. I recommend this for all newlyweds, especially Christian couples.

Wonderful book; helped direct conversations that were helpful later

Wonderful book; helped direct conversations that were helpful later. I will always keep it as a resource and will give it to others getting married.

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Excellent Marriage Resourc

This is the third copy of this book that I have ordered. I initially bought it for my husband and I. Then thought every couple should have it. As usual it came in excellent condition. This is a great resource for couples who are in the courtship of their relationship prior to marriage.

We have found it to be an excellent tool for practical application of Godly principles

My husband and I have used this book along with a Bible study to counsel 22 couples! We have found it to be an excellent tool for practical application of Godly principles. Years later, many couples still make references to it when we speak! We, too, have benefited from it's wisdom and are entering our 46th year of marriage!!!

Timeless wisdom for your marriage

I got married in '05 when this book was fairly new and it has been instrumental in my marriage. I have purchased many copies for wedding gifts over the years b/c I think it's such an important book for couples starting out. My husband is a pastor and we do pre-marital counseling together. We recommend this book and use many of the principles in our own marriage and when we counsel!

Five Stars

no problems fast shipping

Five Stars

no problems fast shipping

Must read!

Great book! It gives you great onsite into your spouses mind:)

Five Stars

Wonderful book for newly weds! I highly recommend it!!!

Great book, seller gyped me

The book, which I have given as a wedding gift in the past, is excellent. The authors are friends, and I was able to get them to personalize it for the couple. Its unique back-to-back printing makes a positive impression, and the counsel in it is outstanding. The seller, however, charged me over $11 for 2-day shipping, then sent it Priority Mail for $4.75; it barely got here it time. Then he had the audacity to scratch a handwritten note on his receipt, asking me to give him "all 5s" on the rating, because he's a non-profit org involved with cancer. He will not get any more business from me.

Excellent resource!

I've given a couple dozen of these books to engaged couples. Wish we'd had access to some of this content before our marriage - 30+ years ago.

Highly recommend it for newly married couples

My husband and I were at a point in our marriage where we really needed to come together again and keep GOD in the middle of it all. This book help to facilitate that and helped us to open up to different ideas. Highly recommend it for newly married couples.

Five Stars

Great

A Must Read for Newlyweds or Those Planning on it!

This book has been a great tool to my relationship. My boo and I have discovered many hidden reasons as to how we develop our norms in life. It also uncovers many realities about marriage. We like =)

If everyone followed this advice, they would all have great marriages

Excellent book - full of practical advice for both husbands and wives, presented in a fun and easy-to-understand manner. We have recommended this to all of our friends that are getting married and are using it as a pre-marriage counselling textbook for the young people in our church. My husband and I still go through it from time to time and revisit the ideas in it. Highly recommend it!

Wish we'd had such good counseling!

My husband and I have been married almost 20 years, but wish we'd received counseling as good as this before we got married! Think it would've helped us build a better relationship. We give this as an engagement/wedding gift now, to help young couples get off to a better start, and hopefully avoid some of the pain and heartache we experienced unnecessarily.

My husband and I read this and loved it. We have since given it as a ...

My husband and I read this and loved it. We have since given it as a wedding gift to several couples.

SUCH A GREAT BOOK!!!!!!!!!

This was truly a great purchase!!!!!!!!! One extremely happy customer! Trusted Buyer for sure! Will definitely do business with again if I need to!!!!!!!!

Wonderful wedding gift!

Awesome book, all in one for bride and groom

A good wedding gift for young couples

... if they don't even know what premarital counseling is about. A balanced summary of ideals vs. practical advises. More realistic tone than the "Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus" series.

Best Books on Marriage

I buy this book for everyone I know who is getting married. It was so helpful in my own life. I was afraid it would be cheesy but it was very practical. I recommend for anyone engaged or even who has been married a few years.

Five Stars

great gift for new couples

Five Stars

We gave this as part of a wedding gift and they were anxious to read it.

a Must Read for engaged or newly married couples

This book gives great info on how to navigate the adjustments all couples face. Rather than avoid and let irritations build over time, this read gives guidelines for essential topics on how to meet differences head on and come to an understanding that brings harmony rather than division.... Great foundation for building a lasting and satisfying marriage.

Great Marriage book

I have read this book and feel it is a great book to understanding the role of a husband and wife in their first year. It is all biblical and if read will help strengthen the foundation for marriages. My husband is a wedding photographer and we buy this book and give it to each couple that hires us.

My Wife and I Love this Book!!!!

This is, in our Opinion, the best book out there dealing with Marriage. Connecting two lives (husband and wife) into one. With cleaver Story telling. The book came in Perfect condition, and also came on time.

Great book for newlyweds and all of us

Great book for newlyweds and for those of us who have been married longer. Such wonderful ideas for all of us.

excellent for pre-marital

My fiance and I each bought a book to read for our pre-martial counseling. Even though we haven't even started meeting with the counselor, we have had many deep discussions brought on by this book. Its been excellent in helping us think through things that will affect our marriage.

We have received great feedback. Many couples tell us that this book ...

This book is our standard gift for all newlyweds. We have received great feedback. Many couples tell us that this book was the most helpful and meaningful gift that they received.

Five Stars

Great info that is easy to relate to, especially good at explaining things to guys

Five Stars

It's a great wedding gift. I love that it's for both husband and wife.

Five Stars

One of my all time favorite books for newlyweds!

Five Stars

Excellent

Five Stars

Great book!

Two lives becoming one and working together

This book came out a number of years ago, but it still has much to offer for newly married couples. I read it a number of years ago and now am having my children read it.

Five Stars

Love it! Came quickly too!!

Awesome

My wife and I enjoyed reading this book together. We learned how to communicate better with each other. This book also walked us through what to expect from each other. Great Book. I'm going to give this to every new bride and groom I know.

excellent book

This is a very good good. I've been married for 16 years and there are still a lot that I learned on how to improve our marriage.

Five Stars

Great book!

Five Stars

Everyone was very good to work with!

Five Stars

Very good! Met my expectations!

Great buy!

This is a great book for me and my fiancee. I would recommend this to any couple thinking about marriage.

Five Stars

A good resource for couple retreats.

Great Book

I received the books quickly and they were in new condition! I'm very impressed. Thank you!

Borderline Offensive

This book had some great point in it and they were things that I brought up in the premarital counseling we are doing with our pastor right now but other than those handful of good ideas/points. I as the man have never been more offended reading a book and my fiancee even agrees. We both read this book and took away that the man should be the one to adjust the man should be the one to change and the man should be the one to do all the work. Marriage is a partnership there will be fights there will be growing pains on both sides,

Great read

Great book. I highly recommend it to all engaged couples.

Good way to open up discussion and work on relationship.

My wife and I have both read this book (both sides of it) and found the information to be very good regarding the 'normals' each person brings to a marriage and how they are not necessarily "right" or "wrong" but just different. It helps open up discussion about things like sex, money, habits, toilet paper alignment, work, kids, in-laws, church, man/woman roles, etc. Although we didn't read it until after 2 years of marriage (we have read many other sources, though :)) we still pulled some good info from it. I like that the book reviewed the importance of both love and friendship. You can fall head over heels in 'attraction' for your mate, but if you have nothing in common and don't want to learn how to please or be a friend to them, it's going to be rough. When you can learn together, admit that you make mistakes, and each work on your 'issues', the friendship and marriage grows better. Your problems will NEVER be resolved if you just ignore them! Keep working on constant improvement. Another recommendation I liked is that each person should SAY what they want rather than trying to 'hint' at it. A woman who thinks, "if my husband really loved me, he would..." may never see it happen. I don't know about you, but I sure can't read minds and don't get the 'hints'. Thankfully, my wife tells me what is on her mind so I don't have to magically figure it out. It's so much less hassle that way. Overall, I recommend the book and am going to buy another copy for a friend at work who is getting married next week.

Good so far

I bought this book as a result of wanting to make my first year of marriage a success, I have started reading this book and found some very useful hints/suggestions that are practical rather than "theory" (I mean things you can actually try and do) such as having a time table with your schedules marked out "slots" and try and spend atleast 6"slots" together. Yes, maybe this is all "common" sense to some of you and it was for me but actually having a time-table and seeing it in black and white made a difference. The most important thing I read so far (still reading the book) is about how Christ is the bride groom and the church is the bride, and it lists the qualities of the Christ as the bridegroom. Yes, again I have heard it a million times, Ephesians ...etc but for some reason I found the way it was written to be powerful. Also, the "normal" in my own family may not be the "normal" behaviour in my wife's and again, this was not something I had thought of explicitly though I was aware of it, again seeing it in the book made it more concrete. Overall I think I am enjoying the book, in fact thinking of getting a copy for my cousin who is going to get married soon.

A Useful Resource for Newly Marrieds

Susan and Mark DeVries and Bobbie and Robert Wolgemuth have put together not only a helpful first year companion for newly marrieds, they've done it with creativity. This one book is really two books in one. From one side, women can read about what to expect, how to handle, and generally what constitutes a good first year in a Christian marriage. From the opposite side of the book, men develop the same type of material. Then, in the middle, are questions and ideas to bring the two sides together. They tackle topics from a balanced, Christian perspective and give tremendous insight into both sides of the marriage relationship. The only issue I had with the book was that from the woman's perspective (yeah, I peaked in on that side :) there is great emphasis placed on the woman's ability to change the man. Though typical of our culture today, I think this is the only (though not necessarily insignificant) unbalanced part of the book. I would have liked to have heard on both sides of the book how both the husband and wife provide complimentary change into each other's lives. This then focuses on mutual change, dreams, and submission. Even with that problem, I think I could recommend this book to newly married couples as a good guideline on how to build a strong foundation for a life-long commitment to an imperfect person. For a full review, go to the blog in my screen name and click on the Readings category.

Highly Recommended Book!

My husband and I bought this book to have something to read together. He reads the Woman's chapter out loud to me and then I read the corresponding Man's chapter out loud to him. We really enjoy being able to do that together! The biblical references in the chapters are fantastic as well and really help us to understand and connect to the advice being given. The way it was written is very creative because the authors discuss the same points in the corresponding chapters but do it in a way that I can relate to and then in a way my husband can relate to. I absolutely recommend this book to any couple who is looking for something to do together and to strengthen their relationship. We actually plan to gift it to one of our friends at their upcoming wedding!

Great advice for anyone married.

This is a great book for both Husband and Wife to read and study together. In it are discussed the issues that make difficult marriage and relationships. More importantly, solutions and practical advice are offered for each issue raised. The authors, two couples, are all Christian and are counselors, including marriage and relationships. I had a great 30 yr marriage that ended due to cancer and a two marriage that ended in divorce. I believe that having read this book would have made the 30 yr marriage more rich, and perhaps could have saved the two year marriage. I highly recommend it.

Totally worth the time and money!

This is an amazing book! The only "self help" marriage advice book that my husband and I have ever made it through. We've read it multiple times through our marriage.

Highly Recommended.

I am usually pretty sceptical of self-help books, or books that are recommended by conservative religious groups although I am a Christian. However, this book was given to my husband and me when we were engaged and we both loved it. Although it is geered towards couples who are newlyweds, we found the book great for getting us talking about key issues that we had never considered before, and working out problems before we were confronted with them in the marriage. We learned a lot about each other from this book, and even found it more helpful than our professional pre-marital counseling. We have since given this book to all of our young friends getting married.

GET THIS BOOK!

We read this before we got married and found that there were several "aha" moments and things we hadn't thought of. It's a great eye opener and I HIGHLY suggest reading it and talking through your marriage or pre-marriage!

A great book for Newlyweds/Engaged Couples!

I found this book about 3 years ago and bought it for my fiance and I. We LOVED it! This is such a great book for couples getting married. It is written well by two couples, with interesting stories, and is a great, easy read (even my fiance enjoyed it). There are also questions to go over with each other and it really is amazing, and has really benefited our marriage! My husband and I own a wedding photography business ([...]) and we enjoyed the book so much we buy it for all the couples whose weddings we shoot. Definitely recommend!!

Great for any stage of maariage

I have been married for a year and a half and just read the book. You can read it before you get married or thirty years down the road. It tells you simple rules and ideas you can actually practice. I know its a Christian book and that is one reason why I was given it, but you can read it being any faith, just as long as you want a better marriage and relationship. And its so fun being in one book to "meet in the middle." I am about to read his side of the book now!

Best Wedding Gift Ever

Loved this book! My husband and I received it as a wedding gift and it offered so much wonderful insight and advice. It hit on topics not covered in other marriage prep books. It was easy to read and easy to discuss. It helped lay a strong foundation for our marriage and has truly made our first year of marriage the best and most important year of our lives. We now give it to every couple we know getting married!

Great gift for newly weds

I heard about this book via a Focus on the Family radio broadcast. I only read parts before giving it away as a gift, but I can tell this is a good one.

highly recommended

I've already recommended it to several friends and family members. When I started reading "my part" I couldn't put the book down. I was having a little trouble getting my husband to read "his part" (and was eager to see what his side of the book said) so I offered to read it to him just before bed. Very enlightening and right on target! A must read for newlyweds...or anyone.

Wish I had it

I got this for a friend for a wedding gift recently. I have looked at it in the store and online and it seemed great and I wished someone had gotten it for me when I was first married. It addressed a few issues (like in-laws) that would have been helpful to know or have in writing that first year of marriage.

Great for Wedding Gift

This book is a great conversation starter for newlyweds right after their wedding. It helps get your marriage off to a great start. I recommend it!

Fantastic

This book is an excellent "How To" manual for couples. There are a lot of gender/communication differences that so many of us are unaware of. It's a quick, fun, meaningful read. And if you and your partner read this book, with an open mind, you'll be so much better off! I definitely recommend this!

Great even before you get married

This book saved me from marrying the wrong person! I read it before marriage and God helped me realize he was not for me.

Good for Groups

My wife and I have started a small group of young couples using this book. It is biblical and practical, gives useful fodder for conversation and discussion. I recommend it.

Great book even if you've been married several years or more!

Great book even if you've been married several years or more- Makes a great wedding shower gift!

Informative book, poor bound

This book was recommended to me by another person and both parts of the book lived up to the recommendation. Although the material in the book was good, the binding of the book was of poor quality. It appeared a cursory inspection of any book would have found the page misalignments, which made reading several pages very difficult, however the book was permitted to go to retail sales.I can only beleive the alignment error was noted and ignored and that leaves a bad experience upper most in my mind.

The Most Important Year in a Woman's Life/The Most Important Year in a Man's Life

This order was received in a timely fashion. The quality of the book was just as described. I would purchase from this seller again and would recommend to others.

Great help!

This book was given to me and my husband at our wedding, what a great gift! It was fun and interactive with the different sides to read. We both enjoyed reading and sharing our impressions of the book. It is spiritual and very pratical when it comes to advice of how to enhance your relationship. They use many real life examples which are easy to understand and relate to. I definately recommend it and we will give it to all our friends when they get married.

Five Stars

Brought aas a gift and was well received and loved.

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