Getting it Right the First Time: Creating a Healthy Marriage

A healthy and satisfying marriage is the result of much more than a stroke of good fortune, the accidental meeting of two "soul mates," or a conscious commitment to stay together no matter what. Studies have found that romantic, passionate love is often just a memory by the wedding or within the first year of marriage. Creating an intimate, fulfilling, and stable marriage is by no means easy or guaranteed - it requires thought, communication, planning, and true commitment. The window of opportunity in which to build the foundation of such a relationship would ideally take place within the first two years of marriage.

This book provides the vital information every couple needs to know to understand what really makes a marriage work. Offers clear, helpful guidelines for creating a healthy marriage and reveals the strategies, skills and attitudes that can help prevent disappointment, resentment and alienation.