As a fellow bride myself, I am going through all of this planning and preparation with all of you. One part of the prepartion process that often gets overlooked, is the planning for the marriage. Lots of thought goes into the wedding day, the colors, the flowers, and so on. But sometimes we forget about what happens all the days after.
I have been priveledged to be introduced to the book "Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts" by a couple, Les and Leslie Parrott. They focus on seven key questions to help couples identify and overcome stumbling blocks to a building a healthy, lifelong marriage. This book offers separate workbooks for men and women which co-indcide with the book.
The chapters are short but effective. Even the men have found ways to enjoy it. It helps you discover better ways of communicate and help to address some issues that you may not have talked about yet.
Together they teach the skills needed to transition from the “single” life to the “married” life. This is a wonderful book that was introduced to us as part of our pre-marital counseling. They offer some insight not on what to avoid, but some of the myths we are all guilty of believing in.
After reading the first few chapters, couples learn the certain types of expectations to avoid after marriage.
This books is great for getting the ball rolling on some topics that aren't always easy to transition into. Face your past, work through the present all for a wonderful and successful marriage future.
