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After the Affair: Healing the Pain and Rebuilding Trust When a Partner Has Been Unfaithful
Janis Abrahms Spring, Michael Spring

Harper Paperbacks, 1997

Affair Help

+ Rebuilding Trust
+ After tthe affair

As a marital therapist, I highly recommend this book for those who have gone through an affair!
  
  











  



  
Getting it Right This Time: How to Create a Loving and Lasting Marriage
Barry McCarthy, Emily J. McCarthy

Routledge, 2005

How to identify common vulnerabilities and traps so they don't affect a new relationship

Plenty of books discuss marriage and how to build a lasting, loving relationship, but few hone in on remarriage issues and identify the factors that can lead to its end. Getting It Right This Time: How To Create A Loving And Lasting Marriage tells how to identify common vulnerabilities and traps so ...
  
  











  



  
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work: A Practical Guide from the Country's Foremost Relationship ...
John M. Gottman, Nan Silver

Three Rivers Press, 1999

Buy the book, not the Kindle version

+ Something in This for all Couples
+ Awesome Book!! A definite "Must Get!" 2 Thumbs Up!!
+ This is an excellent book on marriage.
+ Good advice
  
  











  



  
How to Improve Your Marriage Without Talking About It: Finding Love Beyond Words
Patricia Love, Steven Stosny

Broadway, 2007

Empowering Advice

+ Everyone in a relationship should read this!
+ An important book

"Words hurt. Words destroy. Words can kill a relationship." ~ pg. 66 "how to improve your marriage without talking about it" is not about a lack of communication, it is about more effective communication and an understanding of how fear and shame factor into a healthy relationship. From the ...
  
  











  



  
Reconcilable Differences
Andrew Christensen, Neil S. Jacobson

The Guilford Press, 2002

Looking for hope in your marriage? Buy this book!

+ Review of 2 Relevant Books Together
+ working with couples
+ Reconcilable Differences
+ Defusing arguments, accepting differences.
  
  











  



  
Getting Past the Affair: A Program to Help You Cope, Heal, and Move On -- Together or Apart
Douglas K. Snyder, Donald H. Baucom, ...

The Guilford Press, 2007

Help is here!

+ Good book and very informative
+ Excellent resource for individuals and couples
+ Great for both sides. Cheaters need help too!
  
  











  



  
Sexual Awareness: Couple Sexuality for the Twenty-First Century (McCarthy, Barry & Emily)
Barry McCarthy, Emily McCarthy

Da Capo Press, 2002

Excellent tool

I am a clinical psychologist and work with many individuals and couples with sexual disorders. This book is one of the most helpful tools I have in my practice in teaching sensate focus techniques and equipping patients with accurate information
  
  











  



  
Becoming Parents: How to Strengthen Your Marriage as Your Family Grows
Pamela L. Jordan, Scott M. Stanley, ...

Jossey-Bass, 2001

I wish I had this book before I had my child.

+ Becoming parents
+ A MUST-HAVE FOR PARTNERS BECOMING PARENTS!

"Becoming Parents" is not for the light-hearted or for those who are hoping to hear what may not be realistic. As I read this book, I often found myself putting it down just to think through the material. I needed some time to think about the content and what it meant for my marriage. I ...
  
  











  



  
You Don't Have to Take it Anymore: Turn Your Resentful, Angry, or Emotionally Abusive Relationship into a ...
Steven Stosny

Free Press, 2005

Excellent Self-help For Individuals & Couples

+ A great way to understand your husband in a new POSITIVE way!!!
+ It works!!!
+ A Wonderful Book to Get the Process of Compassion Started
  
  











  



  
Rekindling Desire: A Step by Step Program to Help Low-Sex and No-Sex Marriages
Barry W. McCarthy, Emily J. McCarthy

Routledge, 2003

Rekindling Desire: A Step by Step Program to Help Low-Sex and No-Sex Marriages

+ Top notch for couples in trouble or professionals alike
+ Good to spark thoughtful conversation

The insight revealed to me through this book was truly life changing. It is a guide to help couples change the way they view their expectations of long term, marital sexuality and put a new, healthy perspective into practice in order to renew and energize a most necessary and wonderful part of ...
  
  











  



  
12 Hours to a Great Marriage: A Step-by-Step Guide for Making Love Last
Howard J. Markman, Scott M. Stanley, ...

Jossey-Bass, 2003

12 Hours to a Great Marriage

+ Great Book Especially for Men

This book is for couples that want to improve their realtionship. All the skills taught have been tested with research over the last 30 years. My relationship with my husband has improved greatly with these skills and so have couples I've worked with privately teaching these skills.
  
  











  



  
The Truth About Love: The Highs, the Lows, and How You Can Make It Last Forever
Dr. Patricia Love

Fireside, 2001

One of my favorite books on Love

+ Wonderful, Practical & Honest
+ Good, Basic Common Sense
+ Read it for the first chapter
  
  











  



  
Fighting for Your Marriage
Howard Markman, Scott Stanley, ...

Penton Overseas, 2002

Learn to Handle Difficult Issues in Your Marriage

+ Excellent resource
+ Fight Fair
+ Good book
  
  











  



  
Mating in Captivity: Reconciling the Erotic and the Domestic
Esther Perel

HarperCollins, 2006

A lifechanging book for women and men

+ A Lifesaver for Couples...
+ Very nice, makes you think in the right direction
+ Excellent book for scoping out relationships!
  
  











  



  
Fighting for Your Marriage: Positive Steps for Preventing Divorce and Preserving a Lasting Love (New & ...
Howard J. Markman, Scott M. Stanley, ...

Jossey-Bass, 2001

Excellent resource for any couple

+ excellent hands on help
+ Really great book
+ Fighting For Your Marriage
+ required reading
  
  











  



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