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Books about marriage
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Elliewaves
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yes; I even took a class on marriage at my university and I had to read a lot of marriage/relationship books then. Since then, I read new books on the subject for my own enjoyment and enlightenment.
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There seems to be so many of them these days it's hard to know which ones are not worth their paper. I'm not sure if people are allowed to suggest good ones on the forums (Jennie), preferably Christian ones.
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Elliewaves
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Why wouldn't people be allowed to recommend books to one another?
That makes me sad that you would be fearful of that........a bit too mind policeish.....
That makes me sad that you would be fearful of that........a bit too mind policeish.....
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I've seen cookie jars labelled "Eat one", picked one and ate it and got slapped heavily on the wrist before*.
(*) It wasn't Jennie who slapped me though. If she does slap me I'm going to force some threads that she's posted a lot in to be deleted so that she won't be able to make her 30k target.
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Elliewaves
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GAh!!!!! You got in trouble for sharing book titles with people here? This horrifies me...............
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I'm sure it's OK as Jennie will confirm shortly. Forums usually like to stay away from advertising. It can get out of hand quickly.
Do you think these marriage books are absolutely important? I'm sure most of them repeat some common concepts of the subject. Do you think that those common concepts are an absolute must know for anyone wishing to be married or already married?
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Elliewaves
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advertising and sharing books to read from people who don't benefit from any way in the selling of the book are two different things.......geesh
I don't know about particular titles that solidify any success in marriage guarented , but I do think it's important to learn about marriage and what works, how to work through conflict, and how to communicate, how to fight fair, etc.... learn good skills and then put them into practice.....
I don't know about particular titles that solidify any success in marriage guarented , but I do think it's important to learn about marriage and what works, how to work through conflict, and how to communicate, how to fight fair, etc.... learn good skills and then put them into practice.....
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You can swap book titles on here. 
As for the OP - yes, I read books on marriage; both now and when I was single.
As for the OP - yes, I read books on marriage; both now and when I was single.
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Which were the good ones?You can swap book titles on here.
As for the OP - yes, I read books on marriage; both now and when I was single.
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Do they give you that fake vibe like they're written by people who just want to make money by stating the obvious or do you just feel that the bible alone is sufficient for marital advice?
I haven't made up my mind on them yet.
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Marycita
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Depends who writes them and what exactly they are talking about when it comes to marriage, but yes.
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I've read some that were recommended. I've found that the best books rely really heavily on scripture.
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CrystalBrooke
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Just seems like a lot of common sense stuff to me. Communicate, listen, love, understand..blah blah blah. Yeah, I know, tell me something I don't know.
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Wren
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I've read The Five Love Languages (the original one is meant for married couples, though I've also read the singles edition). And I was part of a several week presentation of Love and Respect at my former church. The love languages book(s) was quite good and helpful to me in general relationships and in helping me in finding a compatible partner. Love and Respect was too focused on gender stereotypes to be especially useful for me.
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