The 6 Husbands Every Wife Should Have
How Couples Who Change Together Stay Together
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- $14.99
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
Clinical psychologist and radio host Dr. Steven Craig offers a revolutionary book that helps couples identify the six different people they need to become over the course of their relationship in order to grow together rather than apart.
Throughout his career as a marriage counselor, Dr. Craig has identified a common thread in strained relationships: the belief that change should be avoided at all costs. Determined to destroy this harmful myth, Dr. Craig presents a concept as straightforward as it is original: Marriages don’t fail when people change; they fail when people don’t change.
In The 6 Husbands Every Wife Should Have, Dr. Craig divides the typical marriage into six stages, outlining both the common misconceptions and opportunities for growth at each level. From the earliest stage of becoming the right person for your spouse in the new marriage; to thinking and acting like a team; to adjusting to the dynamics of parenthood; to caring for older children and elderly parents; to adapting to the empty nest; and then to growing into the golden years and becoming a dependable companion, Dr. Craig offers new communication tools, rules for intimacy, checklists, and assessments designed to inspire change.
The 6 Husbands Every Wife Should Have will revitalize readers’ notions of marriage and turn it into an ongoing activity that husband and wife can conquer actively—together.
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Marriage counselor Craig often finds himself telling his male clients, "It sounds like wants a different husband," and while some may be quick to deem such a notion unjust, the ability to change is precisely what Craig considers necessary for a successful marriage. Sectioning a marital relationship into six stages, Craig explains that the husband of Stage 1 that fun and carefree fellow is not the husband she needs in, for example, Stage 3 ("Then Comes Baby"). Craig offers solid how-to advice for both spouses, through inviting quizzes, popular myth busting, and the occasional, saccharine-sweet aphorism ("Marriage isn't a marathon; it's a decathlon."). However, it is clear that Craig feels genuine compassion for his clients, and he includes several of his own personal anecdotes. It all adds up to an interesting and useful book for married couples, those in the planning stages, and folks who might not fit into the "mainstream" model, like couples without children or those with aging parents. Replete with encouragement, realistic tasks, and measurement tools all crafted around real-life examples to illustrate key points this book is a worthwhile investment of time and money for anyone in the midst of, or looking to run, the race.