Before You Say 'i Do': Important Questions for Couples to Ask Before Marriage

by Todd Outcalt

Book Overview

Written by a pastor who has counseled hundreds of couples, Before You Say "I Do" poses important questions for every bride and groom-as well as questions for parents, friends, future in-laws, lawyers, and clergy. Perhaps the most useful marriage preparation book available, each chapter focuses on a specific issue, encouraging couples to discuss such subjects as life histories and experiences, hopes and dreams, and views on love, children, religion,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0399523758
• ISBN13: 9780399523755
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Perigee Books
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.1" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

It gets you talking

I purchased this book for a friend who's in a commmitted relationship heading down the marriage path. The questions are really just things to start a couple talking about issues that are most important when you try to combine two lives and raise a family together. I liked this book because it covered the largest spectrum of issues.

Buy It

The cool thing about this book is that it isn't corny. After we went through it, I realized that I knew the answers to most of the questions but it was good to revisit them and then be able to say Okay.... I am ready to get married. Plus your partner will be nicely surprised to know how much he has been sharing, you actually remembered about him.

Older but Still Good Useful

This book has been around quite a while but I still found some very useful advice and tips on conversations that we should have before deciding to get engaged. However, I did feel that there were some topics that weren't covered or covered with enough depth.Another enourmously useful piece is 1000 Questions for Couples which is the most comprehensive material on the subject I have found. I discovered it at questionsforcouples. com

Great book to help open communication with your partner!

I think this is a great book to help open communication with your partner. Marriage is the biggest decision you will ever have to make in your life. Why not learn all you can about the person you are going to marry before you say "I do"? Most of the questions are really common sense but, this book organizes them for you and gives you a good outline to start from. Any couple using this book is sure to have countless hours of great discussions. The only thing that I think is missing in this book is a work book to go along with the book. Otherwise, great book to help couples learn about each other!

Excellent thought provoking questions for any couple

This book was recommended to my fiance and I and I am SO GLAD. So many topics related to marriage that I wouldn't have thought of are included in easy to follow chapters. It is heavily Christian in nature which was perfect for us. I think every couple considering marriage should work through this workbook.