Getting It Right the First Time: Creating a Healthy Marriage

by Emily J. McCarthy and Barry W. McCarthy

Book Overview

A healthy marriage is the result of much more than a stroke of good fortune, the accidental meeting of two "soul mates," or a conscious commitment to stay together no matter what. Studies have found that romantic, passionate love is often just a memory by the wedding, or within the first year of marriage. Creating an intimate, satisfying, and stable marriage is by no means easy or guaranteed--it requires thought, communication, planning, and true...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415948290
• ISBN13: 9780415948296
• Release Date: May 2004
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Great book

I don't have much to add to the other positive reviews. This book is definitely worth reading, for all the reasons mentioned.

must read

I loved it. It helped me to understand how to make MY marriage work. My only wish is for this book to come out at an audiobook, that way my husband will "read" it to.

Sensible, Honest Guidance for Newly Weds

As a psychologist and relationship therapist, I think this is THE BEST BOOK for couples early in their marriage (or serious relationship) to help "normalize" their experiences, be respectful of the importance of their relationship, to face together the growth challenges, and to increase thier intimacy. Dr. McCarthy is wise, human, honest, and wonderfully insightful --> and helpful in practical ways. My full and strong recommendation. Buy this book (even if you've been together with your partner for a long time!).