Passages of Marriage: Five Growth Stages That Will Take Your Marriage to Greater Intimacy

by Brian Newman, Frank Minirth, Deborah Newman, et al.

Book Overview

Las cinco etapas de crecimiento que cada pare-ja experimenta en el matri-monio. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0785281878
• ISBN13: 9780785281870
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Nelsonword Publishing Group
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Blaming You Or Your Spouse Is Futile After Reading The Book!

This is must read for anyone in marriage, contemplating marriage or caring about someone close to them who is going to be married.The book outlines in detail how the system of marriage affects each person during the marriage more so than each individual's personalities or pet peeves.How many times have you heard, "He Is Not The Man I Married" or "She Changed After We Married." Well, the book goes into detail about these fallacies of blaming each other when actually veiled events are impacting the marriage far more than each can notice.The book outlines how the passages, passions and practices of marriages end up changing one another. And how you can prepare for the changes and understand those happenings. By doing so you can focus on the uncertainty those circumstances bring and not reproach each other.It highlight the danger signs per year and per episode. For example, explaining how the first, fourth and seventh year of a marriage is affected by simple time and personal adjustment. Or how when a child affects the marriage at the same time career concerns impacts upon it. How one is never certain they will find happiness in or out of marriage as one life's seems to be pasting away without personal goals being met. These are just a few examples of how the book delves into such subjects that are hard to define as they occur.Everyone tends to think it themselves or their spouse who has confined them into a life of less expectations. However, the book explains it is the Passages and Practices of Marriage. The blame lies within the system not the person in most cases. One can deal with such practices and passages when they are forewarned on what to expect.I have observed that, Mistresses Are Treated As Princesses Until The Bloom Is Off The Rose. While Wives Feel They Are Ending Up Prisoners Until The Companionship Of Retirement In Old Age Becomes Reality. There is nothing worse than observing the break up of a family as each spouse blames the others while ignoring all the danger signs of the passages of marriage.Over 50% of America ever experiences these events even fewer live to enjoy a fruitful and mutual secure marriage. Yet, if you and your spouse take the time to read "Passages of Marriage," you will discern yourself, your spouse and your marriage better than anything you ever accomplished.The only remedy I have ever encountered in learning about marriage is working in Domestic Relations. There you end up with the somber view marriage is a huge risk that can't be taken with carelessness. But this book shows just how and when to expect and avoid the pitfalls that occurs in every marriage from rich (Princess Diane) to poor, educated (Einstein) to street smarts and to fault to no fault.Do yourself a favor, either read the book or buy it for one you care about, either way you will benefit. Nevertheless, each spouse or fiancee` must read the book or its value is worthless. Compromise, mutual understanding and common goals along with this book will en

Very solid book. Valuable advice for couples at all stages.

Draws on the knowledge of half a dozen professional therapists and consolidates their insights. I gave it to a gal who has run marriage enrichment classes for various churches for years and she said it was one of the best books on the subject she had ever seen.