Synopses & Reviews
Would you like to have a successful, joyful marriage? Do you want to know more about your loved one's dreams and goals for your union? Before You Say ?I Do provides the perfect opportunity to gain greater insights into your future mate's expectations and time-tested principles for a satisfying lifelong partnership.
Through interactive surveys, thoughtful questions, and real-life examples, your relationship will deepen as you uncover areas of harmony and potential areas of discord. You will explore ways to?
- adjust to differences in personality and background
- clarify role expectations
- develop spiritual intimacy
- establish a positive sexual relationship
- handle finances
- build healthy in-law relationships
- and much more
Drawn from years of marriage preparation and enrichment seminars, this handbook delivers solid information on how you and your partner can make your marriage all that it is meant to be. As you discover the role Jesus Christ plays in marriage, you?ll find the principles and strength of creating a lasting union.
Synopsis
Over 500,000 copies sold! Couples will explore how to clarify role expectations, establish a healthy sexual relationship, handle finances, and acquire a solid understanding of how to develop a biblical relationship.
Synopsis
Youve planned every detail of your wedding, but have you planned your marriage?
This updated third edition of Before You Say "I Do" will help every bride and groom discover what they need to know about themselves, each other, and their marriagebefore the wedding.
Featuring questions designed to inspire in-depth conversations between you and your future spouse, this book also invites parents, friends, future in-laws, clergy, and children from previous marriages into the discussions to offer their own perspectives. Together, couples are encouraged to explore their life histories and experiences, their hopes and dreams, and their views on love, children, religion, work, and politics, to find both common and uncommon ground on which to strengthen the foundation of their marriage.
About the Author
Todd Outcalt is a United Methodist pastor, speaker, and author of twenty-five books in six languages including
Your Beautiful Wedding on Any Budget, Candles in the Dark, and
Husbands Guide to Breast Cancer. He and his wife, Becky, have been married for thirty years and have two children.