52 Things Husbands Need from Their Wives

What Wives Can Do to Build a Stronger Marriage

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• Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
• Year: 2013
• eBook ISBN:
  9780736954860
• Edition: 0
• Topic: Theology & Religion

"e;I don't always understand what he needs or wants from me."e; Most wives want a heart-to-heart connection with their husbands. But men often communicate their needs in ways that seem strange to women. How to bridge the gap? Straight from a veteran dad and husband come these insightful, unexpected, and occasionally offbeat ideas. Bestselling author Jay Payleitner digs deep to give practical insight into how a woman can see the ways her husband does want to connect...which may be different than what she expects encourage him--not overwhelm him--with her words understand why sex is such a big deal make space for him to step up and participate in family life be alert to his "e;hero moments"e; and respect and appreciate him A husband does want to be close to his wife. Here are great steps to strengthening a marriage by making room for that closeness to happen.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Endorsements
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Acknowledgments
• Contents
• Asking You to Trust Me
• 1. To Slide Over Next to Him
• 2. To Know His Likes
• 3. To Expect Some Flaws
• 4. To Condone His Man Cave
• 5. To Hold Down the Fort
• 6. To Be Careful About Scheduling Expectations
• 7. To Be Captivating
• 8. To Let Him Be More Than a Babysitter
• 9. To Love On Him
• 10. To Just Stop It, for Goodness’ Sake
• 11. To Be a Great Present-Opener
• 12. To Keep Doing What You’re Doing
• 13. To Give Him Time to Decompress After Work
• 14. To Be Flattered When You’re on His Mind
• 15. To Keep the Light On for Him
• 16. To Cry and Laugh Together with Him
• 17. To Forgive Him, Especially If He Won’t Forgive Himself
• 18. To Not Join In on the Husband-Bashing
• 19. To Redeem Those Love Coupons Promptly
• 20. To Put In Your 10,000 Hours
• 21. To Rescue Him from Himself
• 22. To Survive Your Mother-In-Law
• 23. To Recommend Some Amusing Outings Once in a While
• 24. To Make Marriage Sexy Again
• 25. To Be Last at the Cross and First at the Tomb
• 26. To Make the Bed (or Not)
• 27. To Follow Her Heart When It Comes to Careers and Kids
• 28. To Realize You Can’t Nag Him into the Kingdom
• 29. To Learn the Lessons of the Nap
• 30. To Keep Him in the Loop
• 31. To Hit Bottom with Him
• 32. To Fight Fair
• 33. To Laugh at Marriage
• 34. To Ask the Right Question at the Right Time
• 35. To Do This
• 36. To Expect They Will Track with Each Other 78 Percent of the Time
• 37. To Be Courageous
• 38. To Appoint Him as Project Co-Manager
• 39. To Realize That His Anger Is Not Really Directed at You
• 40. To Chase Her Dreams
• 41. To Applaud His Tenacious Focus on the Task at Hand
• 42. To Understand the Slippery Slope
• 43. To Buy Two Jars of Peanut Butter
• 44. To Read the Verses That Come Before and After Ephesians 5:22
• 45. To Forgive Him at the First Hint of an Apology
• 46. To Know a Few Other Secrets That Didn’t Qualify for an Entire Chapter
• 47. To Get on the Same Page
• 48. To See the Seasons
• 49. To Play Hard-to-Get
• 50. To Treasure the Traditional Roles
• 51. To Give Him Credit
• 52. To Trust Love
• Notes
• Books by Jay Payleitner
• The National Center for Fathering
• Make Your Commitment to Championship Fathering