Love Is A Decision
Proven Techniques to Keep Your Marriage Alive and Lively
- 224 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
Discover a simple yet profound plan for a marriage of depth, warmth, and excitement! Guide your marriage for a lifetime by learning how to make your spouse feel truly honored, keep courtship alive, rebuild trust, and become best friends with your family.
Love is more than a feeling. It is a choice. And while that sounds less than romantic, nobody gets married and ever plans on getting a divorce—but every marriage is headed for both happy and hard times. According to family counselor and bestselling author Gary Smalley, good marriages are no accident. And deciding to love—in the practical ways outlined here—can result in relationships that are tougher than those tough times.
Using stories from couples he has counseled, spiritual lessons, and emotional word pictures, Smalley teaches biblical principles and practical techniques for building, re-building, and nurturing relationships.
This classic guide, perfect for gifting, is ideal for newly engaged couples, newlyweds, and veteran married couples alike. You will learn how to:
- Learn the art of meaningful conversation
- Energize your mate in 60 seconds
- Find the surprising key to satisfying sex
- Discover the surprising secret of a close-knit family
- Tap into the unfailing power source behind a great marriage
In this timeless bestseller, Smalley and Trent explain how to take advantage of the unique strengths of women and men to forge stronger marriages that will withstand the greatest tests.
Love is a Decision is also available in Spanish, El amore s una decision.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- 1. Planning on a Great Marriage?
- 2. Honor: The Foundation for All Healthy Relationships
- 3. Love is a Decision
- 4. The Incredible Worth of a Woman
- 5. Energizing Your Mate in Sixty Seconds
- 6. A Closed Spirit: Overcoming a Major Destroyer of Relationships
- 7. The Tremendous Value of a Man
- 8. The First Aspect of Nurturing: Adding the Sunlight of Security to Your Relationships
- 9. Meaningful Conversation: Life-Giving Water to a Relationship
- 10. Keeping Courtship Alive in Marriage
- 11. Sex is Much More than Sexual Intimacy
- 12. Discovering the Secret to a Close-Knit Family
- 13. Finding Fulfillment: More than Our Cup Can Hold
- 14. The Source of Lasting Love
- Notes