Babies: 9 - 12 Months

Marriage Books

Hi! Would any of you ladies have any good recommendations for a book or maybe a website for GOOD in depth advice and helpful marriage counseling or marriage help? My husband and I are just not doing so well at the moment and I am a fighter and I will not leave my marriage until I have put both feet forward to try and reconnect with my husband and learn to love him like I once did..I want our marriage to work so badly...I never wanted to have a broken marriage with my own kids involved :(..TIA!!!....

Re: Marriage Books

  • Hey there.  I'm so sorry to hear about your troubles.  DH and I were right there not so long ago...we still are working hard to keep things under control (ie, not scream and fight infront of baby...)  We found a good counselor, and she recommended this book:

    The Seven Principles to Making Marriage Work

     by Gottman.

     She recommended each of us reading through it and each of us getting a journal (which should be regarded as private, but something you can verbally share with your partner) to work through his exercises.  It's a long process, and we honestly haven't started any of the exercises --- but just reading through it has REEEEALLLY helped our marriage already.

    A couple things that really helped me feel validated were small sections on becoming a mother and dealing with in-laws --- a couple of very real issues we've been facing.

    I'm sure you can read more reviews of the book on Amazon.  One last thing our counselor recommended was getting 2 copies of the book so each of you can make your own notes without worrying about the other partner seeing it or whether the other will get bothered by it.

    I hope this helps.  We were seriously just there right after Halloween, but things have improved a lot --- we refer to the book when we start getting irritated, and it seems to keep things cooled down.

    Good luck to you and your husband!

     

  • I just wanted to Thank you so much!!..I will now go research this book!! Merry Christmas!!
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  • You are so welcome!  I hope it helps.  Merry Christmas to you guys too.
  • anything by cloud and townsend

    The proper care and feeding of husband's by dr. laura.?

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  • ditto cloud and townsend -- that's another that our counselor recommended.  well, specifically, their "boundaries" book.
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