TABLE OF CONTENTS

FOREWARD

DISCLAIMER

PART I - THE BASICS

1. What is Love?
    
2. What is Marriage?
    
3. Why do Marriages Fail or Flounder?
    
4. Why Try and Save Our Marriage?
    
5. What are the Key Characteristics of a Successful Marriage?
    
6. Should I Try and Change My Spouse?
    
7. Why Divorce is NOT the Answer

PART II - YOU

1. Who are You?
    
2. Your Own Private Hell?
    
3. The Outside Influencers
    
1. The Entertainment Industry
    
2. The Media
    
3. Madison Avenue
    
4. Organized Religion
    
5. Schools
    
6. Family
    
7. Work
    
8. Friends
    
4. Life Experiences
    
5. What do You Want Out of Life?
    
6. What do You Want Out of Marriage?

PART III - YOUR SPOUSE

1. Who is Your Spouse?
    
2. What does Your Spouse Want Out of Life?
    
3. What does Your Spouse Want Out of Marriage?
    
4. Why did You Marry Your Spouse?

PART IV - THE KEYS TO A HAPPY MARRIAGE

1. Unselfishness
    
2. Communication
    
3. Personal Development

PART V - THE MAJOR ISSUES

1. Abortion
    
2. Addictions
    
3. Affection
    
4. Appearance
    
5. Children
    
6. Communications
    
7. Conflict
    
8. Contraception
    
9. Control
    
10. Empty Nest
     
11. Entertainment
     
12. Extended Family
     
13. Friends
     
14. Grudges
     
15. Health
     
16. Humor
     
17. Idiosyncrasies
     
18. Infidelity
     
19. Living Together
     
20. Mental Health
     
21. Money
     
22. Nutrition
     
23. Religion
     
24. Sex
     
25. Sports/Hobbies
     
26. Values
     
27. Work/Career

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OTHER RESOURCES

1. Marriage Matters - comprehensive, multiple-session conferences offered nationwide that provide information for maintaining good marriages, and explain in a very down-to-earth manner the origins of many marital problems and the solutions to counter them
    
2. Marriage Encounter - weekend and follow-ups to make good marriages better
    
3. Retrouvaille - weekend and follow-ups for marriages in trouble
    
4. Natural Family Planning
    
5. Alcoholics Anonymous
    
6. Narcotics Anonymous
    
7. Gamblers Anonymous
    
8. Overeaters Anonymous
    
9. Sex Addicts Anonymous and Sexaholics Anonymous
    
10. Project Rachel and Rachel’s Vineyard - post-abortion counseling

INTERESTING AND FUN STUFF

1. Guiness World Records
    
2. Create a Family Website
    
3. Online comics
    
4. Reader’s Digest
    
5. USA Today
    
6. Google Options - Google is much more than a simple search engine
    
7. Weather

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