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Finally! A Step-By-Step Guide For Creating The Marriage Others Will Envy!
"You've Shared The Key To Your Heart. It's been estimated 3 out of 4
marriages are in trouble the day they start! From: Charlie Michaels, co-Author of “Mastering
Marriage” You and your future spouse are happy and in love. You want to be together as much as possible. Wouldn’t it be glorious to wake up every morning for the rest of your lives and feel as lucky to be with each other as you do right now? Isn’t this what all couples dream of? Sadly most marriages don’t live up to the dream. Over half end in divorce and 4 out of 10 of the couples that stay together are not happily married. I cite these statistics not to scare you but to prompt you to action. Those results are heartbreaking but absolutely unnecessary. Assuring success is easier before unexpected issues and misunderstandings occur which happens to every married couple. Some small, some large. Some sooner, some later. Some silly, some serious. Most can be avoided altogether by doing the right things before your wedding. Couples spend a great deal of time preparing for their wedding, reception, and honeymoon, but the question that will determine whether your marriage will be everything you hope for is: How effectively have you prepared for your Just as you must prepare before the wedding to make it run smoothly, the very best time to assure your marriage will run smoothly is before you are married. The problem is people think discussing their future means talking about where they will live and work and a few other obvious situations. When you combine all this, you can see why so many people are disillusioned soon after they marry and why most marriages don’t last or, in time, are not satisfying. Please don’t leave the success of the most Most couples marry believing they will calmly and rationally address each problem and issue as it arises; that their love is strong enough to get them through anything. Big mistake. Understand that all the people who divorce were happy and in love on their wedding days also and felt that same way. They were sure they would be joyful exceptions to the statistics. Just as sad are the couples that stay unhappily married sharing an address not a life. A disheartening state of affairs indeed. They too started out with this same mistaken belief. Most of the disappointments we suffer in our lives are not because the actual situation is so terrible but stem from the disillusionment that sets in when the reality differs from our expectations. This is true in marriage also. Almost all of us have unrealistic impressions of marriage that developed over our lifetimes based on movies, TV, magazines and newspapers. In addition, not many people have given any real thought to what they personally expect and want from married life. They just get married. A major cause of early differences that can grow into
marriage-ending problems is that people did not merge what they each wanted from marriage
into a shared dream and define how they would achieve it. The real reason is they simply didn’t know what to do. Their plan for their future together was that they had no plan. Be aware that living together doesn't really prepare you for marriage. The failure rate of those who lived together before marrying is higher than for those who don’t! Even if you have had pre-marriage counseling, it is unlikely you will be aware of the day-to-day strategies we share. My husband and I wrote Mastering Marriage for every couple who wants to grow happier and more in love each year. It details every idea we have used for 25 years to have a marriage that exceeds our wildest expectations and our expectations were lofty! Without Proper Preparation, Most Marriages Will Fail.
There is no better time to read about and implement our suggestions than before your wedding.
It is much easier to get off on the right foot than to make adjustments after some conflict
arises or after you have broken a rule you didn’t even know existed!
A little effort now can avoid situations that develop into problems that diminish or destroy
marriages. This is better than putting a lot of effort later into attempting to smooth over a
dispute after one of you is “right” and the other “wrong”.
You can be one of the happy exceptions and enjoy a strong, fulfilling marriage instead of
ending up in a blah, unsatisfying marriage or divorce.
I know you’re busy but with a minimum of effort today, your marriage will be everything you
hope for. There are pitfalls you can avoid and things you can do before you marry that will
virtually assure your success.
A sampling of secrets you’ll uncover in Mastering Marriage:
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You will never get a second chance to
Mike and I are ordinary people with an extraordinary gift to share with you: the clues to
growing happier and more in love throughout your marriage.
Believe me, we didn’t start out as likely candidates to be writing a book on this topic. My
dating history ran from comical to sad to pathetic. At my high school graduation dinner, my
classmates named me “the person most likely to have her love life made into a soap opera.” And
that was before things got bad!
Ultimately, I was angry, hurt and both hated men and needed their approval. I lacked positive
role models and had no apparent relationship skills. I am bossy, demanding, strong willed,
impatient, intolerant of nonsense and a perfectionist. I also have many positive traits, I’m
sure.
Mike went to an all boys’ high school and admits to being backwards and awkward with women.
He has an explosive temper, is bossy, argumentative, strong willed, work obsessed, impatient,
intolerant of nonsense and a perfectionist. His need to excel at work caused him to put in
long hours at the office and destroyed his first marriage even though he admits he had a good
wife.
Back then, we were emotionally challenged. Mike’s divorce devastated him and
I, though never married, had perfected the art of selecting unsuitable partners.
Because we lucky enough to listen to and implement advice given to us before we were married
by a couple that had been happily married for 50 years at the time, we have been happier than
we thought possible and, based on our personality traits, this is no small feat. They were a
minor challenge, however, compared to the situations we have persevered through over the years.
We will help you make your marriage just as impervious to whatever life throws at you and
you will enjoy doing it!
Everyone starts out expecting a wonderful marriage but few know exactly how to accomplish that
elusive goal. I believe that if you want to know how be happily married listen to a couple
that’s been happily married for many years which is what we did.
Based on statistics, most of you aren’t going to know many people that fit that description.
Even if you do, how many do you feel comfortable asking details of how they handle sex, money
and other issues in their relationship? What to do.
It’s Simple.
Our suggestions will make your life together better; the more of them you incorporate into
your daily life, the happier you will be. If you follow them all you will be happier than you
can imagine.
Take heart, years ago we didn't have a clue how to prepare for marriage either.
Once we understood you could take charge of your future, we built on that
foundation and developed the other strategies we share in our book.
We have lived happier than we thought possible without resentments, disputes or even serious
arguments. I say serious because, not wanting to burst any bubbles, we still have
disagreements and occasionally “Mellow” Mike will lose his temper. Begin building your future, today.
I hope I have convinced you that you can benefit from the experience of others just as we did
many years ago, even if you don’t think you need it. Most people feel they will be the happy
exceptions. Millions make that mistake every year. Whether it is our advice or that of someone
else who has a great marriage, please don’t let your marriage just "evolve." The odds
are heavily against success.
Even if you’re one of the fortunate few to be raised in a home where your parents openly
loved each other and had a marriage to emulate, I'll bet that you have no idea how
they accomplished it. You saw the façade not the foundation. Even if they are willing, they
probably will not be able to tell you exactly how they have done it. More than likely they
belong to that very small and very lucky group that somehow survives the “trial and error
method of marriage.” Not a good approach.
We have been happily married for 25 years. Mike did it wrong and now he’s done it right. Our
success is not luck. It is the direct result of the strategies we learned, developed and
implemented throughout our marriage and share in our book.
We offer the perspective of both wife and husband but we don’t have you create our idea of
a great marriage. We help you realize the unique marriage dreams the two of you envision and
give you strategies that will accomplish your goals not ours. A few hours to learn simple techniques you can start applying before the wedding and in those first few months of marriage, will assure that you will thrive not just survive, that each of you will get what you hope for from your relationship, that you will be happily married and that your love and respect for each other will grow stronger no matter what life throws at you. You have nothing to lose and a lifetime of happiness to gain. Great Marriages Don’t Just Happen. Make Yours One Of Them. So……
The marriage of your dreams is just a click away. Buy “Mastering Marriage” For $19.95. If you honestly can’t afford to buy our book Thank you for visiting our website and best wishes for your
success. Please tell your friends and family to visit us also. We love company!
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