101 Things I Wish I Knew When I Got Married: Simple Lessons to Make Love LastWith the divorce rate soaring at a dizzying 60 percent, young couples and experienced partners may lack the skills and understanding to sustain a committed relationship. Linda and Charlie Bloom present 101 nuggets of wisdom that deliver practical guidance and make it clear that regardless of past experience anyone can develop the basic strengths, skills, and capacities needed for a great relationship. Each lesson is presented as a simple, one-sentence thought followed by an explanation using real-life examples. This book demonstrates how couples can enrich their own relationships by working through love's challenges. |
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Page xiv - For one human being to love another, that is perhaps the most difficult of all our tasks; the ultimate, the last test and proof, the work for which all other work is but preparation.
Page 4 - One of the most important things we can do to keep our relationship strong and healthy is build the bond of affection.
Page xxi - Our first child was born less than two years after we got married, when we were both full-time graduate students, saddled with debt and both out of work.