Download or read book How to Quickly Fix Your Couple Relationship A Brief DIY Handbook for Serious Lovers written by Jim Byrne and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-02-15 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book has been specially designed to provide some quick relief up front. That means that, right at the start of the book, I share with you some of the most powerful insights into how to have a happy relationships. I then help you to complete a couple of exercises that take five minutes per day, and which will begin to change your relationship situation almost at once.In Part 1, you will find a self-study program which helps you, slowly, and in managed steps, to review a range of insights that will transform your ability to relate to your partner much more successfully.Every day, you will be asked to read just three of those insights. That means, three fairly brief descriptions of ways to be a happier couple. This should not take more than five or six minutes of your day. You are advised to then discuss those three insights with your partner. This might take a further ten minutes.Day by day, this DIY course - which you share with your partner - builds up, slowly but surely, into a seven week program which is designed to deliver a happy relationship for you and your partner, if you both work at it. Your time commitment to this program is likely to be less than half an hour each day. Is your relationship life worth an investment of less than thirty minutes per day?All you have to do to succeed is to follow the seven week program systematically! Diligently! At the end of seven weeks, you switch to Part 2. Part 2 teaches you how to change your relationship habits, which were probably mainly copied - and turned into habits - from watching your parents' marriage when you were too young to be emotionally intelligent enough to know what you were copying - (starting when you were below the age of five years, and up to about the age of ten years). This part of the program involves thinking back to your early childhood; how your parents treated you; how they related to each other; and how you felt about all of that. Out of this will come a quick and easy process for changing your 'relationship role model' and your 'relationship mate model'. The effect is that you will begin to behave in more constructive and loving ways with your partner, which will normally elicit new, more positive, more loving behaviours from your partner.Then, in Part 3, I present the conclusions of an extensive study that I published elsewhere; which is, essentially, a set of 17 guidelines for you to follow on how to be a more effective love-and-relationships partner. There is some (minimal) overlap between this part and Part 1.With this part, I ask you to review those 17 guidelines three times, to get them into long-term memory. (Anything that you read just once is likely to be forgotten within a day or two!)Finally, in Part 4, I teach you the most important things to know about your own personality, and your partner's personality, so that you can relate to each other from more rational, reasonable, adult parts of yourselves. I do this by teaching you the most important elements of Transactional Analysis (TA), which is a way to understand and change your own and your partner's way of communicating in your relationship - from unhelpful habits to effective ways of avoiding communications breakdowns.Additionally, I have added Appendix A, at the back of this book, for those readers who are too emotionally upset about their relationship problems to be able to work on Part 1. Appendix A is a form of my Six Windows Model, especially written for couples. This is a simple process that helps you to review the problem that is upsetting you, in six different ways, so that you can feel better about having that problem in your life. (Then the main body of the book will help you to get the problem out of your life, by preserving and improving your relationship; or ending it!)What you will get is a very happy relationship, with the person you love!

Download or read book The Happy Couple s Handbook written by Andrew G. Marshall and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2019-04-30 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you're about to walk down the aisle, you want every day to be as happy as your special day. However while there is lots of advice on planning a wedding, there's precious little to prepare you for the rest of your life together. If you're lucky your mother will offer a few tips and your father will makes some jokes but otherwise you're on your own. Perhaps it's some years since you promised to love and cherish each other and the pressures of everyday life have taken the shine off things. Throw in the sort of crises that everyone faces at some point—like financial problems, losing a parent, family rows and infidelity—and it's easy for the love between the two of you to be seriously damaged. So what are the secrets of happy couples that stay strong rather than grow apart? In this groundbreaking book, marital therapist Andrew G. Marshall, explains that it's not chemistry that keeps partners connected but skills. It's likely that you didn't learn these skills as a child because your parents didn't know them or couldn't explain them. Maybe they avoided conflict, fought like cat or dog or split up when you were young so never showed you to fall out safely, make-up and resolve differences. Fortunately, it's never too late to learn how to communicate better and repair your relationship—even if you're on the verge of splitting up. Marshall draws on thirty plus years working with over three thousand clients to give you his tried and test tool kit for a happy marriage. It includes: -The rules for constructive arguments. - How to be a better listener. - Use carrots rather than sticks. - How to forgive and move on.

Download or read book Five Minute Relationship Repair written by Susan Campbell, PhD and published by H J Kramer. This book was released on 2015-01-25 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Tool Kit No Relationship Should Be Without Long-term happiness in love depends on a couple’s ability to repair the inevitable rifts and differences, large and small, that occur in any relationship. Neuroscience suggests that relationship upsets are best mended quickly, or they accumulate in long-term memory, increase reactive communication, and become harder to repair successfully. And good repair takes five minutes or less! This book offers practical tools and suggested scripts for resolving problems and having your needs met. Following its guidance, you can turn difficulties into opportunities to foster love, trust, and thriving intimacy. “Shows us how to approach differences with openhearted listening and vulnerable truth telling...If you read and work with the practices offered here, you have everything you need to create a secure, lasting bond with your partner.” — Jack Canfield, author of The Success Principles™ “Using the case of a typical couple in trouble as their starting point, John Grey and Susan Campbell walk you through a sequential set of techniques based on neuroscience and attachment theory....Their work here is inventive, inspiring, and well worth the read.” — Stan Tatkin, PsyD, MFT, author of Wired for Love

Download or read book 5 Steps to Lasting Love written by Ann Marie Taylor and published by . This book was released on 2019-12 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you in a long-term relationship and struggling to make it work? Feeling worn down by life & exhausted by conflict? Do you yearn for more love, joy & passion in your life? To come home to friendship and laughter? There are hundreds of relationship books out there. Many are very wordy with a mix of random tips or complicated exercises to work on as a couple. But what if your partner is too busy or doesn't want to do them? What if you are really busy yourself? Who has the time for this stuff? What then? I'm here to tell you that busy people can have great relationships -& fulfilling sex lives-too! The Love Recipe offers: Simple, actionable steps that you can take yourself; The tools you need to start today - even if your partner is non-cooperative or busy; A clear do-able strategy that has been tried and tested & worked for many people. I'm a busy person myself-with a career as a therapist, two kids & a husband who works long hours. I've been using these science-backed tips & techniques for over ten years now- both in my own 25 year relationship and also to help my clients. And what I am finding is that they work! Using the information & methods described in this book, I have regularly seen couples go from blazing rows and barely speaking- to holding hands, sleeping together and enjoying being a couple again - often within two to three months. With regular use, these methods oil the wheels of a relationship, reduce conflict, improve communication & can even reignite passion! Now, I want to share how they can help you...

Download or read book Relationship Workbook for Couples written by Christian Silverman and published by Charlie Creative Lab. This book was released on 2020-11 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If You Want To Save Your Marriage Without Going To Therapy, Keep Reading! Do you feel that your marriage isn't like it used to be? Do you want to reignite the spark and increase your intimacy? Do you want to solve the conflicts that keep undermining your love? As long as you still love each other, your marriage can be saved! If you've been together with your partner for any length of time, you know too well that love has its ups and downs. On some days, you're both in honeymoon mode and just can't get enough of each others. On others, you stare at your partner and wonder where your brain was when you committed to them. A bad day here and there is normal. But what if your life is slowly deteriorating into a nightmare and divorce is starting to look like a sensible solution - even though deep at heart you still love each other? This practical workbook is your DIY guide to fixing your marriage. Here's what you'll learn: Why mindfulness is more than just a buzzword How to cultivate relationship habits that make both of you happy How to have smoking hot sex despite being married for years The REAL reason why you keep arguing about the same things How to argue with your spouse in a way that actually solves problems Even if you feel that your love is barely alive under the weight of grudges, boring sex and bad communication, your relationship can still be saved - if it's worth saving, of course. Follow the simple steps outlined in the book and your marriage will be as good as new!

Download or read book One New Habit to Fix Your Marriage written by Grace Stevens and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2012-10-19 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is your relationship falling victim to the 80/20 rule? Is 80 % of your emotional energy focused on the 20% of your partner's behavior that isn't perfect? While this book was designed specifically for struggling couples who are looking for relationship help to fix their marriage, the practical, simple steps that Grace Stevens outlines are good relationship habits for every couple. In this short, practical guide the author lays out 10 simple steps that you can immediately implement to improve the "tone" of your marriage. Learn how to: * reignite passion * put an end to pointless arguments * reconnect in a way that makes you feel treasured and appreciated * focus on behavior you do want from your partner * have fun with the person you love(how long since your relationship has really been fun?) * be happier in yourself, regardless of the state of your marriage (spoiler alert! Your marriage can only benefit from this!) Many people have found these simple, powerful tools have empowered them to take back control of their marriage and help them feel reconnected with their spouse in a way that has been missing for a long time. This book is quick and easy to read, and none of the strategies require a lot of time or money. Start using the simple strategies to help your relationship not only survive, but thrive by tonight!

Download or read book The Art of Love written by Bud Harris and published by Fisher King Press. This book was released on 2010-05 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you:-- seeking to renew a relationship? -- considering a new relationship? -- troubled with establishing a long-term relationship? -- divorced and trying to understand why your marriage failed? -- experiencing problems in love, romance, sex, intimacy or marriage? -- a therapist or counselor who would like to provide an accessible resource for your clients? -- Millions of books on relationships have been printed over the years. Why do we need another? We need The Art of Love: The Craft of Relationship for the same reasons that over four and a half million readers wanted Spencer Johnson's Who Moved My Cheese. Following Johnson's methods of teaching to a broad, modern audience, The Art of Love: The Craft of Relationship presents the profound principles that form a loving relationship in an easily accessible manner. Using a very simple approach, it will help people shift their attitudes and provide them with the skills to create loving, long-lasting partnerships. There are so many titles in print on change because it is an ongoing challenge for most of us. So are relationships. With more than six decades of experience working with couples, we knew we had vital information, lessons, and insights to share, but we insisted that the book be short, engaging, and easy to read. A helpful book does not have to be dense to be packed with wisdom, skills, and ideas that can open the door to a new era of fulfilling relationships. We have brought complex material and common sense into a format that is carefully constructed to achieve results by being communicative and consistent, enjoyable and hopeful. Unlike the textbook appearance of most self-help books that include psychological jargon, case examples and exercises, The Art of Love: The Craft of Relationship uses stories and dialogue to teach profound insights and valuable skills. It sticks to people talking in a way the reader can identify with and understand. It brings hope because the reader who is experiencing stress in a relationship can see that other people, like them, are, too. And, that learning a few basic skills can bring lasting change and renew love. The best news is that our book will be useful to many people because it will give them a new way to look at their relationship and the skills to handle problem after problem in a way that builds love and trust. Our mission is to appeal strongly to those who are considering a relationship, seeking to renew one, or are looking for a way to understand a partner and a process for dealing with problems in love, romance, sex, intimacy and living together.

Download or read book Fix Your Marriage written by Grace Stevens and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2012-10-19 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is your relationship falling victim to the 80/20 rule?Is 80 % of your emotional energy focused on the 20% of your partner's behavior that isn't perfect?While this book was designed specifically for struggling couples who are looking for relationship help to fix their marriage, the practical, simple steps that Grace Stevens outlines are good relationship habits for every couple.In this short, practical guide the author lays out 10 simple steps that you can immediately implement to improve the "tone" of your marriage.Specific strategies focus on:• reigniting passion• learning to "fight fair"• reconnecting in a way that makes you feel treasured and appreciated• focusing on the behavior you do want from your spouse• having fun (how long since your relationship has really been fun?)• being happier in yourself, regardless of the state of your marriage (spoiler alert! Your marriage can only benefit from this!)Many people have found these simple, powerful tools have empowered them to take back control of their marriage and help them feel reconnected with their spouse in a way that has been missing for a long time.This book is quick and easy to read, and none of the strategies require a lot of time or money.What are you waiting for?Start using the simple strategies to help your relationship not only survive, but thrive by tonight!

Download or read book Fix Your Marriage in 7 Steps written by Alice Gardner and published by . This book was released on 2021-03-12 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's Never Too Late: Here's How You Can Fix Your Marriage In 7 Easy-To-Follow Steps! Looking for a way to cure your unhappy marriage? Need a comprehensive couple's workbook that will offer you a solution to your problems? Just like a patient, your marriage will recover if you follow these simple steps! Alice Gardner, the best-selling author of "Healing From Infidelity" and experienced couples counselor, has created a complete yet easy-to-follow 7-step marriage self-help strategy that will help you: ✔ Understand the symptoms of a marriage in trouble: Identify the signs of illness that are ruining your married life. ✔ Discover why your marriage is unhappy: Recognize the most common reasons behind unhappy marriages. ✔ Learn why people stay in unhappy marriages: Pinpoint common fears that keep you from finding a solution. That's Not All! Once you gain an in-depth understanding of the reasons behind your failing marriage, it's time to start dealing with those issues one-by-one. Alice Gardner leaves no stone unturned when it comes to effectively analyzing your marriage's situation. By the end of this eye-opening marriage relationship book, you will be able to: Communicate Better With Your Partner Resolve Conflicts & Find The Real Issue Build Trust & Learn How To Release Your Anger Restore Emotional Intimacy & Spend More Time Together Rekindle Physical Passion & Make Time For Sexual Intimacy Cope With Parenting Difficulties & Support Each Other Develop Healthy Habits That Will Save Your Marriage "Will this couple's workbook really fix my marriage?" Repairing your marriage is a long process that takes time, dedication, and patience. This marriage relationship workbook will help you understand the steps you need to take to salvage your marriage, bring that spark back, and make this the first day of the rest of your happier life. Click "Buy Now" & Make Your Marriage Work!

Download or read book 12 Hours to a Great Marriage written by Howard J. Markman and published by Jossey-Bass. This book was released on 2003-10-13 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the past twenty-five years, the internationally renowned marital researchers from the Center for Marital and Family Studies at the University of Denver have been helping couples around the globe replace loneliness with connection, frustration with understanding, fear with confidence, instability with commitment, revenge with forgiveness, and monotony with passion. Their program is called PREP®, short for the Prevention and Relationship Enhancement Program, and it's been so successful that its creators have been featured on Oprah, The Today Show, and 20/20, and its benefits have been documented in The New York Times, USA Today, Womans Day, and Redbook. Until now the only way you could experience this winning twelve-hour program was to attend a weekend workshop. But now, with 12 Hours to a Great Marriage, you can discover the simple, effective strategies that have helped thousands of couples— happily married, having issues, or planning to marry— to develop and protect their love, easily and at your own pace. Each chapter covers one of the key ingredients of the program, like Being Best Friends, Having Fun Together, and Protecting and enhancing Your Love Life, and shows you how to take the steps that research shows are the basis for a long-term, healthy, loving marriage. By practicing the simple skills, taking the thought-provoking self-tests, doing the fun and innovative exercises, and reading real-life couples' inspiring and informative stories, you'll find that in twelve short hours you'll be well on your way to having that great marriage you've always dreamed of.

Download or read book How to Stay Lovers for Life written by Sharyn Wolf and published by Plume Books. This book was released on 1998 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Surviving in any long-term relationship requires careful strategy and a strong dose of playfulnessEvery relationship has its ups and downs, the moments when someone says, "I'm so in love I can't imagine being single", and the moments when they wonder, "Who is this alien beside me?" But the good news is that the excitement and romance a couple knew at the beginning can be restored and sustained.Based on the stone model of guerrilla survival skills that made her book Guerrilla Dating Tactics such a success, Sharyn Wolf takes the same playful, humorous approach to solving relationship problems -- from the lingering dirty socks in the bedroom to the bigger issues like children, housework, sex, and communication.In this step-by-step guide to diagnosing and treating your relationship problems, hundreds of simple strategies are provided to get your relationship back on track. Some sample Mating Tactics: -- After a fight, make it up to your partner by doing a household task she/he hates to do-- Chart your positive and negative times together -- and see the patterns that develop-- Draw a family tree with your partner so you can recognize the impact of your past on your presentReplete with colorful, real-life stories of couples who made it through the trenches together, How to Stay Lovers for Life offers hundreds of quick, easy, and fun things couples can do to keep their love alive and their relationship flourishing.

Download or read book I Love You but I m Not IN Love with You written by Andrew G. Marshall and published by Health Communications Incorporated. This book was released on 2007-06-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One in four people have heard it or have said it. . . . Now discover what it really means. If the relationship you have with your significant other is defined more by companionship than passion . . . if you love each other deeply but are not deeply in love . . . if you feel that something's missing or is no longer there . . . then you could be experiencing ILYB (I Love You, But . . .). In I Love You, but I'm Not in Love with You --a real-life relationship guide from couples' counselor Andrew G. Marshall--partners and individuals who have “fallen out of love” or want to rekindle the love that once was will learn how to use Marshall 's program with impressive results. This is a much-needed book to help men and women of all ages in any type of committed romantic relationship to truly understand love and to point out the everyday habits that undermine growing together. Marshall's research is one of the few that delves into what causes relationships to “cool” or for emotions to be “dulled.” So much more than a quick-fix guide, I Love You, but I'm Not In Love with You empowers couples to emerge with a better understanding of themselves and each other, and ultimately build a stronger, more passionate bond. Learn how to: • Argue productively and address the core of the issue • Employ the trigger words for more effective communication • Find a balance between being fulfilled as an individual and being one half of a couple • Discover if the ILYB is simply a symptom of a workable problem • Take your sex life to a deeper level of intimacy • Create new bonds instead of searching for the old ones

Download or read book Making Marriage Work written by Nicolas Kelton and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-11-10 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you find yourself in relationships full of problems and anger? Are you tired of your relationships falling apart due to poor communication? Maybe your current relationship feels emotionally, mentally, and physically exhausting, and you have no idea how to make it easier? The overwhelming feelings of frustration and pent up negative emotions toward your partner is uncomfortable. You may be asking yourself; I use to think my partner was perfect, am I falling out of Love with them? Everyone is going to ask themselves these exact questions at one point in their relationship, and it's 100%, not your fault for feeling this way. It can be scary and upsetting to think about. What people don't know is that Love changes over time in relationships. First, we have an exciting infatuation phase where your partner has no flaws, usually called the butterflies stage. Then after a few months to a few years, the infatuation stage disappears and turns into a different kind of Love. In 2001, Schwartz's study by the Harvard Psychiatry, "A theory of lasting relationships," describes a different kind of Love as a softer feeling - a warmth that fills you up and is even more satisfying comfort and constant feeling. Real lasting Love committed to their partner despite the obstacles they encounter along the way. Unfortunately, the majority of relationships don't even make it past the infatuation stage due to poor communications and disappointing high standards for the other partner. In this book, you will be given a map to effective communication in your relationships. You will be shown that Love is more than just a feeling, but a committed choice to stay with someone and face all the obstacles in the world. In this knowledgeable guide, you'll discover: Why this one crucial mistake could hurt your chances with ever-lasting Love and how to avoid it How to use these 3 easy to understand principles to better your relationships and create passionate intimacy Why working on you is more important than fixing your partner - and how to better yourself How this little known fact is good for Love and how you can use it to your advantage The absolute 4 worst things that you could be doing right now that could escalate a fight - and maybe destroy your relationship How this one process, if not noticed, can make you ignore your partners love without realizing - and how it can kill your relationship What it takes for healthy couples to strengthen their Love and communication - and what struggling couples don't have How you can better your connection with your partner using this one golden rule ... and much, much more! By relying on expert advice from therapists, this guide will show you how to communicate effectively, understand what true Love is, and lead you to better relationships. So if you want to have better communication in relationships, understand Love and much more, click "Add to Cart" now!

Download or read book The 15 Minute Relationship Fix written by Joel D. Block and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each of us longs to be loved and accepted for the person we truly are. There is no better opportunity than our love relationship for us to be fully ourselves. Ironically, since our partner is so central to our life, his or her validation becomes critical and we are inclined to hide our true self.

Download or read book Healing a Broken Marriage written by Deborah Ross and published by Charisma Media. This book was released on 2012-04-11 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through her own personal struggles author Deborah Ross shares with readers a message of hope and emotionally identifies with the suffering of a broken marriage.

Download or read book The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work written by John Gottman, PhD and published by Harmony. This book was released on 2015-05-05 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Over a million copies sold! “An eminently practical guide to an emotionally intelligent—and long-lasting—marriage.”—Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work has revolutionized the way we understand, repair, and strengthen marriages. John Gottman’s unprecedented study of couples over a period of years has allowed him to observe the habits that can make—and break—a marriage. Here is the culmination of that work: the seven principles that guide couples on a path toward a harmonious and long-lasting relationship. Straightforward yet profound, these principles teach partners new approaches for resolving conflicts, creating new common ground, and achieving greater levels of intimacy. Gottman offers strategies and resources to help couples collaborate more effectively to resolve any problem, whether dealing with issues related to sex, money, religion, work, family, or anything else. Packed with new exercises and the latest research out of the esteemed Gottman Institute, this revised edition of The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work is the definitive guide for anyone who wants their relationship to attain its highest potential.

Download or read book Feeling Good Together written by David D. Burns, M.D. and published by Harmony. This book was released on 2008-12-30 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on twenty-five years of clinical experience and groundbreaking research on more than 1,000 individuals, Feeling Good Together presents an entirely new theory of why we have so much trouble getting along with each other, and provides simple, powerful techniques to make relationships work. We all have someone we can’t get along with—whether it’s a friend or colleague who complains constantly; a relentlessly critical boss; an obnoxious neighbor; a teenager who pouts and slams doors, all the while insisting she’s not upset; or a loving, but irritating spouse. In Feeling Good Together, Dr. David Burns presents Cognitive Interpersonal Therapy, a radical new approach that will help you transform troubled, conflicted relationships into successful, happy ones. Dr. Burns’ method for improving these relationships is easy and surprisingly effective. In Feeling Good Together, you’ll learn how to: - Stop pointing fingers at everyone else and start looking at yourself. - Pinpoint the exact cause of the problem with any person you’re not getting along with. - And solve virtually any kind of relationship conflict almost instantly. Filled with helpful examples and brilliant, user-friendly tools such as the Relationship Satisfaction Test, the Relationship Journal, the Five Secrets of Effective Communication, the Intimacy Exercise, and more, Feeling Good Together will help you enjoy far more loving and satisfying relationships with the people you care about. You deserve rewarding, intimate relationships. Feeling Good Together will show you how.