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Real Love in Marriage: The Truth About Finding Genuine Happiness Now and Forever
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Real Love in Marriage: The Truth About Finding Genuine Happiness Now and Forever
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Overview
“With marriage down and divorce up, it’s tough to get and stay married these days. But therapist Greg Baer says you can have a happy marriage by learning to love your partner unconditionally. . .practicing Real Love.”—Chicago Tribune
Why do more than half of all marriages end in divorce? And why is there so much unhappiness in the marriages that survive? Greg Baer offers the solutions for a long-lasting marriage in his anticipated follow-up to Real Love: The Truth About Finding Unconditional Love and Fulfilling Relationships.
No matter how many wounds have been inflicted in a marriage, Greg Baer believes that they can be healed, giving both partners the sense of fulfillment and joy they’ve always wanted. With practical anecdotes and exercises throughout, Baer shows you:
· Why our spouses are not the root cause of how we feel and behave
· The truth about why we get angry with our spouses and argue with them
· How to eliminate—not just manage—anger and conflict
· How to identify what we need to change about ourselves
· How you and your partner can both get what you want out of the marriage
· How you can break the cycles of expectation and disappointment
· How to prevent divorce, and how to know when it’s the right option
There are no quick solutions to fixing a marriage. With Greg Baer as your guide, you can begin to heal the wounds of the past and cultivate the lifelong commitment to stay with your partner while learning how to unconditionally love him or her.
Why do more than half of all marriages end in divorce? And why is there so much unhappiness in the marriages that survive? Greg Baer offers the solutions for a long-lasting marriage in his anticipated follow-up to Real Love: The Truth About Finding Unconditional Love and Fulfilling Relationships.
No matter how many wounds have been inflicted in a marriage, Greg Baer believes that they can be healed, giving both partners the sense of fulfillment and joy they’ve always wanted. With practical anecdotes and exercises throughout, Baer shows you:
· Why our spouses are not the root cause of how we feel and behave
· The truth about why we get angry with our spouses and argue with them
· How to eliminate—not just manage—anger and conflict
· How to identify what we need to change about ourselves
· How you and your partner can both get what you want out of the marriage
· How you can break the cycles of expectation and disappointment
· How to prevent divorce, and how to know when it’s the right option
There are no quick solutions to fixing a marriage. With Greg Baer as your guide, you can begin to heal the wounds of the past and cultivate the lifelong commitment to stay with your partner while learning how to unconditionally love him or her.
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781592403103 |
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| Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group |
| Publication date: | 09/20/2007 |
| Pages: | 352 |
| Product dimensions: | 5.30(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.80(d) |
| Age Range: | 18 - 14 Years |
About the Author
For twenty years, Greg Baer, M.D. was a highly successful surgeon, teacher, civic leader, and entrepreneur. But despite all his accomplishments, wealth, and respect, he felt empty and unhappy. He became a drug addict and nearly committed suicide. In his subsequent search for genuine happiness, he learned some principles that have changed the lives of hundreds of thousands. After Dr. Baer retired from one of the busiest solo eye surgery practices in the United States, he began a new career of writing, teaching, and speaking. He has so far written 17 books about relationships, marriage, and parenting, which have been translated into multiple languages, and published worldwide; produced the three-CD audio series, The Truth About Love and Lies; produced the six-DVD set (with Workbook) The Essentials of Real Love; produced the PBS television special, Real Answers, viewed nationwide; appeared on over 1500 radio and television programs from coast to coast in the United States; counseled personally with thousands of individuals and couples, profoundly changing their lives with the principles and power of Real Love; written thousands of blogs; conducted over 300 seminars and corporate trainings and delivered speeches to audiences around the world where he has taught the principles of Real Love; and developed a comprehensive website that offers Real Love education through video coaching, thousands of blogs, weekly video chats, support forums, and much more. An extensive Master Index is conveniently available to help you navigate through these resources. Dr. Baer and his wife, Donna, are the parents of seven children and live in Rome, Georgia.
Table of Contents
Introduction ix
The Great Secret: The Real Reason for Marriage Problems 1
Our Spouses Are Not the Cause of How We Feel and Behave
Real Love-The Essential Ingredient for Happiness and Success in Every Marriage
What We Use Without Enough Real Love-Imitation Love
What We Do Without Enough Love (Real or Imitation)-Getting and Protecting Behaviors
The Destructive Effect of Getting and Protecting
Exercises
The First Steps to Success in Marriage: When the Head Understands, the Heart Can Follow 30
Eliminating the Mystery of Human Behavior
Changing Our Feelings About Other People with a Knowledge of Getting and Protecting Behaviors
Eliminating Our Own Unproductive Feelings of Guilt
Overcoming the Frustration of Trying to Change Other People
Identifying What We Need to Change About Ourselves
The Law of Expectations
Exercise
Taking Action: Finding and Sharing Real Love 52
The Tale of the Wart King and the Wise Man
How to Recognize and Find Real Love: Truth[right arrow] Seen[right arrow] Accepted[right arrow] Loved
Telling the Truth About Yourself to Your Spouse
Telling the Truth About Yourself to People Other Than Your Spouse
The Power of Real Love
Sharing Real Love
Loving Acts
Exercises
The Great Wars: How to Eliminate Conflict from Your Marriage 110
Realize That It's Always About Real Love
Listen
Never Speak in Anger
Tell the Truth About Yourself
Tell the Truth About Your Partner
Recognize What You Really Want
Remember the Law of Choice
Determine How Youand Your Partner Can Both Get What You Want
Refuse to Be in Conflict
Preventing Conflict
Mental Illness
Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)
Other Contributors to Conflict
Exercises
The Unique Union: How Marriage Is Different from Other Relationships 171
The Expectations of Marriage: Natural but Deadly
The Real Purpose of Marriage
Exercise
Making It Work: The Power of Requests and Agreements 188
Realize That Real Love Is Always the Most Important Thing
Ask, Don't Demand
Make Requests Clear and Specific
Listen and Accept
Modify Your Requests When Necessary
Refusal of Your Request
Agreements and Expectations
Making Agreements
Exercises
Into the Lion's Mouth: Communicating Your Spouse's Mistakes 220
Why You Tell Your Spouse the Truth About Himself or Herself
When to Tell Your Spouse the Truth About Himself or Herself
When Not to Tell Your Partner the Truth
How to Tell Your Spouse the Truth About Himself or Herself
When Your Spouse Is Telling You the Truth About You
Exercise
The Agony and the Ecstasy: Sex in Marriage 240
Sex As a Form of Imitation Love
Great Sex in Marriage
The Physical Techniques of Great Sex
Resolving Conflicts About Sex
Infidelity
Exercises
When It's Over: Divorce 283
Understanding Divorce
Preventing Divorce
Making the Decision to Divorce
Making Decisions About Divorce in the Absence of Children
Responding to Divorce Initiated by Your Spouse
Talking About Your Divorce
What About the Children?
The Actual Divorce
After the Divorce
Exercises
Conclusion 321
Additional Resources 325
Acknowledgments 329
Index 331
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