The Marriage Turnaround: How Thinking Differently About Your Relationship Can Change Everything [NOOK Book]

Don't waste your time...

This is one of the least inspiring marriage help books I've read. It may be a good start if this is your first book in this genre, but I had two big complaints about it.

For starters, this book is written in a very simplistic manner. What I mean is, the prose just simply lacks any depth or punch. The sentiment throughout is surface level the whole time.

Second, I got the feeling that Mr. Temple's "fix-all" for any marriage problem is to just pray. As a Christian, I can understand the power of prayer, but as humans, we sometimes need something more earthly to accomplish in addition to prayer.

In all, I wouldn't waste time reading this book, especially if you've read other books, like Dr. John Gray's titles.

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The Marriage Turnaround

My husband and I have been married 38 years and I wish we would have had this book when we were younger. There is so much wonderful advice on how to turn a bad marriage into a wonderful one.

The author, Mitch Temple, covers so many things that couples address on a daily basis. For instance:
"I need to change my spouse".
"My needs come first"
"A crisis means we're over"
"This marriage is just too hard"

This book is designed to help you build a stronger foundation for your marriage. It is not a quick-fix book, but one that will help you now, as well as in the future. I recommend this book highly!

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Build A Better Marriage

Most little girls grow up believing that one day their prince will come riding up on his white horse, and they'll live happily ever after. No one ever told them that someone has to clean up after that horse! Although the "happily ever after" myth is not discussed in this book, many other myths are. The author advises, "Don't try to correct every myth, every invalid thought in one afternoon. Work on one at a time. Take baby steps toward a better marriage."

This is a lighthearted look at a serious subject by an expert in the field. In a straight-forward manner, the author points out fallacies of harmful myths and offers solutions from real life anecdotes. Some of the twelve chapters have checklists. I wish that I had the opportunity to have a tool like this fifty years ago when I first said, "I do." Even so, I see the worth in it now.

This would make a lovely shower gift for an engaged couple. It would be a good book for any married couple to study together. However, it can be helpful if read by one person who would like to improve relationships.

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Turn your marriage around

"The Marriage Turnaround" is the kind of book that should be given as wedding presents, engagement gifts, anniversary gifts and to any couple who just wants to improve their relationship. It is easy to read with short chapters that would be good to read together or separate and then discuss. Of course, you will get a lot out of it by reading it alone as well (I know I did). It is full of lots of common sense advice (don't be rude just because you're married, treat your spouse as you would like to be treated, etc...) but it is well put and humorous. If we followed the advice in this book, the divorce rate would drop tremendously. You could say that about a lot of marriage books, but this book is one that I think people would actually read.