I Married You Not Your Family: And Nine Other Relationship Myths That Will Ruin Your Marriage

by Ph.D. Mintle

Overview

Dr. Mintle, a marital therapist in clinical practice for more than 20 years, mixes research, experience, biblical principles, insight, and wisdom to provide strategies to turn around a marriage. I Married You, Not Your Family provides the strategies necessary to turn your marriage into the "happily ever after" you've dreamed of.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781599796963
Publisher:	Charisma Media
Publication date:	09/20/2012
Sold by:	Bookwire
Format:	eBook
Pages:	256
File size:	756 KB

About the Author

Dr. Linda Mintle is the Chair, Division of Behavioral Health, Department of Primary Care, in the College of Osteopathic Medicine. She received her PhD in Urban Health and Clinical Psychology from Old Dominion University, a Master's degree in Social Work and Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Communications, both from Western Michigan University. She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, a national speaker and bestselling author with 18 book titles currently published as well as numerous articles and text book chapters. She is the host of The Dr. Linda Mintle radio show, a national conference speaker, a national blogger for BeliefNet and appears regularly as a national news consultant for various networks on issues related to mental health. 

Table of Contents

Introduction     1
Myths, Lies, and Other Misconceptions     5
Three Key Preconditions to Keep Your Marriage From Derailing     15
Escape and Avoidance     25
Marriage Is a Contract     25
Marriage Is a Covenant Designed by God     28
Family Matters     45
I Married You, Not Your Family!     45
You Don't Marry Only Your Spouse-You Get a Package Deal     48
Rescue Fantasies     67
I Can Change My Spouse     67
You Can Change Only Your Part in the Dance     73
Dealing With Conflict     87
We Are Too Different     87
Incompatibility or Differences Do Not Kill a Relationship. How You Work Out Those Differences Is What Counts     96
Growing Apart     113
I've Lost That Loving Feeling, and It's Gone, Gone, Gone!     113
That Loving Feeling Can Be Restored     118
Gender Relations     137
A More Traditional Marriage Will Save Us     137
God's Intention Is Gender Equality     142
Power Outage     157
I Can't Change. This Is Who I Am; Take It or Leave It     157
I Can Change, but It Requires Desire, Obedience, and Power     172
Infidelity     183
There Has Been an Affair. We Need to Divorce     183
Affairs Are Serious and Damaging, but Not Beyond Repair and Reconciliation     190
Cheap Grace     205
It Doesn't Matter What I Do; God Will Forgive Me     205
Receive God's Grace With a Repentant Heart     215
Nothing Is Impossible     221
It's Too Broken. Nothing Can Fix This Relationship     221
It's Never Too Late Because Nothing Is Impossible With God     228
Notes     239