"This is a revised edition of Desperate Marriages: Moving Toward Hope and Healing in Your Relationship." Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Introduction -- When you're desperate. The valley of pain ; Where you start: attitude and actions ; Why did he do that? -- Apathetic spouses. The irresponsible spouse ; The workaholic spouse ; The depressed spouse -- Abusive spouses. The controlling spouse ; The verbally abusive spouse ; The physically abusive spouse ; The sexually abused/sexually abusive spouse -- Disconnected spouses. The uncommunicative spouse ; The unfaithful spouse ; The alcoholic/drug-abusing spouse -- A final word. There's hope.
Summary:
Are you miserable in your marriage? Chapman profiles various types of dysfunctional marriages. By recognizing the myths that hold you captive, you will be better able to understand your spouse's behavior, take responsibility for your own, and make choices that can have a positive impact on you and your spouse. What to do when you feel like giving up When you said, "I do," you entered marriage with high hopes, dreaming it would be supremely happy. You never intended it to be miserable. Millions of couples are struggling in desperate marriages. But the story doesn't have to end there. Dr. Gary Chapman writes, "I believe that in every troubled marriage, one or both partners can take positive steps that have the potential for changing the emotional climate in their marriage." Loving Your Spouse When You Feel Like Walking Away, the revised and updated edition of the award-winning Desparate Marriages, teaches you how to: Recognize and reject the myths that hold you captive Better understand your spouse's behavior Take responsibility for your own thoughts, feelings, and actions Make choices that can have a lasting, positive impact on you and your spouse An experienced marriage and family counselor, Gary Chapman speaks to those whose spouse is any of the following: Irresponsible A workaholic Controlling Uncommunicative Verbally abusive Physically abusive Sexually abusive Unfaithful Addicted to alcohol or drugs Depressed Marriage has the same potential to be miserable as it does to be blissful. Read Loving Your Spouse When You Feel Like Walking Away to learn how you can turn things around.
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