The Happy Couple's Handbook: Powerful Life Hacks for a Successful Relationship

by Andrew G. Marshall

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780995540385
Publisher:	Health Communications, Incorporated
Publication date:	04/30/2019
Sold by:	SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format:	eBook
Pages:	248
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Andrew G. Marshall (London, England) is a marital therapist with 30 years' counseling experience. His books include the international bestseller I Love You But I'm Not in Love with You, which has been translated into more than fifteen languages and I Love You But You Always Put Me Last. He also offers private counseling and workshops in London, England, and writes for the Mail on Sunday, Times, Guardian, and Psychologies. Visit him at www.andrewgmarshall.com

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Chapter 1 Taking Stock 3

Chapter 2 Stop What Doesn't Work 27

Chapter 3 Do Less 39

Chapter 4 Low-Conflict Relationships 55

Chapter 5 High-Conflict Relationships 73

Chapter 6 Develop Your Assertiveness 93

Chapter 7 How to Argue Effectively 107

Chapter 8 Think Smarter 125

Chapter 9 Carrots Rather Than Sticks 141

Chapter 10 Change Your Behavior 157

Chapter 11 Saving the Situation 175

Chapter 12 Coming Back From Crisis Point 191

Chapter 13 How to Move On 217

Further Reading 237

About the Author 241