The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work

A Practical Guide from the Country's Foremost Relationship Expert

271 pages

English language

Published Oct. 10, 1999 by Three Rivers Press.

ISBN:
978-0-609-80579-4
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OCLC Number:
44911464

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3 stars (6 reviews)

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Review of 'The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work' on 'Storygraph'

2 stars

While this book provided me some insights, I feel it felt short of its promise. 

It starts off great with science but slowly delves into takes that are increasingly gendered. There's also an emphasis on religion that rubs me the wrong way.

If you're looking for a book that helps you build a 90s-style relationship, this is the one. However, I believe we should set the bar higher and that we can do better than this. 

Review of 'The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work' on 'Storygraph'

2 stars

While this book provided me some insights, I feel it felt short of its promise. 

It starts off great with science but slowly delves into takes that are increasingly gendered. There's also an emphasis on religion that rubs me the wrong way.

If you're looking for a book that helps you build a 90s-style relationship, this is the one. However, I believe we should set the bar higher and that we can do better than this. 

Review of 'The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

I didn't want to be a marriage illiterate and this one was from the list of best books on this topic.

The book has great advice. Sometimes advice is counterintuitive, I like stuff like that. It could be a treasure trove for people who think that productive criticism exists.

It has great questionnaires to find and fix weak spots in relationships. Would I use them? I don't think so. But some raised questions were interesting, I didn't even think of asking them to my partner before.

The book could be much shorter, maybe 150 pages or so. But it's an easy read and it didn't feel boring.

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Subjects

  • Marriage
  • Psychology
  • Communication
  • Man-woman relationships
  • Relationships