A good relationship book?

Question

I've never been to couples counseling but I imagine they have you do certain "exercises" when you go in. Ya know, like to make you communicate and things like that. Does anyone know of a book that has exercises like what you might do in a therapist's office? My man and I are having communication difficulties in an otherwise perfect relationship!

Answer 1

Saving your marriage before it starts by Les and Leslie Parrott is a good one that a lot of churches and groups use for pre-marital counseling -- but it is also helpful once you're already married.
- Love and Respect by E. Eggerichs also has a book and workbook -- a friend of mine has used this book, I've seen some videos on it (very good), but I haven't used it myself.

On general theory -- Dr. Laura has written the Proper Care and Feeding of Marriage and the Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands for some very practical ways to treat one another exceptionally well -- and increase the satisfaction for both of you. It helps delineate how men and women are different and you can't expect womanly things from a man, and manly things from a woman. (Along with a lot of other strong guidance)

I hope this helps. Probably the Love and Respect would be most beneficial for the question you're asking, because it focuses a lot on communication.

Good luck

Answer 2

There are several hundred good books on Interpersonal Relationships, but each will deal with a certain situation as well as type of person. You need to find the one that closely describes your situation.Hard to find one that will help an almost perfect relationship. Most of the time the answer you seek is right inside you especially when it comes to talking to each other. From what you wrote above,it appears you have no problem communicating but may not just be able to put it into words. Experts that can do this very well are called attorneys

Answer 3

A Couple's Guide to Communication, John Mordechai Gottman

Relationship Rescue, Phil McGraw
Getting the Love You Want, Harville Hendrix

And just because:
Five Love Languages, Gary Chapman

Answer 4

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