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IS LIVING TOGETHER THE ANSWER?
Since the late 1960s, the number of couples living together
before marriage has increased significantly, as this phenomenon was
thought to be the answer to obtaining a successful marriage. The
theory that couples could "practice" seemed a perfect solution to an
increasingly higher divorce rate. "After all," many argued, "if we
live together first, we will really know if we're compatible."
Mike and Harriet McManus, co-founders of the Marriage Savers®
organization, argue in this important book that theory and reality
are often not the same. They take a fundamental position that one
can not practice permanence, and unless a marriage is established as
permanent, a couple will not approach it the same way. This
significant finding has come from the McManuses' fifteen years of
studying marriage and divorce and their desire to help couples build
strong marriages that last a lifetime.
In the pages of this book, you will discover that the divorce
rate is actually higher among couples who live together before
marriage, as well as important principles that really do give
couples the necessary tools for a successful marriage.
Consider this book an investment in yours or someone else's
marriage. Whether you are a counselor seeking to help others in
their marriage, a parent helping a child as he or she is
contemplating living with someone, a pastor who needs a reliable
tool to help couples in his ministry, or a person considering living
with someone yourself, this book is for you!
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Book
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This book exposes the myth that couples who live together before
marriage have a better marriage and a lower divorce rate.
According to the authors, the opposite is actually true.
Having years of training as mentors to married couples and
founding Marriage Savers, give the authors the credentials needed to
write this book.
While written by professionals and very informative, this book is
also very readable. It has great insight and is a good book to
share with those thinking of living together before marriage.
~Reviewed by Dr. John Chadwick
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Living
Together: Myths, Risks & Answers
