Give & Take: The Secret to Marital Compatibility

By Willard F. Harley Jr.

Most couples begin marriage blissfully compatible and deeply in love. But they usually don't stay that way. Why? In Give and Take you will find out why you and your spouse may have lost the compatibility you started with. Then Dr. Harley will show you how to restore it, making you not only compatible, but also as much in love with each other as you ever were. You will learn about your Giver and Taker (and about your spouse's Giver and Taker). You will learn how they can mess up your marriage, but also how to educate these characters and turn them into heroes. Dr. Harley will also introduce you to the "three states of marriage" that prevent couples from getting what they need most in marriage. But with Dr. Harley's help, you will learn to overcome their destructive influence. You will learn to give what your spouse needs most in marriage, and take what you need most in return. By learning to give and take fairly and effectively, you and your spouse can grow in love and compatibility.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0800717260
• ISBN13: 9780800717261
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Fleming H. Revell Company
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 16 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 10 and higher

Customer Reviews

A True Marriage Saver

Watch out marriage counselors! Your careers are in jeopardy. Willard F. Harley, Jr. gives readers the keys to saving their marriages in this book. He takes couples through explanations about how we fall in love, (The Love Bank), why we fall out of love, methods for negotiation, how to protect each other, and how couples in damaged relationships can, once again, learn to care and nurture each other. A sincerely committed couple can literally save thousands of dollars in marriage counseling with the instruction from this book. Complete with worksheets in the back, invaluable tools are there for the taking. Add Gary Chapman's book, The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate, and you've got the beginnings of a new relationship.