The 8 Myths of Marriaging : Making Marriage a Verb and Replacing Myth with Truth

"Relationship experts and New York Times #1 bestselling authors of a dozen parenting and life-balance books, Richard and Linda Eyre, explore the eight most common myths about marriage and the truth about how to have a successful and fulfilling marriage. Exploring equality versus synergy, completion versus individual quest, harmony versus productive debate, a test drive versus constant commitment, and more, the Eyres show that popular opinions and behaviors toward marriage actually reduce your chances of a healthy, happy relationship with your spouse"--Back cover. New York Times #1 bestselling authors of Teaching Your Children Values and relationship experts Richard and Linda Eyre explore the eight most common myths about marriage and the truth about how to have a successful and fulfilling marriage. Exploring equality versus synergy, completion versus individual quest, harmony versus productive debate, a test drive versus constant commitment, and more, the Eyres show that popular opinions and behaviors toward successful marriages actually reduce the chance of marriage fulfillment. Drawing on more than fifty years of marriage and hundreds of interviews across the world, The 8 Myths of Marriaging is a must-read book for anyone considering marriage or currently nurturing their marriage of many years. Making Marriage a verb and Replacing Myth with Truth 1 Clone Myth p. 5 -- 2 Achievement Myth p. 25 -- 3 Independence Myth p. 55 -- 4 Perfection Myth p. 75 -- 5 No-Waves Myth p. 95 -- 6 Test-Drive Myth p. 121 -- 7 Equality Myth p. 151 -- 8 Myth Of Marriage's Demise p. 171. New York Times #1 bestselling authors Richard and Linda Eyre, who have been married for 50 years, bust the eight common myths that society believes make a better marriage