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For Better or for Best: A Valuable Guide to Knowing, Understanding, and Loving Your Husband
This book outlines steps wives can take for better marriages, shows emotional and motivational differences between sexes, and offers practical how-to advice.
Paperback, 169 pages
Published
November 26th 1996
by Zondervan
(first published 1982)
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I've read a lot of Christian marriage and relationship books, mostly those written for women, and this has been my favorite so far. He does make a lot of complementarian assumptions, which will rub some people the wrong way, but this book is more easily applied to different lifestyles and situations than many others are. He also has a book geared toward men that offers good advice, so it can't be said that he is placing all the burden of fixing the marriage on only one partner.
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This book had some rather helpful information, especially the reminders that we have to tell men what we want from them instead of leaving them to guess. I also found interesting and useful the explanation of the "salt principle". However, this book has a depressing affect on even a woman completely in love and just now planning her wedding with her wonderful man - it speaks of all these problems as if you will inevitably develop each and everyone of these problems in your marriage no matter wha...more
Probably the best book on marital relationships I have ever read, and it really helps. This book was recommended to me by a woman who almost left her husband, but changed it by reading Gary Smalley's books. I love his biblical approach to changing your relationship for the better with your husband. I highly recommend it!
A decent book with some biblical approaches to one of life's most important relationships. There were some good reminders, but the book format seems to oversimplify. (Is it the format? Or the message?)
The best thing I took from this book? Happy families are camping families.
The best thing I took from this book? Happy families are camping families.
Jan 14, 2012
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This was a great book. By just applying a few things I found in this book it has done transformed my husband and I's marriage. Would recommend to every married woman.
He solves every - wait... Every problem a woman can have in a marriage....
Interesting... Probably won't be re-reading this one.
Interesting... Probably won't be re-reading this one.
Good book with a lot of good information. I didn't like how the author seemed to assume that the woman would be stay at home.
Wonderful book! I recommend this to anybody who was, is, or hopes to be in a relationship at any point in their lives!
Sep 11, 2009
Ochie
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Gives some thoughts on how to understand and relate with one's spouse.
Great book! I got some work to do.
Great intro to marriage book
I just LOVE that book ! I bought it last week and I have already learned SO MUCH. I'm not even married yet, but as a single woman in a relationship, it is very helpful. Thank you Gary !
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It really teaches about the difference between the way women percieve what men do and what men are actually doing. It clarifies a lot, expecially if you have no idea what is going on in your husband's mind or if he just drives you crazy (in good and bad ways). It really showed me where he was coming from.
Has some hokey old "Leave-it-to-Beaver" stuff, but I liked finding out that "Men are buffaloes; women are butterflies." I felt like the book kinda said men were jerks, though. Luckily, I don't find that that's the case with my fiance, David.
Gary Smalley really has done his homework on relationships and how woman can turn theirs around. When these principles are applied, you will get results. Even the most hard headed prideful man will melt.
If you have problems understanding men, THIS is the book to read. This book brought my fiance and I so much closer together. It helped me to understand his needs and how I could help him in his wants.
how to be more patient with my fiance. to understand his needs and to have him fulfill mine without arguement. i've also learned many things that i do that are upsetting to him.
GOOD!!! Very good. I recommended to all of you if you want to simplify your heart. (for woman).
One of the very good resources my wife and I use when we counsel with couples regarding their marriage.
Jun 10, 2009
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Reading this for a Bible study/book group. Just started. I like Gary Smalley, though.
Very Accurately written, our pastor had us read this book before we were married.
May 20, 2013
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