The Sixty Minute Marriage

by Rob Parsons

Take an hour to read a book that will change your marriage forever! Rob Parsons presents an action plan to revolutionise every relationship. Includes: Are affairs good for a marriage? - How to argue - effectively - Why many men say, 'My wife's not interested in sex' - Why cutting your credit card in half can save your marriage - How a divorce will affect your children.

Genres: Nonfiction, Christian, Self Help, Marriage, Christian Living, Family

Paperback

First published January 1, 1997

About the author

Rob Parsons OBE is an international speaker on family issues and the author of many best-sellers including The Heart of Success and The 60-Minute Father. Over half a million people have attended his live seminars.

He is the founding chairman of Care for the Family.

Reviews

[Deborah J Miles · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was given to me in 1997 and is well worth a read. It felt as though it had been written just for me... and my husband said the same. It offers sensible advice for keeping your relationship strong. It took me longer than 60 minutes to read but that was perhaps because I was intent on taking it in. I reread it several years later and still felt it spoke to me personally.

[Chris · Rating 4 out of 5]

I re-read the book and was reminded again of the great wisdom Rob Parsons has, and the easy way in which he writes. I can hear his Welsh lilt sharing some of the stories as I read along. The book contains 10 key ways to help your marriage grow with lots of additional wisdom along the way. Well worth a read.

[Sue · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful ideas to restore any marriage

[Sue · Rating 4 out of 5]

sad opening great ideas

[Linda · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fantastic book. I've reread it many times and bought a couple for each of our children when they married.

[Rachel Brand · Rating 4 out of 5]

My mum leant this book to me when I got engaged in December. I read the first few chapters but had to put it down as it was rather disheartening - story after story about marriages that were falling to pieces, affairs, couples who no longer communicated. I picked it up again last night and some of the middle chapters had more relevance to my situation. There were lots of encouraging suggestions for keeping communication alive and making sure that you have time together as a couple. Some of these I'd already thought about from suggestions my parents have made - for example, me and my fiancé have really busy schedules due to coursework and studying, so we have a weekly date night to make sure that we see each other. It was encouraging to see that there were a lot of things that we'd already considered and talked about. Other sections, such as the ones on parentings, weren't quite so relevant. To be honest, I don't think that anyone is going to find every part of this book relevant as it covers so many topics.

While I did find quite a few of of the comments in this book encouraging or helpful, there were a lot of stories about broken marriages and it could be rather pessimistic at times, especially for someone just about to get married. I kind of wished that Rob Parsons had written about couples who had followed similar advice on communication and conflicts and managed to avoid getting to such a drastic stage in their relationship. I know that my parents struggle at times, but never to the extent of the couples in the book - they take preventative action and identify problems early on and tackle them. So if you're someone have real relationship problems, this book would probably be very encouraging as it features many other couples who are having difficulties. But if you're in the early stages of engagement or marriage you may, like me, read this book and think "Look at all of these problems we might have! What is going to happen to our marriage? Is there any way to avoid this?" (To which my fiancé merely commented that now that we know about these problems we can just make sure we avoid them. Men are so much more logical). I do think that there are some things in here that are worth reading for any couple, but a lot of it is more relevant for those who have been married for a long time and are now hitting serious problems. 8/10

[Amanda · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great book for helping give you perspective on your marriage's ups and downs. It's simple and short, hence the reason for it being a "sixty minute" marriage builder. It's not for in depth marriage problems, but rather for those who might feel frustrated, confused, or unsure about their marriage. It offers some practical advice and some reassurance, as well as some steps on how to improve your marriage and how you look at marriage in general. Great read for any married couple.

[Rodrigo Santos · Rating 5 out of 5]

O autor escreveu essa obra para ajudar casais a enfrentarem as crises do casamento. Dividido em pequenos capítulos, além de abordar os assuntos ao final temos perguntas para reflexão e tarefas. É um pequeno, mas eficiente livro. Recomendo a leitura.

[Davina Sinclair · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best divorce buster book out. Very easy to read, practical and funny in places. A must read at any stage of marriage.

[Patrick · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very easy to read short book on improving marriages. Rob Parsons knows how to tell a good yarn and keep you interested. I look forward to reading the whole series.

[Stephanie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic book! Great for any stage in your marriage! A must read for couples.

[Judy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow what a book! From start to finish it hit my heart. Made me stop and ponder my own marriage and how things have gone so wrong. It also gave me hope that we can fix it and move forward. There are actions we can take today to help heal and build up our relationship. Thank you for giving me new perspective.