100 Tips to Be Happy Together

by Wendy Bristow

Here is no-nonsense advice on how couples can build, cultivate, and maintain a happy relationship. It's for partners just starting out, as well as for those looking to recapture that original spark. Advice deals with knowing how to speak one's mind to your special other, as well as being forthright in voicing preferences about marrying, having kids, coping with money and budgets, and much more. Small in format but packed with good advice and useful tips, Happy Tips books make ideal gifts and keepsakes for bridal showers, parties, and other festive occasions related to romance and finding the right partner. Approximately 50 elegantly drawn color illustrations in each book emphasize joyful atmospheres, happy times, and events that all will delight in remembering as years go by.

112 pages, Hardcover

First published February 1, 2004

Reviews

[Bennet · Rating 2 out of 5]

Meh. For every two helpful, well-written tips there's one that is contradictory, vague or wrong. Relies heavily on mores that it says it means to erase, and more often than not the pronoun "he" is used for the unhealthy example in hypothetical situations. It goes to some lengths to say how important and difficult a healthy relationship can be, yet contains pithy answers that fail to account for many people's situations. And while it emphasizes a DIY approach to couple's therapy, I have a feeling it would come up short on the steps after the initial confrontation to a particular problem. For any couple that does have a problem and is having difficulty dealing with it, seeing an actual therapist is probably money well spent. Certainly more well spent than it would be on an eleven dollar book.

[Katie R. · Rating 3 out of 5]

I picked this up at a secondhand store in a 'fill a bag of books for $2 sale.' I got this and 8 others, and so for less than 25 cents, it was worth it (at it's normal $11 price, I wouldn't bother!)

A lot of these tips could be boiled down into a nice essay-- a lot of them are repetitive and obvious-- however, some are insightful and necessary for a happy, healthy relationship.

I picked up some tips of my own I'd like to remember and recall if need be-- who doesn't want to be happy?

[saudarilee · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was easy to read and digest. Simple and i actually can remember quite a few tips from it. If i can remember something from a book, it means it's GOOD! Another thing i like about it is, it is easy enough to ask my husband to read.