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Big Picture Partnering: 16 Weeks to a Rock-Solid Relationship
The book for couples who are serious about falling in love,
staying in love and
staying together BIG PICTURE PARTNERING is a step-by-step guide that can take any relationship to the next level. After 16 weeks, couples have all the skills they need to deal with conflict, align their individual values and priorities, and create a deeper, long-lasting connection with each other. They also have everything they need to create and fulfill their biggest, wildest dreams together. BIG PICTURE PARTNERING is for couples at any age or stage of relationship. Whether they are single and want to create a long-lasting relationship, considering a lifelong union for the first time, or giving it another try (and planning to do it right this time), this is the toolkit for building a rock-solid relationship and discovering their true calling as a couple.
staying in love and
staying together BIG PICTURE PARTNERING is a step-by-step guide that can take any relationship to the next level. After 16 weeks, couples have all the skills they need to deal with conflict, align their individual values and priorities, and create a deeper, long-lasting connection with each other. They also have everything they need to create and fulfill their biggest, wildest dreams together. BIG PICTURE PARTNERING is for couples at any age or stage of relationship. Whether they are single and want to create a long-lasting relationship, considering a lifelong union for the first time, or giving it another try (and planning to do it right this time), this is the toolkit for building a rock-solid relationship and discovering their true calling as a couple.
300 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2004
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September 4, 2015
Psychologist Hoistad defines big-picture partnering as "being together with your partner in a way that is consistently nourishing, affirming, and downright wonderful." Though sometimes a bit warm and fuzzy, her book is chock-full of anecdotes, advice, and tips that will encourage couples toward fully considering each other in everything they do. Ten "essentials" (e.g., "talk together regularly, and take turns listening") are presented; readers mainly journal and complete dialog exercises over the course of 16 weeks. Mates are encouraged to strengthen the relationship by seeing the good in each other, exploring and experimenting, breaking out of rigid roles, and deepening themselves individually. Hoistad smoothly alternates between an authoritative and a conversational tone. Like Nancy and Jim Landrum's How To Stay Married and Love It: Solving the Puzzle of a SoulMate Marriage, this is recommended.
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