Just Married: What Might Surprise You About the First Few Years

by Margaret Feinberg

Just Married walks twentysomethings through their first years of marriage, exploring issues every newlywed faces, including communication, conflict resolution, and forgiveness. Just Married also tackles one of the biggest challenges for newlyweds�establishing their relationships with God both as individuals and as a married couple.

Points to ponder, reflections, and stories from Margaret�s own new marriage as well as from other newly married men and women are included in chapters such as

And Two Checkbooks Shall Become One? Oh, Baby�This Is Going to Change Our Life! Mirror, Mirror on the Wall�What Marriage Reveals About You

This fun, practical guide�suitable for couples or groups�will help readers adjust to married life and strengthen their spiritual lives at the same time.

224 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2005

About the author

A self-described "hot mess," Margaret Feinberg is a popular Bible teacher and speaker at churches and leading conferences such as Catalyst, Thrive, and Women of Joy. Her books, including The Organic God, The Sacred Echo, Scouting the Divine, and Wonderstruck and their corresponding Bible studies, have sold nearly one million copies and received critical acclaim and extensive national media coverage from CNN, the Associated Press, USA Today, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, and more.

She was recently named one of 50 women most shaping culture and the church today by Christianity Today, one of the 30 Voices who will help lead the church in the next decade by Charisma magazine and one of the ’40 Under 40’ who will shape Christian publishing by Christian Retailing magazine. Margaret lives in Morrison, Colorado, with her husband, Leif, and their superpup, Hershey. She believes some of the best days are spent in jammies, laughing, and being silly.

Reviews

[P.L. Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have now been married for a  few years so was able to see how true the points made in the book really are. It was one of those books I wish someone had given me to help me better prepare for my first few years as a newlywed. But instead I had to learn everything on my own and we are still learning and will continue to learn for the rest of our lives, as that is how marriage works. Feinberg has done an excellent job in preparing this book. She has provided information that every engaged couple should read and discuss together before marriage. This would make an excellent premarital counseling discussion tool, going through chapter by chapter each session, reading the chapters alone for personal information and then discussing together. I thought that the author’s best chapters were on sex (so many Christians fear talking about it) and in-laws. Both were very well written chapters that point out many truths people do not know ahead of time. Feinberg has written a very realistic, personal book that is easy to read and highly enjoyable, as well as very informative. I highly recommend this book to any counselor and definitely to engaged or newlywed couples.

[Krista · Rating 4 out of 5]

This lady gives a lot of good information and advice to couples who have just married. My husband and I have been married almost 15 years but I still enjoyed the book and learned from it. I am giving this book to someone who I love that is getting married in March so hopefully she will be able to glean advice from it too. I thought it was a great book and the author also writes bible studies as well.

[Mrs. Tobar · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am learning how to be married and be part of a couple. It is very insightful. But I wish there was more information on how to do some of the stuff that it suggests with the addition of a child already in the newlywed's life. My husband and I have a 2 1/2 year old and we have only been married for 3 months. Overall, I do love this book.

[Jessica Hawk · Rating 4 out of 5]

quick, easy read...covers some subjects that are "uncommon" to most marriage books!

[Thiofhitshithu Rabali · Rating 3 out of 5]

read it before getting married and brings down to earth and makes one to be realistic about marriage

[Cathy · Rating 5 out of 5]

The best book to read if you are married! It explains alot during the first few years!