Make "I Do" Last - Part 3 - Second Nature

by Clay Cowan

As you can probably already tell from the name of the book, this book will focus on helping you fight through the most common issues that married couples generally tend to face by providing helpful, actionable guidelines through a set of rules that you can start implementing into your relationship right away.

These rules are true and tested and are written to help you repair your marriage and bring back the spark of love in your life!

But before we go into the rules themselves, I do believe that it is essential that you understand why such issues arise in the first place. According to various studies, there are essentially four main cornerstones that give birth to the various problems that couples face.

There is a clash between a marriage's focus on fidelity and modern society's emphasis on personal fulfillment.

Second, there is a conflict between the modern marriage's focus on physical, sexual, and emotional intimacy and its social and economic functions: to consolidate wealth, provide emotional sustenance, and provide a stable environment in which children can develop.

The third truth is that marriage, as the most psychologically stressful relationship most adults will ever have, is ultimately a battleground for power and authority struggles.

The fourth source of friction is the ever-increasing expectations associated with marriage and the eroding of the supports that helped stabilize marriages in the past, such as extended kinship relationships and geographically based friendships.

Today's relationships are beset by extreme tensions. Expectations of equal roles and obligations are rarely met, especially after a child's birth, when many couples return to a traditional division of labor.

If you are having troubles with your marriage, chances are that your problems are coming from at least one of these four points. Things may sound a little bit grim at first, but trust me, nothing is irreparable.

If you are willing to put in the effort, then with the help of this book and the ones to follow, I can assure you that you will be able to salvage your marriage and learn how to smile in love once more!

83 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 21, 2021

About the author

Clay Cowan is a freelance writer from Stone , Georgia. He was an avid bowler and a star trek buff. He has written several non-fiction books. He plans to eventual add fiction .

He determined to make a difference in the lives of African Americans in the best way he knows, and that is about his many life learning experiences.

Clay resides with his wife and has three grown children. In his free time, he enjoys , , traveling, and doing life with his incredible family!