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The Weekend Marriage: Abundant Love in a Time-Starved World
From the bestselling author of Too Good to Leave, Too Bad to Stay comes the first marriage guide designed for our fast-paced lives—a revolutionary, streamlined approach for couples who want to make the most of every precious moment together.
Forget Mars and Venus. It’s our time-starved lives that are hurting our relationships. A book that is sure to be much talked about, The Weekend Marriage will transform our understanding of what two people need to have a happy marriage. Mira Kirshenbaum is the first to argue that the real obstacle to a life full of love is not knowing how to handle our relationships when we have so little time.
In this marriage guide for the twenty-first century, Kirshenbaum shares the proven secrets of people who have figured out how to nurture their love no matter what their schedules. (And it’s the busiest partner who determines how much time the couple has for each other.) In our fast-paced society, the intimate, one-on-one connection between spouses is too often neglected in a rush of familial and social obligations; spending precious hours untangling knotty problems is the last thing couples need. Kirshenbaum’s fresh ideas show how most marital conflicts can easily be resolved, and some can even be ignored. She offers four realistic, easy-to-follow recommendations for transforming a time-starved relationship into a thriving and fulfilling marriage.
Forget Mars and Venus. It’s our time-starved lives that are hurting our relationships. A book that is sure to be much talked about, The Weekend Marriage will transform our understanding of what two people need to have a happy marriage. Mira Kirshenbaum is the first to argue that the real obstacle to a life full of love is not knowing how to handle our relationships when we have so little time.
In this marriage guide for the twenty-first century, Kirshenbaum shares the proven secrets of people who have figured out how to nurture their love no matter what their schedules. (And it’s the busiest partner who determines how much time the couple has for each other.) In our fast-paced society, the intimate, one-on-one connection between spouses is too often neglected in a rush of familial and social obligations; spending precious hours untangling knotty problems is the last thing couples need. Kirshenbaum’s fresh ideas show how most marital conflicts can easily be resolved, and some can even be ignored. She offers four realistic, easy-to-follow recommendations for transforming a time-starved relationship into a thriving and fulfilling marriage.
256 pages, Hardcover
First published May 10, 2005
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June 20, 2013
Amazing book. Great advice for "modern" couples. Good strategies for coping with a time crunch. This book is very practical which is different from most relationship books. Although I think the tips in this book were great I wish it mentioned that ideally couples wouldn't be in this time crunch to begin with.
Summing up the advice:
Don't waste time raising concerns that don't HAVE to be addressed
If you do have to address issues/problems do it at the appropriate time/place (Seems obvious but it's not)
You fell in love with the person for a reason and by doing certain things-do that again
quantity of time doesn't have to dictate the quality of the interaction
Summing up the advice:
Don't waste time raising concerns that don't HAVE to be addressed
If you do have to address issues/problems do it at the appropriate time/place (Seems obvious but it's not)
You fell in love with the person for a reason and by doing certain things-do that again
quantity of time doesn't have to dictate the quality of the interaction
February 12, 2014
A quick, easy read, this book is definitely worth a look. Kirshenbaum speaks to her readers in a very down-to-earth manner (using a lot of analogy) and makes several valid suggestions for improving the quality of your marriage. Not all of the suggestions will appeal to you, but that is the nature of self-help books in general.
April 17, 2013
Some good insights, and well-grounded (read: not hokey) thoughts on busy marriages.
November 13, 2013
Wish I'd found this months ago! I had to figure out most of this stuff myself through trial and error. This book would have saved me a lot of suffering.
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