ISBN: 1591452465

Description: viii, 324 pages

Notes: Includes bibliographical references.

Contents:

• Introduction : love (and respect) is enough
• The simple secret to a better marriage
• To communicate, decipher the code
• Why she won't respect--why he won't love
• What men fear most can keep the crazy cycle spinning
• She fears being a doormat
• He's tired of "just not getting it"
• She worries about being a hypocrite
• He complains, "I get no respect!"
• She thinks she can't forgive him
• He says, "Nobody can love that woman!"
• C-o-u-p-l-e : how to spell love to your wife
• Closeness ... she wants you to be close
• Openness--she wants you to open up to her
• Understanding--don't try to "fix her", just listen
• Peacemaking--she wants you to say, "I'm sorry"
• Loyalty--she needs to know you're committed
• Esteem--she wants you to honor and cherish her
• C-h-a-i-r-s : how to spell respect to your husband
• Conquest--appreciate his desire to work and achieve
• Hierarchy--appreciate his desire to protect and provide
• Authority--appreciate his desire to serve and to lead
• Insight--appreciate his desire to analyze and counsel
• Relationship--appreciate his desire for shoulder-to-shoulder friendship
• Sexuality--appreciate his desire for sexual intimacy
• The energizing cycle will work if you do
• Part III: The rewarded cycle
• The real reason to love and respect
• The truth can make you free, indeed
• Conclusion: pink and blue can make God's purple.

LCCN: 2004013768

Control Number: 121971

Subjects:

• Love -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
• Respect -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
• Spouses -- Religious life.