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• IntroductionHow to Use This BookHow to Discuss Your DifferencesPart 1 • Your Past1 Growing Up in a Traditional Family2 Growing Up with Divorced or Single Parents3 Impact and Influences of Other Relationships4 At School and Play5 Character ConstructionYour Past: Thoughts on Your AnswersPart 2 • Parents and In-Laws6 Your Parents7 Your In-Laws8 Are We Our Parents?9 Spending Time with Parents10 One Big Happy FamilyParents and In-Laws: Thoughts on Your AnswersPart 3 • Significant Others11 Relatives12 Friends13 Pets14 Exes and Past Relationships15 Baristas to BossesSignificant Others: Thoughts on Your AnswersPart 4 • Children16 How Many, if Any?17 Reasons to Conceive18 Raising a Baby19 Financing a Family20 Stepchildren and Guardianship21 How Would You Respond?Children: Thoughts on Your AnswersPart 5 • Dreams, Drive, and Dogma22 Religion and Spirituality23 Race and Culture24 Politics25 Careers26 Seven Years Later27 Your FutureDreams, Drive, and Dogma: Thoughts on Your AnswersPart 6 • Daily Dos and Don’ts28 Who Will Do What?29 Daily Routine30 Changes31 Do You Mind?32 Food FolliesDaily Dos and Don’ts: Thoughts on Your AnswersPart 7 • Leisure Time33 R&R Ratios34 Planning Your Getaway35 Once You’re There36 Are We Having Fun Yet?Leisure Time: Thoughts on Your AnswersPart 8 • Finances37 Saving and Spending Styles38 Managing Your Money39 The Ubiquitous Budget Worksheet40 Money Honesty41 When Times Get Tough42 Debt: Liabilities and Responsibilities43 Financial ChecklistFinances: Thoughts on Your AnswersPart 9 • Physical Intimacy44 What, Where, and How Often?45 Turned On, Turned Off46 Let’s Get Really Physical47 What Would You Do?48 Honor and TrustPhysical Intimacy: Thoughts on Your AnswersPart 10 • Emotional Intimacy49 The Real You50 Showing How You Feel51 Giving and Getting Love52 Emotional Health Food53 Emotional Junk FoodEmotional Intimacy: Thoughts on Your AnswersPart 11 • Special Situations54 Marrying Someone in the Military55 Marrying a Noncitizen56 Marrying a Criminal57 Marrying a Celebrity58 Marrying Someone Significantly Older or Younger59 Marrying Someone with a DisabilitySpecial Situations: Thoughts on Your AnswersPart 12 • Your Wedding60 The Big Day61 Family, Friends, and Fiascos62 Remarriage63 To Have and to . . . Hold On!64 Your HoneymoonYour Wedding: Thoughts on Your AnswersPart 13 • Communication Styles65 Personality Types66 Virtual Voices67 Don’t Speak68 I Only Have “I”s For You69 Killer CommunicationPart 14 • Marriage Builders or Breakers70 The Secret to Staying Together71 The Friendship Factor72 “I Do,” I Think73 Reasons to Reconsider Marriage74 Habits That Drive Couples ApartEpilogue: Final ThoughtsSpousal Ten Commandments

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• IntroductionHow to Use This BookHow to Discuss Your DifferencesPart 1 • Your Past1 Growing Up in a Traditional Family2 Growing Up with Divorced or Single Parents3 Impact and Influences of Other Relationships4 At School and Play5 Character ConstructionYour Past: Thoughts on Your AnswersPart 2 • Parents and In-Laws6 Your Parents7 Your In-Laws8 Are We Our Parents?9 Spending Time with Parents10 One Big Happy FamilyParents and In-Laws: Thoughts on Your AnswersPart 3 • Significant Others11 Relatives12 Friends13 Pets14 Exes and Past Relationships15 Baristas to BossesSignificant Others: Thoughts on Your AnswersPart 4 • Children16 How Many, if Any?17 Reasons to Conceive18 Raising a Baby19 Financing a Family20 Stepchildren and Guardianship21 How Would You Respond?Children: Thoughts on Your AnswersPart 5 • Dreams, Drive, and Dogma22 Religion and Spirituality23 Race and Culture24 Politics25 Careers26 Seven Years Later27 Your FutureDreams, Drive, and Dogma: Thoughts on Your AnswersPart 6 • Daily Dos and Don’ts28 Who Will Do What?29 Daily Routine30 Changes31 Do You Mind?32 Food FolliesDaily Dos and Don’ts: Thoughts on Your AnswersPart 7 • Leisure Time33 R&R Ratios34 Planning Your Getaway35 Once You’re There36 Are We Having Fun Yet?Leisure Time: Thoughts on Your AnswersPart 8 • Finances37 Saving and Spending Styles38 Managing Your Money39 The Ubiquitous Budget Worksheet40 Money Honesty41 When Times Get Tough42 Debt: Liabilities and Responsibilities43 Financial ChecklistFinances: Thoughts on Your AnswersPart 9 • Physical Intimacy44 What, Where, and How Often?45 Turned On, Turned Off46 Let’s Get Really Physical47 What Would You Do?48 Honor and TrustPhysical Intimacy: Thoughts on Your AnswersPart 10 • Emotional Intimacy49 The Real You50 Showing How You Feel51 Giving and Getting Love52 Emotional Health Food53 Emotional Junk FoodEmotional Intimacy: Thoughts on Your AnswersPart 11 • Special Situations54 Marrying Someone in the Military55 Marrying a Noncitizen56 Marrying a Criminal57 Marrying a Celebrity58 Marrying Someone Significantly Older or Younger59 Marrying Someone with a DisabilitySpecial Situations: Thoughts on Your AnswersPart 12 • Your Wedding60 The Big Day61 Family, Friends, and Fiascos62 Remarriage63 To Have and to . . . Hold On!64 Your HoneymoonYour Wedding: Thoughts on Your AnswersPart 13 • Communication Styles65 Personality Types66 Virtual Voices67 Don’t Speak68 I Only Have “I”s For You69 Killer CommunicationPart 14 • Marriage Builders or Breakers70 The Secret to Staying Together71 The Friendship Factor72 “I Do,” I Think73 Reasons to Reconsider Marriage74 Habits That Drive Couples ApartEpilogue: Final ThoughtsSpousal Ten Commandments

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• IntroductionHow to Use This BookHow to Discuss Your DifferencesPart 1 • Your Past1 Growing Up in a Traditional Family2 Growing Up with Divorced or Single Parents3 Impact and Influences of Other Relationships4 At School and Play5 Character ConstructionYour Past: Thoughts on Your AnswersPart 2 • Parents and In-Laws6 Your Parents7 Your In-Laws8 Are We Our Parents?9 Spending Time with Parents10 One Big Happy FamilyParents and In-Laws: Thoughts on Your AnswersPart 3 • Significant Others11 Relatives12 Friends13 Pets14 Exes and Past Relationships15 Baristas to BossesSignificant Others: Thoughts on Your AnswersPart 4 • Children16 How Many, if Any?17 Reasons to Conceive18 Raising a Baby19 Financing a Family20 Stepchildren and Guardianship21 How Would You Respond?Children: Thoughts on Your AnswersPart 5 • Dreams, Drive, and Dogma22 Religion and Spirituality23 Race and Culture24 Politics25 Careers26 Seven Years Later27 Your FutureDreams, Drive, and Dogma: Thoughts on Your AnswersPart 6 • Daily Dos and Don’ts28 Who Will Do What?29 Daily Routine30 Changes31 Do You Mind?32 Food FolliesDaily Dos and Don’ts: Thoughts on Your AnswersPart 7 • Leisure Time33 R&R Ratios34 Planning Your Getaway35 Once You’re There36 Are We Having Fun Yet?Leisure Time: Thoughts on Your AnswersPart 8 • Finances37 Saving and Spending Styles38 Managing Your Money39 The Ubiquitous Budget Worksheet40 Money Honesty41 When Times Get Tough42 Debt: Liabilities and Responsibilities43 Financial ChecklistFinances: Thoughts on Your AnswersPart 9 • Physical Intimacy44 What, Where, and How Often?45 Turned On, Turned Off46 Let’s Get Really Physical47 What Would You Do?48 Honor and TrustPhysical Intimacy: Thoughts on Your AnswersPart 10 • Emotional Intimacy49 The Real You50 Showing How You Feel51 Giving and Getting Love52 Emotional Health Food53 Emotional Junk FoodEmotional Intimacy: Thoughts on Your AnswersPart 11 • Special Situations54 Marrying Someone in the Military55 Marrying a Noncitizen56 Marrying a Criminal57 Marrying a Celebrity58 Marrying Someone Significantly Older or Younger59 Marrying Someone with a DisabilitySpecial Situations: Thoughts on Your AnswersPart 12 • Your Wedding60 The Big Day61 Family, Friends, and Fiascos62 Remarriage63 To Have and to . . . Hold On!64 Your HoneymoonYour Wedding: Thoughts on Your AnswersPart 13 • Communication Styles65 Personality Types66 Virtual Voices67 Don’t Speak68 I Only Have “I”s For You69 Killer CommunicationPart 14 • Marriage Builders or Breakers70 The Secret to Staying Together71 The Friendship Factor72 “I Do,” I Think73 Reasons to Reconsider Marriage74 Habits That Drive Couples ApartEpilogue: Final ThoughtsSpousal Ten Commandments