Top 10 Marriage Essentials

“The Top 10 Marriage Essentials” is a reflection of the couples’ work that Paul Shaffer has done over his lengthy career as a professional counselor. Moving past his books on couple’s conflict resolution, “Marriage Essentials” addresses ten of the most common dilemmas that chronically show themselves in marriages:realistic role expectationscreating true intimacykeeping the marriage as a prioritymaintaining healthy boundariesfostering respectpracticing validationexercising loving accountabilityembracing forgivenessdealing with differing perceptionsa healthy youEqual time is spent addressing both the problem and the solutions, with summary questions included to personalize the reading experience and promote further discussion for the couple.