Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts: Seven Questions to Ask Before and After You Marry - PDF
نویسندگان: Les and Leslie Parrott
خلاصه: After boarding the plane, we fell into our seats, exhausted. Somuch time and energy had led up to that wedding ceremony. Andit had gone as planned. But now what? Both of us sat on the plane,emotionally spent, quietly pondering the meaning of marriage. Whatwas it all about, this marriage? Why didn’t I feel any different? Whowas this person I married, really?For Better or Worse?Let’s be honest. The “till death do us part” statement of the marriagevow rings increasingly ironic. In the 1930s, one out of seven marriagesended in divorce. In the 1960s, it was one out of four. Of the 2.4million couples who will get married this year in the United States,it is predicted that at least 43 percent will not survive. For too manycouples, marriage has become “till divorce do us part.”1Every couple marrying today is at risk. More than two-hundredthousand new marriages each year end prior to the couple’s secondanniversary. After they toss the bouquet and return the tuxedos,couples often assume they’re headed for marital bliss. But a study ofthose who recently tied the knot revealed that 49 percent reportedhaving serious marital problems. Half were already having doubtsabout whether their marriages would last.2The truth is, most engaged couples prepare more for their wed-ding than they do for their marriage. The $50-billion-a-year weddingindustry can testify to that fact. According to experts, the averagetwo-hundred guest wedding today costs twenty-two thousand dol-lars.3 More than one million copies of bridal magazines are sold eachmonth, focusing mainly on wedding ceremonies, honeymoons, andhome furnishings — but not on marriage itself