1001 Questions to Ask Before You Get Married

Offers a check for couples on the marriage path, helping them realize how much they have yet to discover about their partner's nature, thought processes, lifestyle, and marital expectations. This book is posed in a variety of fun formats, including multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, and hypotheticals.

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"An important and essential book for all couples contemplating marriage."
--Dr. Barry G. Ginsberg, Executive Director, Center of Relationship Enhancement

Love can be bliss, but marriage takes work. Communication, compromise, and joint decision making are key ingredients to a successful marriage. Using a variety of fun, interactive formats, including multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, and hypotheticals, relationship expert Monica Mendez Leahy brings to the table these and many other important issues that will arise in every marriage--including the ones that may blindside you. 1,001 Questions to Ask Before You Get Married will help you and your partner explore your common goals and perspectives as well as celebrate your unique differences as you prepare for your life journey together.

Through the questions posed in this book, you and your betrothed will explore fundamental questions about nature, thought processes, lifestyle, and marital expectations, including:

• Is there such a thing as innocent flirting?
• Do you both want children?
• How important is religion in your life?
• Do you think couples should share the same political views?

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Love can be bliss, but marriage takes work. Communication, compromise, and joint decision making are key ingredients to a successful marriage. This book helps you and your partner explore your common goals and perspectives as well as celebrate your unique differences as you prepare for your life journey together.

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Introduction
How to Use This Book
How to Discuss Your Differences
Part 1 . Your Past
1 Growing Up in a Traditional Family
2 Growing Up with Divorced or Single Parents
3 Impact and Influences of Other Relationships
4 At School and Play
5 Character Construction
Your Past: Thoughts on Your Answers
Part 2 . Parents and In-Laws
6 Your Parents
7 Your In-Laws
8 Are We Our Parents?
9 Spending Time with Parents
10 One Big Happy Family
Parents and In-Laws: Thoughts on Your Answers
Part 3 . Significant Others
11 Relatives
12 Friends
13 Pets
14 Exes and Past Relationships
15 Baristas to Bosses
Significant Others: Thoughts on Your Answers
Part 4 . Children
16 How Many, if Any?
17 Reasons to Conceive
18 Raising a Baby
19 Financing a Family
20 Stepchildren and Guardianship
21 How Would You Respond?
Children: Thoughts on Your Answers
Part 5 . Dreams, Drive, and Dogma
22 Religion and Spirituality
23 Race and Culture
24 Politics
25 Careers
26 Seven Years Later
27 Your Future
Dreams, Drive, and Dogma: Thoughts on Your Answers
Part 6 . Daily Dos and Don'ts
28 Who Will Do What?
29 Daily Routine
30 Changes
31 Do You Mind?
32 Food Follies
Daily Dos and Don'ts: Thoughts on Your Answers
Part 7 . Leisure Time
33 R&R Ratios
34 Planning Your Getaway
35 Once You're There
36 Are We Having Fun Yet?
Leisure Time: Thoughts on Your Answers
Part 8 . Finances
37 Saving and Spending Styles
38 Managing Your Money
39 The Ubiquitous Budget Worksheet
40 Money Honesty
41 When Times Get Tough
42 Debt: Liabilities and Responsibilities
43 Financial Checklist
Finances: Thoughts on Your Answers
Part 9 . Physical Intimacy
44 What, Where, and How Often?
45 Turned On, Turned Off
46 Let's Get Really Physical
47 What Would You Do?
48 Honor and Trust
Physical Intimacy: Thoughts on Your Answers
Part 10 . Emotional Intimacy
49 The Real You
50 Showing How You Feel
51 Giving and Getting Love
52 Emotional Health Food
53 Emotional Junk Food
Emotional Intimacy: Thoughts on Your Answers
Part 11 . Special Situations
54 Marrying Someone in the Military
55 Marrying a Noncitizen
56 Marrying a Criminal
57 Marrying a Celebrity
58 Marrying Someone Significantly Older or Younger
59 Marrying Someone with a Disability
Special Situations: Thoughts on Your Answers
Part 12 . Your Wedding
60 The Big Day
61 Family, Friends, and Fiascos
62 Remarriage
63 To Have and to . . . Hold On!
64 Your Honeymoon
Your Wedding: Thoughts on Your Answers
Part 13 . Communication Styles
65 Personality Types
66 Virtual Voices
67 Don't Speak
68 I Only Have "I"s For You
69 Killer Communication
Part 14 . Marriage Builders or Breakers
70 The Secret to Staying Together
71 The Friendship Factor
72 "I Do," I Think
73 Reasons to Reconsider Marriage
74 Habits That Drive Couples Apart
Epilogue: Final Thoughts
Spousal Ten Commandments