Love Is a Decision

Love Is a Decision
Author: Gary Smalley
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 262
Release: 1993
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 0671750488

The bestselling authors of The Blessing present a potent action plan based on thirteen proven, transforming principles--secrets common to all successful marriages, relationships, and close-knit families. Through inspiring, real-life stories, the authors show how love is a decision that begins with honor: the foundation for all healthy relationships.

A Decision to Love

A Decision to Love
Author: John M. V. Midgley
Publisher: Twenty-Third Publications
Total Pages: 142
Release: 1992
Genre: Bethrothel
ISBN: 9780896225145

This comprehensive program offers couples the guidance and groundwork necessary to assist them in evaluating their readiness to make a permanent life commitment. Each of the eight chapters deal with critical topics that are addressed in several ways: His and Her pages; Couple and Group discussion questions; Issues of Special focus; and more. Also comes with a complete wedding liturgy planner with Scripture readings.

A Decision to Love

A Decision to Love
Author: John M. Midgley
Publisher: Twenty-Third Publications
Total Pages: 172
Release: 1992
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780896225381

This comprehensive program offers couples the guidance and groundwork necessary to assist them in evaluating their readiness to make a permanent life commitment. Each of the eight chapters deal with critical topics that are addressed in several ways: His and Her pages; Couple and Group discussion questions; Issues of Special focus; and more. Also comes with a complete wedding liturgy planner with Scripture readings.

Conflict and Decision Making in Close Relationships

Conflict and Decision Making in Close Relationships
Author: Erich Kirchler
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2013-01-11
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1135816956

Love and money are important aspects of the everyday lives of couples. This book focuses on the daily routines of disagreement, conflict and joint decisions on these, and other issues such as work, leisure and children, create in the household. Central to the authors' research is a unique diary study of forty couples, who kept a daily record of their joint decisions over the course of a year. The diaries show how challenging, varied and complex the conflicts and decision making of normal everyday life can be and reveal that goals frequently change during the decision-making process with the result that the final outcome often achieves a goal distinct from the original intention. Furthermore, the dynamics of decision making differ according to the problem at stake, the decision-making history of the couple, and the quality of the partnership. The results of the diary study are discussed within the overall context of current research in the field as a whole, including discussion of joint decision-making case studies, close relationships, decision-making research in general and special research methods. Numerous results of psychological, sociological, economic and consumer behaviour studies are summarised and integrated into a model of household decision-making. This book will be primarily of interest to students and researchers in social psychology and economic psychology, but its interdisciplinary and applied nature will also make it of relevance to professionals working in the fields of family therapy and consumer behaviour.

Getting the Love You Want

Getting the Love You Want
Author: Harville Hendrix
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2001
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 9780805068955

I know of no better guide for couples who genuinely desire a maturing relationship.M. Scott Peck, author of The Road Less Traveled A remarkable bookthe most incisive and persuasive I have ever read on the knotty problems of marriage relationships. Ann Roberts, former president, Rockefeller Family Fund

What Are the 5 Love Languages?

What Are the 5 Love Languages?
Author: Gary Chapman
Publisher: Moody Publishers
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2015-06-10
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 0802493688

Simple ideas, lasting love—all in a short read In this abridged version of the New York Times bestseller The 5 Love Languages®, relationships expert Dr. Gary Chapman offers a trimmed-down explanation of his transformational approach to love. People express and receive love in 5 different ways, called love languages: quality time, words of affirmation, gifts, acts of service, and physical touch. The sooner you discover your language and that of your loved one, the sooner you can take your relationship to new heights. And with this summary version of the award-winning book, you don't have to read long to find out. With disarming wit, clear explanations, and inspiring storytelling, Dr. Chapman only needs a moment of your time to transform your love life.

Love

Love
Author: Matt de la Peña
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2018-01-09
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1524740926

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "[A] poetic reckoning of the importance of love in a child's life . . . eloquent and moving."—People "Everything that can be called love -- from shared joy to comfort in the darkness -- is gathered in the pages of this reassuring, refreshingly honest picture book."—The New York Times Book Review, Editors' Choice / Staff Picks From the Book Review “Lyrical and sensitive, ‘Love’ is the sort of book likely to leave readers of all ages a little tremulous, and brimming with feeling.”—The Wall Street Journal From Newbery Medal-winning author Matt de la Peña and bestselling illustrator Loren Long comes a story about the strongest bond there is and the diverse and powerful ways it connects us all. "In the beginning there is light and two wide-eyed figures standing near the foot of your bed and the sound of their voices is love. ... A cab driver plays love softly on his radio while you bounce in back with the bumps of the city and everything smells new, and it smells like life." In this heartfelt celebration of love, Newbery Medal-winning author Matt de la Peña and bestselling illustrator Loren Long depict the many ways we experience this universal bond, which carries us from the day we are born throughout the years of our childhood and beyond. With a lyrical text that's soothing and inspiring, this tender tale is a needed comfort and a new classic that will resonate with readers of every age.

Too Good to Leave, Too Bad to Stay

Too Good to Leave, Too Bad to Stay
Author: Mira Kirshenbaum
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 305
Release: 1997-07-01
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1101128364

There are many books that promise to help you fix a bad relationship. This groundbreaking bestseller is the first one to help you choose whether you should even try—or if you need to go. Psychotherapist Mira Kirshenbaum draws on years of research and her work with real-life couples to help you make the right decision. She shows you how to diagnose your unique situation with self-analysis and questions like these, which get to the very heart of your problems: • What sins are forgivable and which ones are unpardonable? • Is your partner questioning your opinions to the point where you doubt yourself? • What is your sex life really like, and how important is it? • Is there real love left between you, and how does it stack up against all that you find unlovable? Mira Kirshenbaum provides expert guidelines that are the key to making all your choices, concrete steps that you can implement right now, and the ultimate way to determine your personal bottom line—what you need to be happy. This remarkably insightful and probing guide offers advice that lets you see the truth about your relationship—and with wisdom and compassion, it helps you act with the confidence of knowing that whether you decide to go or stay, you are doing the very best thing.

The Baby Decision

The Baby Decision
Author: Merle Bombardieri
Publisher:
Total Pages: 335
Release: 2016
Genre: Parenthood
ISBN: 9780997500738

"Are you having trouble deciding whether or not to become a parent? Are you under pressure from family and friends? Unsettled by feelings of guilt or ambivalence? Unsure whether you will regret your decision in later years? The Baby Decision offers a clear path to finding the answers to all of these questions"--Back cover.