The 4 Seasons of Marriage: Secrets to a Lasting Marriage
Written by Gary Chapman
Narrated by Gary Chapman
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About this audiobook
Summary of features:
- Valuable insight for every couple, regardless of how long they have been married.
- Provides seven practical strategies to help couples understand and strengthen their marriage relationship.
- Includes a Marital Seasons Profile to help couples determine the season of their marriage.
Gary Chapman
Gary Chapman--author, speaker, counselor--has a passion for people and for helping them form lasting relationships. He is the #1 bestselling author of The 5 Love Languages series and director of Marriage and Family Life Consultants, Inc. Gary travels the world presenting seminars, and his radio programs air on more than four hundred stations. For more information visit his website at www.5lovelanguages.com.
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Reviews for The 4 Seasons of Marriage
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A slightly different take on a book about marriage, this one looks analogies with the four seasons of the year. Every marriage, the author contents, goes through different seasons: the joy of springtime, at the start, and at other new phases; the contentment of summer; the concerns and changes of autumn, and the dryness and darkness of winter. The book looks at reasons why the more difficult times come, with strategies for moving out of winter to spring or summer, and - where possible - going back from Autumn to a happier season, avoiding the neglect that can lead to winter.
There are many anecdotes, with names changed, describing typical couples in each of the four 'seasons' of marriage, and then several strategies for moving into spring or summer. None of these strategies were new to me - focusing, as they did, on love languages, empathic listening, and more - but they were all useful reminders.
There's a strong Christian emphasis, which underlies the author's beliefs and reasons for his strategies, but the principles of helping marriages change for the better could apply to anyone. There's a brief questionnaire for couples to determine what 'season' they are currently in, and thought-provoking discussion questions at the back.
Definitely recommended.5 people found this helpful
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Although there is a fair amount of repetition, the basic suggestions or "strategies" for improving marriage are straightforward and based on the ideas of being responsible for our own issues and not trying to change our partner, but rather love them more effectively. I got some good ideas for improving my family relationships.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I'm going to reread it! It's a valuable asset for any couple.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Awesome Book very informative i liked every bit of it Good Job Gary keep on saving marriages
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The writer is a straight forward no nonsense kind of guy. Makes this book a good reference to go back to in the future ?
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5There is hope for the marriage institution, such wisdom is rare
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great book I loved it I feel I have the tools to have a healthy marriage
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I loved it very very much, very insightful and profound
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Learned a lot of things that had never crossed my mind. I am in a good season of my marriage but the things I am learning now will help me live in the good seasons more than in winter. After 10 years of marriage, I definitely wish I knew about this book from the beginning.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5An eye opener. It doesn't matter how many years you've been married for you to read this. I already can relate to many things in just two years of marriage
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5wow this is such a wonderful book. I truly appreciate all your work and dedication.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This is a good and great book, we thank God
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Some good strategies, but be warned, it’s full of archaic religious thinking that might well do more harm than good in the long run. The author cannot divorce (pun-intended) himself from trying to covert everyone to his biased beliefs.