Marriage Killers: 7 Surefire Strategies to Ruin Your Relationship...If That's What You Want
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From the Introduction. . . Most marriage self-help theory is based on an assumption that both people in the marriage actually want the marriage to work; they are intending to stay true to the marriage; or that they are willing to work out any problem or issue because they want to enjoy a lifetime love. Statistics seem to show that that is not the case. So why keep wasting our time? People give up on their marriages and split for some of the most inane reasons: • “Irreconcilable differences,” which is quasi-speak for “We just didn’t love each other enough to really try and work it out, or compromise, or cease our own self-centered stubbornness.” • “We grew apart,” which is code for "we kept seeking our own self-interest, selfishly refused to grow together, and pointedly decided to do what we wanted to do, over and over." • “We wanted different things,” which is silly talk to cover the reality that the two people had no intention of staying together for any length of time anyway, but just got married for the fun, thrill, or convenience of it. How do I know this? Because I've invested countless hours with couples before they are married. Because I've spent even more hours listening to couples after they are married, telling me why they don't think it's going to work out. With more than 15 years of training and experience, I've seen what destroys marriages. Since the statistics on marriage and relational failures make it pretty clear that many people considering marriage don't have any intention of seeing it through, I've created a list of Marriage Killers: Seven Sure-fire Strategies for Ruining Your Relationship. Follow these simple methods (proven to work by the couples in this book!) and you can easily demolish your vows, diminish spousal love, and deter any growth in what was once a lifetime relationship—if that’s what you really want to do. If your goal is killing your marriage, then adhere to these strategies.
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“Dr. John Page has created a heavily facetious handbook of seven foolproof ways to destroy a relationship, complete with case studies drawn from his own experiences. His relationship-killing “strategies” include not listening to one’s signifi cant other, keeping finances completely separate, watching porn and denigrating a spouse’s family and friends. Once readers wade through the sarcasm, Page offers solid, commonsense relationship advice: make time for each other; trust each other; support, nurture and respect your significant other; and let the things that are important to him or her be important to you. He makes the interesting and thoughtful point that readers can learn how their partners want to be loved by paying attention to how they love.” Kirkus Reviews
If you’re tired of faking your marriage, read and put into practice the 7 Surefi re Strategies of Marriage Killers--you’ll ruin your relationship in no time! Take your marriage seriously and are in it for life? You won’t need this book. But if you’re in a marriage “until something better comes along,” then this book is for you. Stop pretending and get serious about killing your marriage!
About the Author
Combine Daily Show-type sarcasm with the alarming frequency of couples splitting and you get Dr. John Page’s Marriage Killers. Drawing from more than 15 years of experience and training, Dr. Page has witnessed the stupid choices people make in their marital relationships and wants you to learn from them. He has lectured from coast-to coast in the US, as well as Australia, Argentina, Cuba, Peru, and the United Kingdom. His work has appeared in regional publications in Atlanta, Lexington, and Tulsa. He and his wife and children live in Georgia.