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New Book Helps Couples Relate
Knowing Me, Knowing You: A Multiple-Choice
Quiz for Engaged Couples is an easy and fun way for couples
to discover more about one another before they get married.
Co-authored by Carol Brethour Stephens and her husband, Malcolm
Stephens, this innovative two-book set helps take some of
the surprises out of marriage by giving couples an easy way
to relate to one another--to explore their beliefs, their
pet peeves, their expectations about the details regarding
family, friends, children, finances, careers, etc. Because
it is a multiple-choice quiz, readers simply have to check
off the box that most closely relates to them.
There are two quizzes in the set--one
for the woman and one for the man. Carol Brethour Stephens
feels that it is important for each person to answer the questions
without being influenced by the other. "It's normal to want
to be in harmony when you're in love, but if you're not clear
about each other's expectations and priorities, problems can
come up later. All the cards need to be on the table." By
having two quizzes, each partner can be totally honest.
"When each partner has finished
a chapter or the whole book, the couple gets together and
looks to see what questions they answered differently," says
Brethour Stephens. "This process is a fast way of focusing
on their specific areas of conflict and will help them to
find positive strategies to resolve the conflict."
For more information on this book,
go to www.knowingme-knowingyou.com.
Long Review -
393 words
New Book Helps Couples Relate
Knowing Me, Knowing You: A Multiple-Choice
Quiz for Engaged Couples is an easy and fun way for couples
to discover more about one another before they get married.
For example, it asks:
If you found out you were in the
wrong in an argument, what would you do? (check those answers
that apply to you)
[] I'd apologize and try not to
do it again
[] I'd give my spouse a gift (e.g.
flowers), but I wouldn't apologize
[] I'd pretend the argument didn't
happen
[] I'd continue to deny that I
did anything wrong and blame my spouse
[] I'd initiate sex
This is just one of the many questions
posed by this innovative two-book set. Carol
Brethour Stephens and her husband, Malcolm Stephens, co-authored
the quiz that helps take some of the surprises out of marriage
by giving couples an easy way to relate to one another--to
explore their beliefs, their pet peeves, their expectations
about the details regarding family, friends, children, finances,
careers, etc.
"There are a lot of things that
you don't necessarily think about when you're getting married--things
that haven't happened to you, but that are going to," says
Malcolm Stephens. "If you don't figure some of these things
out, they can lead to break ups, and that's why this book
is necessary."
There are two quizzes in the set--one
for the woman and one for the man. Carol Brethour Stephens
feels that it is important for each person to answer the questions
without being influenced by the other. "In the early stages
of a romance, a person often doesn't reveal all sides of him
or her self. It's normal to want to be in harmony when you're
in love, but it can create problems in a marriage once the
pretences wear thin. All the cards need to be on the table."
By having two quizzes, each partner can be totally honest.
"When each partner has finished
a chapter or the whole book, the couple gets together and
looks to see what questions they answered differently," says
Brethour Stephens. "This process is a fast way of focusing
on their specific areas of conflict and will help them to
find positive strategies to resolve the conflict."
For more information on this book,
go to www.knowingme-knowingyou.com.
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