Trading Places: The Best Move You'll Ever Make in Your Marriage - Hardcover

Les Parrott; Leslie Parrott

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0310272467 ISBN 13: 9780310272465

Publisher: Zondervan, 2008

Synopsis

To understand your spouse you've got to walk in his or her shoes. Ever feel like you're stepping on each other's toes? Then maybe it's time you put yourselves in each other's shoes. Of course that may sound uncomfortable. But it's easier than you think---and it will revolutionize your relationship. In fact, bestselling authors Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott reveal the little-known secrets of putting the time-tested strategy of trading places to work in your own marriage. In this book, chock-full of practical helps and tips you've never thought of, you'll learn the three-step-strategy to trading places and, as a result, you're sure to: - Increase your levels of passion - Bolster your commitment - Eliminate nagging - Short-circuit conflict - Double your laughter - Forgive more quickly - Talk more intimately In short, you'll be more understanding and better understood. In other words, you'll experience---day after day---the unconditional love every couple longs for. 'We've often fantasized about being able to literally hand a box of mutual empathy---the revolutionary tool for instantly improving a relationship---to the couples that attend our seminars. Well, this book is the closest we'll ever come to being able to do just that.' --Les and Leslie Parrott Most couples never discover the rewards of trading places. For example, did you know it's the quickest way to get your own needs met? It's true! And Les and Leslie show you how. They also disclose exactly how trading places improves your conversations and how it's guaranteed to fire up your sex life. Truly, your love life and your entire marriage will never be the same after you learn the intimate dance of trading places. This book also features a powerful, free online assessment, powered by eHarmony Marriage that instantly improves your inclination to trade places. How? By zeroing in on exactly what you'd most like your spouse to accurately understand about you. In addition, two workbooks with no-nonsense exercises---one for you and one for your spouse---will help you apply each chapter to your own marriage. Les and Leslie have made it easy. So why not walk a few steps in your spouse's shoes, starting today? Whether you're a newlywed couple or you've been married for decades, it's never too early or too late to attain the power of trading places.

About this title

About the Author:

Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott are founders of RealRelationships.com and the Center for Relationship Development at Seattle Pacific University. Their bestselling books include Love Talk, Crazy Good Sex, and the award-winning Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts. Their work has been featured in the New York Times and USA Today, and they have appeared on CNN, Good Morning America, and Oprah. They live with their two young sons in Seattle. SPANISH BIO: Les y Leslie forman un equipo como marido y mujer, y son expertos avanzados en los asuntos concernientes a las relaciones personales. Muestran sus experiencias como padres con el objetivo de ayudarte a cumplir la vocacion mas grande de u vida.

Review:

I've seen first hand Les and Leslie's world-class marriage. We all want a lively, vital, stimulating, and enjoyable marriage like theirs, and you'll be well on your way after the 120 minutes it takes you to read this book. Nearly every page is as entertaining as an Everybody Loves Raymond episode. When you and the love of your life put the book down, I guarantee that both of you will know you just spent time with two of the happiest married people in the world, who both just happen to be two of North America's top experts in psychology and marriage counseling. -- Neil Clark Warren, Founder, Psychologist and Founder of eHarmony

About this edition

• Publisher: Zondervan
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0310272467
• ISBN 13: 9780310272465
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 208