A good book on love and marriage

Re: A good book on love and marriage

• KimRhone

  

  September 2009 edited December 2011

  The T.D. Jakes book Before You Do is a great book for married, engaged or single people. Hope that helps! Welcome to the bored also

  Lovin Kimmie

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• ddyoung member

  

  September 2009 edited December 2011

  Rev Run and his wife Justine Simmons co-wrote a book called Take Back Your Family and I ran across it in Borders the other day just to see what they said and COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN. I ended up staying there for an hour and read almost the whole book lol. I highly recommend it.  The latter half has a lot to do with children and raising your kids but the first half is about getting your marriage on track because without that your parenting will be subpar anyway... HTH Let us know what other books you discover! I have also read parts of T.D. Jakes's Book Before You Do which is also a good one (like Kim mentioned above).  I think the Five Love Languages is supposed to be a good one.  I read all the time so when I think of some more I'll pass them on!

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• 2510mackey

  

  September 2009 edited December 2011

  A wonderful gift you can give her is the journal " Fireproof your marriage". It is not a novel per say but it is a very good journal/book on marriage, telling you on certain days how 2 treat, what to say 2 your spouse & more like helping the both of you to grow in marriage....try it is very, very good...churches hold marriage seminars on it & the movie is actually good, it is also a very good way of constant communication with your spouse....look it up for yourself because when my friend got married, I gave her the journal & she LOVES it 2 pieces....It 2 is not an "african Ameriacan' book, but give ita try

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• trevette1981 member

  

  September 2009 edited December 2011

  The Five Languages of Love isn't for specifically African Americans, but it is a good one. Just has the couple go through and see which language they are and it gives tips for how to love them with that language.

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• pinkpanther_truck member

  

  September 2009 edited December 2011

  Nothin specifically for African American, but here are some good Christian titles: Love & RespectBased on Eph 5:33. The authors discuss how men need respect and women need love. When men don't feel respected they don't express love to their wives; wives who don't feel loved become disrespectful... and thus the cycle begins. This book talks about how to stop the cycle and move toward healing and ultimately strengthening their relationship.His Needs, Her Needs (Building an Affair-Proof Marriage)Discusses the basic needs of men and women. Provides insight to human behavior and gives specific explainations of why marriages fall apart and neither party notices until it's too late.Five Love LanguagesPeople express and interpret love through five basic "languages": physical touch, words of affirmation, gifts, quality time, and acts of service. This book teaches you how to speak your partner's "love language." You may be surprised to find that they're "langauge" isn't the one you thought it would be. For example, I thought my guy's was physical touch because he's so lovey dovey, but he feels most love when I do things to serve him (i.e. cooking, watching him play sports, being ready on time when we go out, etc.). This is my top pick!

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• camille5982

  

  September 2009 edited December 2011

  Thanks so much for all the wonderful suggestions - I think I will go with the Five Love Languages...and maybe get a copy for myself too! Thanks ladies

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