this is the code for the render ad
Community› Cultural Wedding Boards› Christian Weddings
Christian Weddings
New Discussion

Favorite marriage preparation book

drama1308drama1308
500 Comments
in Christian Weddings
At the request of my mom, FI and I have been reading "Things I Wish I'd Known Before We Got Married" by Gary Chapman. Of all the books we've read preparing for marriage this is by far our favorite, and in our opinion the best.

Gary Chapman is also the author of "The 5 Love Languages" if you're familiar with that. (which was also a helpful book)

So what was your favorite or most helpful marriage book?
imageAnniversary
Report Reply to Post

Re: Favorite marriage preparation book

  • fpaemp2011fpaemp2011 member
    1000 Comments Fourth Anniversary 25 Love Its First Answer
    edited December 2011
    Oh, we have so many.

    "Love & Respect" and "Cracking the Communication Code" by Emerson Eggerichs.

    "Men are Like Waffles, Women are Like Spaghetti" by Bill & Pam Ferrel.

    "For Men Only" and "For Women Only" by the Feldhahns.

    "Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts" by Les & Leslie Parrot

    Daisypath Anniversary tickers
    Baby Birthday Ticker Ticker
    |Our Story|Planning Bio|Ezra's Birth Story
    Christian Family Planning Network for NFP and FAM Support
    Report Reply
  • SuMmErKuTiESuMmErKuTiE member
    2500 Comments Fourth Anniversary 5 Love Its Combo Breaker
    edited December 2011
    In our marriage study with our officiant and his wife we read the book "Love Life" by Ed Wheat. Great book!
    Image and video hosting by TinyPic
    Green Fashionista Blog Updated 2/25
    Planning bio with lots of DIY
    Married Bio with For Sale
    Report Reply
  • sessionsweddingsessionswedding member
    1000 Comments Fourth Anniversary Combo Breaker
    edited December 2011
    FI and I are reading For Men Only and For Women Only, respectively, for our premarital counseling.  We are enjoying them so far.
    image imageimage image

    My Blog

    Anniversary

    100/100 books read in 2012
    17/100 books read in 2013
    Report Reply
  • drama1308drama1308
    500 Comments
    edited December 2011
    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/cultural-wedding-boards_christian-weddings_favorite-marriage-preparation-book?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Cultural%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:464687ae-7bc1-4360-9aea-999e11f1e1adDiscussion:adc0adf4-b381-4b88-9039-e937da706ec8Post:22b6f203-4217-411f-9d07-25d6610f3f8a">Re: Favorite marriage preparation book</a>:
    [QUOTE]Oh, we have so many. "Love & Respect" and "Cracking the Communication Code" by Emerson Eggerichs. "Men are Like Waffles, Women are Like Spaghetti" by Bill & Pam Ferrel. "For Men Only" and "For Women Only" by the Feldhahns. "Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts" by Les & Leslie Parrot
    Posted by fpaemp2011[/QUOTE]

    I heard about the waffles and spagetti book on the radio. It sounded interesting and I may pick it up at the library
    imageAnniversary
    Report Reply
  • AshNoel8AshNoel8
    1000 Comments
    edited December 2011
    drama- We are reading the same book as you right now! We wanted to read it before the wedding, but I just found out about it about a week or 2 before the wedding. We read the first chapter before we got married and are reading it together, little by little, now. We probably won't even read The 5 Love Languages, because he explains them in this book. We already figured out what our love languages are and are trying to cater to the other's preferred love language. I love it! 
    Report Reply
  • drama1308drama1308
    500 Comments
    edited December 2011
    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/cultural-wedding-boards_christian-weddings_favorite-marriage-preparation-book?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Cultural%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:464687ae-7bc1-4360-9aea-999e11f1e1adDiscussion:adc0adf4-b381-4b88-9039-e937da706ec8Post:db981f08-79e5-4d48-bb0c-cc11312ca573">Re: Favorite marriage preparation book</a>:
    [QUOTE]drama- We are reading the same book as you right now! We wanted to read it before the wedding, but I just found out about it about a week or 2 before the wedding. We read the first chapter before we got married and are reading it together, little by little, now. We probably won't even read The 5 Love Languages, because he explains them in this book. We already figured out what our love languages are and are trying to cater to the other's preferred love language. I love it! 
    Posted by AshNoel8[/QUOTE]

    If I had gotten to this book first we wouldn't have read love languages. We skipped that chapter since we already knew. It's helpfu,l to know his love language and him knowing mine. At least he kinda "gets" me now.
    imageAnniversary
    Report Reply
  • AshNoel8AshNoel8
    1000 Comments
    edited December 2011
    Yea, I agree, I think it's a great thing! Especially since our particular love languages are very different! 
    Report Reply
  • Alcyone1Alcyone1
    100 Comments
    edited December 2011
    We really loved Sacred Marriage, by Gary Thomas.  It's designed for couples who are already married, but because we'd been dating for almost 7 years before our wedding date, a lot of other books we looked at just weren't a good fit.
    imageWedding Countdown Ticker
    Report Reply
  • Bett2012Bett2012 member
    100 Comments Second Anniversary
    edited December 2011
    I've heard about the waffles and spaghetti book. We've been given 3 books (parents gave us "Boundaries", just generally for young adults, not necessarily because of the marriage), his grandparents gave us "Things I Wish I'd Known Before We Got Married" and we got one other recently that I can't remember the title of right now.

    I read For Young Women Only, and it was very helpful as a teen, so I think I will invest in the adult versions for the two of us.

    Only engaged for 2 months and in school - so no time to read them yet, but we're in teacher's college in the fall (which apparently has alot more free time!) so we'll be able to read more after exams/next year :) 

    Thanks for the other titles, I'll look into those too:)
    Wedding Countdown Ticker
    Report Reply
This discussion has been closed.
Choose Another Board
Search Boards