9 Lies That Will Destroy Your Marriage - by Greg Smalley & Robert Paul (Paperback)

About the Book

A vital resource for a thriving marriage from Focus on the Family.

Book Synopsis

Expose the Lies. Understand the Truths. And Make Your Marriage Better than Ever!
Lies about marriage are rampant in our culture--and in our churches. But the corresponding truths can strengthen your marriage and even save it from collapse. 9 Lies That Will Destroy Your Marriage identifies the lies, explains how they can disintegrate your marriage, and reveals truths that can rescue it and help it to become the marriage of your dreams.

Greg Smalley, a general marriage expert, and Robert Paul, the therapeutic director of Hope Restored, a renowned crisis marriage program created for Focus on the Family, combine to offer an unusual and powerful combination of perspectives that can restore hope and healing in any marriage, including yours.

What Are the 9 Lies about Marriage?

• Love Lie #1: And They Lived Happily Ever After
• Love Lie #2: 1 + 1 = 1
• Love Lie #3: All You Need Is Love
• Love Lie #4: I Must Sacrifice Who I Am for the Sake of My Marriage
• Love Lie #5: You Must Meet Each Other's Needs
• Love Lie #6: Our Differences Are Irreconcilable
• Love Lie #7: I'm Gonna Make You Love Me
• Love Lie #8: "Your Love Is Driving Me Crazy!"
• Love Lie #9: You Win Some, You Lose Some

Do any of these lies resonate with you? Read 9 Lies That Will Destroy Your Marriage and start exposing the lies and living the truth. Includes several self-tests to help you and your spouse assess the extent to which your marriage has been affected by each of the nine lies.

From the Back Cover

Do you know the truths about marriage? Or the lies?
Nine lies about marriage are rampant in our culture and the church. Lies like "all you need is love" are destroying marriages. But the corresponding truths can make any marriage great for both spouses and even save the most-troubled relationships.

In this book, marriage experts Greg Smalley and Bob Paul identify the lies, explain how they work to destroy marriages, and reveal the truths that can improve every marriage and rescue those that are floundering.

Has your marriage been affected by one of these common fallacies? 9 Lies That Will Destroy Your Marriage will help you find out. Filled with helpful graphics and real-life stories, this book also includes:

• Self-tests revealing how your marriage operates
• Exercises and discussion questions to improve your relationship

Expose the lies, understand the truths--and make your marriage better than ever!