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Preparing for your marriage

A growing number of young people are so disillusioned with marriage that it is no longer even a desirable option for them. Preparing for Your Marriage prepares couples to enter into marriage with realistic expectations, developed roles, and with defined responsibilities and goals.
Print Book, English, ©1980
Zondervan Pub. Co., Grand Rapids, MI, ©1980
211 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
9780310427612, 0310427614
6761240
The Objectives
How to Use This Study Guide
Part One: The Criteria for Marriage
1. The First Priority
2. Parental Approval
3. Tests of Love
4. Marriage Is for Grown-Ups
Part Two: Christian Marriage
Seven Basics
5. In The Beginning
6. Completely Perfect
7. Normal or Abnormal?
8. Two's a Company
9. The Timeless Triangle
10. Stuck, for Life!
11. God's Goal for Your Marriage
The Christian Husband
12. Who's in Charge
13. The Supreme Sacrifice
14. Life's Greatest Challenge
The Christian Wife
15. Help Is On The Way
16. An Explosive Issue
17. Your Highest Vocation
Part Three: Before Your Marriage
18. Frustration or Fulfillment
19. Pondering Through Proverbs
20. An Excellent Wife
21. Keys to a Happy Home
Part Four: Your Wedding and After
22. Setting Your Goals
23. "One Flesh," and..
24. Family Planning
25. The Three Stages of Marriage
26. Planning Your Ceremony
Appendix A: Marriage Vows
Appendix B: Ring Vows
Appendix C: Unity Candle
Appendix D: "Reaffirming Family Ties"