Table of Contents
Foreword Milan Kay Yerkovich 9
Acknowledgments 13
Introduction 17
Part 1 Reimagining Marriage-Changing the Way You Think
1 Why Marriage Is Hard Work 25
2 More Than You Imagined 41
3 Why Marriage Is Worth It 59
Part 2 Revitalizing Marriage-Changing the Way You Relate
4 Search Yourself 81
5 Embrace Differences 107
6 Tackle Conflict 123
7 Let Go 149
8 Lean In 167
9 Initiate Intimacy 191
Part 3 Re-visioning Marriage-Changing the Way You Love
10 The Power of a Promise 219
11 Marriage as a Catalyst for Change 231
12 Better Together 239
Appendix A Feeling Words 247
Appendix B Sample List of Protectors 249
Appendix C Renewal of Covenant Marriage 251
Appendix D Beginning a Personal Relationship with God 253
Appendix E Infographic of Survey Results 255
Notes 257