Jeffry H. Larson, chairman of the Family and Marriage Therapy Program at BYU, identifies 25 factors essential to evaluating a relationship and improving its chances for long-term success. We missed the follow-up story, but according to 20 years of research the fantasy most likely got locked in the attic with the glass slippers. While many enjoy their Cinderella moment as they are swept off their feet, they often find that marriage doesn't chase their problems away with the stepmother.
Unresolved issues linger longer, much longer, than the echoing of the wedding bells.
Jeffry H. Larson, Ph.D. professor and chairman of the Family and Marriage Therapy Program at Brigham Young University, identifies 25 factors essential to evaluating a relationship and improving its chances for long-term success. His research is based on 60 years of social science research and more than 100 studies. Many think that love is enough to overcome any obstacle, but history continues to repeat itself and prove this is simply not true. Larson hopes this book will help lower the divorce rate by showing couples where they need to strengthen their relationship in order to withstand the inevitable stresses and strains of marriage. He believes the scientific predictors can help both individuals and couples be the right person, marry the right person and marry at the right time in their lives.