Becoming Your Spouse's Better Half: Why Differences Make a Marriage Great
Your Recipe for Marital SuccessHaving a successful marriage is not about finding the perfect person. It's not even about always getting along. It's about loving the imperfect person you married in an unselfish manner.Just as a great meal is made from many ingredients, a great marriage is a combination of different traits. If men and women were the same, life would turn out pretty bland. In this witty and insightful book, Rick Johnson shows you how to go beyond merely tolerating your spouse's differences to using them to add spice and passion to your relationship."Rick Johnson understands the dynamics of a great relationship, and he's really good at helping others understand them too."--Will Davis Jr., author ofPray BigandPray Big for Your Marriage"Rick Johnson shows us how men and women are wonderfully different by design. His incredible understanding of how men think and how women think will give you much better insight into that person you married who sometimes seems like an alien."--Jim Burns, PhD, president of HomeWord; author ofCreating an Intimate MarriageandCloser: Devotions to Draw Couples Together"Conventional thinking wants us to believe that 'compatibility' is the golden key to a lasting marriage. But here Rick Johnson explains the real truth: it's our differences that make us interesting, engaged, and intimate."--Paul Coughlin, author ofNo More Christian Nice GuyandMarried But Not EngagedRick Johnson is a bestselling author ofThat's My Son;Better Dads, Stronger Sons; andThe Power of a Man. He is the founder of Better Dads and is a sought-after speaker at many large parenting and marriage conferences across the United States and Canada. To find out more about Rick Johnson, please visit www.betterdads.net.