Getting It Right the First Time

<p>A healthy marriage is the result of much more than a stroke of good fortune the accidental meeting of two soul mates or a conscious commitment to stay together no matter what. Studies have found that romantic passionate love is often just a memory by the wedding or within the first year of marriage. Creating an intimate satisfying and stable marriage is by no means easy or guaranteed--it requires thought communication planning and true commitment to each other (though luck and compatibility never hurt). The window of opportunity in which to build the foundation for such a relationship is narrow and does not often last too long after the first two years of a marriage.<br><br><em>Getting it Right the</em><em>First Time </em>provides the information every couple needs to know to understand what really makes a marriage work. Husband and wife team Barry and Emily McCarthy share clear helpful guidelines for creating a healthy marriage and reveal the strategies skills and attitudes that can help prevent disappointment resentment and alienation from entering the relationship. <br><br>Ask any happily married couple whether the time and effort spent in creating a healthy marriage has been worth it and you should get a universal answer. <em>Getting it Right the First</em><em>Time </em>can make getting there a little easier.</p>