Living Together

IS LIVING TOGETHER THE ANSWER? Since the late 1960s the number of couples living together before marriage has increased significantly as this phenomenon was thought to be the answer to obtaining a successful marriage. The theory that couples could practice seemed a perfect solution to an increasingly higher divorce rate. After all many argued if we live together first we will really know if were compatible. Mike and Harriet McManus co-founders of the Marriage Savers® organization argue in this important book that theory and reality are often not the same. They take a fundamental position that one can not practice permanence and unless a marriage is established as permanent a couple will not approach it the same way. This significant finding has come from the McManuses fifteen years of studying marriage and divorce and their desire to help couples build strong marriages that last a lifetime. In the pages of this book you will discover that the divorce rate is actually higher among couples who live together before marriage as well as important principles that really do give couples the necessary tools for a successful marriage. Consider this book an investment in yours or someone elses marriage. Whether you are a counselor seeking to help others in their marriage a parent helping a child as he or she is contemplating living with someone a pastor who needs a reliable tool to help couples in his ministry or a person considering living with someone yourself this book is for you!