Marriage IS Easier When You Know How And Here's How! Empowering. Practical. Based on the award-winning Third Option Program, which has been transforming and saving marriages for over thirty years. Have you have ever asked, "Should I make an issue of this or let it blow over?" "If my spouse doesn't appear sorry, should I forgive them or not?" "Should I fight for what I want or give in?" We're often caught between the proverbial rock and hard place. Neither choice seems appealing. There must be a better way. There is! This book condenses all the best marriage research into two easy-to-understand secrets; teaches the fourteen essential skills of marriage step-by-step, which you can learn and apply immediately, even by yourself; and offers hundreds of couple stories, which will entertain and inspire you. As seen in Women's Day, Family Relations Journal, Marriage Savers, Mothering Magazine, and many more. Couples in their own words: We were going through a difficult time in our marriage... Then my mother gave us an article about the Third Option... We found something in every topic we could use to better our relationship. The concepts...now seem to be so "common sense" that I am amazed that we needed to learn them... I have often regretted that we didn't learn of the Third Option earlier in our marriage. It would have saved us several years of pain and suffering. (J and M) We sought marriage counseling...read self-help books, attended seminars... We couldn't get our marriage on track... You armed us with the knowledge that we needed... You put the puzzle pieces together. The Third Option works. We are together because of it... (S and E) We...found ourselves in complete relationship burnout. The Third Option process provided the essential tools with which to work through even the most deep-seated problems in our relationship. We experienced such profound improvement...that we have recommended the Third Option program to many of our friends and family. (B and T)