Prevent Your Divorce Before Planning Your Wedding : 100 Tough Questions to Ask

, by Levine, Susan S.

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ISBN: 9780741410214 | 0741410214
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Copyright: 3/1/2002

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Supplemental Materials

Introduction

(4)

What Kind of Marriage Do You Want?

(4)

Assumptions Couples Often Make

(8)

Defining Your Expectations

(6)

Chapter 1 Love

1. Am I very much in love with my partner?

(1)

2. Am I really in love or is it just a strong sexual attraction?

(1)

3. Am I in love with my partner or the idea of getting married?

(1)

4. Am I marrying too quickly?

(1)

5. Am I marrying out of love or fear of being alone?

(1)

6. Do we know what we expect of marriage?

(1)

7. Do I want a wife or a housekeeper?

(1)

8. Do I love her for the person she is, or something she has that I want?

(1)

9. Is she marrying me for love or money?

(1)

10. Would I marry him without the kids?

(1)

11. Would I marry him without the money?

(1)

12. Would he marry me if I weren't pregnant?

(3)

Chapter 2 Sex

13. Does my partner find sex unpleasant?

(1)

14. Does my partner ask what I like and what feels good to me?

(1)

15. Do my partner and I have matching sex drives?

(1)

16. Will our sex life change after marriage?

(1)

17. Do we both like to experiment?

(1)

18. Am I content with the sexual part of our relationship?

(1)

19. Do I feel comfortable with my partner initiating sex?

(1)

20. Do I enjoy sex as a healthy, normal and loving part of our relationship?

(1)

21. What acts of lovemaking does he like that I do not?

(2)

Chapter 3 Personal Characteristics

22. Could our different family backgrounds cause problems?

(1)

23. Am I a team player or more of a loner?

(1)

24. Do I or my partner have a need to be right?

(1)

25. Do we have the same outlooks on life?

(1)

26. Could my partner help me through a personal crisis?

(1)

27. Are we able to say no without feeling guilty?

(1)

28. Are we well-matched intellectually?

(1)

29. Are we tolerant of our differing needs?

(1)

30. Are we proud of each other?

(1)

31. How do we handle arguments?

(3)

Chapter 4 Money

32. What are my feelings about money?

(1)

33. How does my partner handle credit?

(1)

34. Can my partner be too tight-fisted?

(1)

35. Am I comfortable with risk?

(1)

36. Does my partner overspend on perceived necessities?

(1)

37. Am I comfortable with separate accounts?

(1)

38. Should I put all of my paycheck into one joint account?

(1)

39. How does my partner feel about sharing property and other assets?

(2)

Chapter 5 Family

40. Are we in agreement on parenthood?

(1)

41. Would a child bring joy or stress to our marriage?

(1)

42. How would we react to a severe illness in our child?

(1)

43. How would we cope with the loss of a child?

(1)

44. Have we talked about the size of our future family?

(1)

45. Do we agree about discipline?

(1)

46. Do I want to be a father?

(1)

47. How do I feel about taking care of a baby?

(1)

48. Do I want to be a mother?

(1)

49. Am I ready to give up my career?

(4)

Chapter 6 Career

50. Do we enjoy talking about our careers?

(1)

51. Am I happy with my partner's career choice?

(1)

52. Would I be willing to move if my partner got a new job?

(1)

53. Do I consider my career more important than my partner's?

(1)

54. Will she understand why business travel is important?

(1)

55. How would I feel about moving every few years?

(3)

Chapter 7 Health

56. Are we both in good physical health?

(1)

57. Would a serious illness have a negative impact on our marriage?

(1)

58. Would we stand by each other if one of us becomes severely ill?

(1)

59. Are either of us repulsed by the effects of a serious illness or accident?

(1)

60. How does my partner react when I'm not well?

(1)

61. Is there serious mental or physical illness in either of our families?

(1)

62. Could I live with a smoker?

(2)

Chapter 8 Faith

63. Does religion make a difference in our relationship?

(1)

64. How would I feel about converting, if asked?

(2)

Chapter 9 Politics

65. How would we handle opposing views?

(1)

66. Do we discuss or argue about our differences?

(2)

Chapter 10 Common Interests

67. What leisure activities do we both like?

(1)

68. Does my partner encourage me to pursue my interests?

(1)

69. Would my partner try something new?

(1)

70. Can we find new things to do together?

(2)

Chapter 11 Little Domestic Conflicts

71. Where do we want to live?

101

(1)

72. Are our body temperatures the same?

102

(1)

73. Do we have opposite sleeping schedules?

103

(1)

74. Do we resemble Felix and Oscar?

103

(1)

75. Who should do what?

104

(2)

76. What are the things that drive me nuts?

106

(3)

77. Do I know what I can and can't live with?

109

(2)

Chapter 12 Personal Habits and Behaviors

78. Does my partner have a criminal record?

111

(1)

79. Does my partner abuse alcohol or drugs?

112

(1)

80. Does my partner humiliate me or put me down in public?

112

(1)

81. Is my partner too critical?

113

(1)

82. Can we accept criticism occasionally?

114

(1)

83. Is my partner a compulsive gambler?

115

(1)

84. Is my partner unreasonably jealous?

115

(2)

85. Has my partner broken my trust?

117

(1)

86. How has my partner behaved in past relationships?

117

(1)

87. Have all my wild oats been sown?

118

(1)

88. Is he physically abusive toward me?

119

(1)

89. Is he flirting with other women?

120

(1)

90. How do I feel about pornography?

120

(3)

Chapter 13 In-Laws

91. Are they bossy and interfering?

123

(1)

92. How much influence do they have on my partner?

124

(3)

Chapter 14 Friends and Socializing

93. Do I have to give up my nights out with friends?

127

(1)

94. Do we like each others' friends?

128

(4)

Chapter 15 Remarriage

95. Does my partner like children?

132

(1)

96. How do my children feel about my partner?

132

(1)

97. Is my partner hostile to my kids?

133

(1)

98. Am I comfortable with being a stepparent?

134

(1)

99. Whose home will we live in?

135

(1)

100. Should I take this step right now?

135

(2)

A Few Last Thoughts

137

(2)

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