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Marriage Can Be Forever--Preparation Counts! (4th Ed.)

A Learning Guide Based on the Baha'i Faith

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Do you want to marry but you aren't sure how to do it well or how to make it last? Discover the ultimate guide for couples navigating the path from friendship to eternal partnership. Whether you're just starting out or deeply committed, this book is your essential companion. Dive into discussions about values, expectations, and the future you envision together. Explore practical advice on children, finances, communication, and more - all crucial for building a lasting marriage. Enrich your journey with wisdom from the Baha'i Faith, offering profound insights and timeless quotations to strengthen your bond. This isn't just about preparing for a wedding; it's about preparing for a marriage that transcends time. Excellent preparation helps create a marriage that thrives and lasts. Note: The book is also useful for anyone interested in learning more about relationships and marriage from a Baha'i perspective, including doing self-preparation. It's an excellent tool for creating devotional gatherings and group discussions on these topics. The Baha'i teachings say: "...[T]he union must be a true relationship, a spiritual coming together as well as a physical one, so that throughout every phase of life, and in all the worlds of God, their union will endure...." 'Abdu'l-Bahá Your learning path will include the practical application of spiritual principles, such as: God established marriage as a "fortress for well-being" (Bahá'u'lláh); Marriage is a foundation building block for families and society, bringing order and unity; Marriage is both spiritual and physical and the best environment to raise children; Couples strive to thoroughly know each other's character before marriage; Healthy marriages include friendship and respectful equality between partners; Consultation aids couples to build understanding with each other and make unified decisions; Partners decide whether to marry, and after they choose each other, they turn to their parents to ask for consent to go forward Marriage Can Be Forever-Preparation Counts! will be your guide through it all.

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Susanne M. Alexander is a relationship/marriage educator and coach. She is president of Marriage Transformation LLC, which publishes books and offers online courses through her Transformation Learning Center. She is certified as a Marriage Facilitator to offer couple's assessments through Prepare-Enrich®, and she is certified as a character specialist for individuals with the Character Foundations Assessment(TM). She has completed Level 1 Training in Gottman Method Couples Therapy. Susanne facilitates relationship preparation, marriage preparation, and marriage strengthening with people of all ages globally based on the Marriage Transformation books and materials and provides coaching to individuals and couples. The creative purpose of the company is to dynamically empower individuals and couples to engage in skillful, character-based communications and actions that contribute to excellent relationships and happy, unified marriages and families that serve others. Susanne is a member of the National Alliance for Relationship and Marriage Education. Susanne is the author or coauthor of over 20 books. She has appeared on television, radio, and podcasts, has been quoted as an expert in many online and print publications, and in these books: Where to Seat Aunt Edna? And 500 Other Great Wedding Tips and Renewing Your Wedding Vows. Susanne is a journalist and writer and has a BA in Communications from Baldwin-Wallace College in Ohio, USA. Her articles have been published in BahaiBlog.net, BahaiTeachings.org, Upjourney.com, Yourtango.com, Simplemarriage.net, Match.com, Marriage Partnership, Strengthening Marriage, Bahá'í Parent, Newsweek, The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer, Crain's Cleveland Business, Writer's Digest, and Massage Magazine among others. Susanne has been a Bahá'í most of her life, serves as a tutor of study circles, and has served on several Local Spiritual Assemblies. For eight years, she led a global faculty team that pioneered Bahá'í-based online relationship and marriage education through the Wilmette Institute, an agency of the United States National Spiritual Assembly. Susanne was married at age 19, had a daughter at age 21, and divorced at age 40 after a very difficult marriage. She married a second time, happily, and founded the Marriage Transformation company with her husband Craig Farnsworth. He died of brain cancer shortly before their tenth wedding anniversary. She married a third time, happily, and lives with her husband Phil Donihe in Tennessee in the United States. She has had five adult stepchildren between the latter two marriages, and she has several grandchildren.