Need to Know for Newlyweds

Useful Advice for Married Life Engaged and recently married couples will appreciate this collection of wisdom written to help them enjoy a long and successful marriage. This book features practical and highly relevant relationship advice that will improve communication, inspire connection, and instill confidence as they adjust to life as husband and wife. Author Jeff Atwood shares the hard-won, real-life lessons he and his wife have learned in their 25-plus years of marriage, the kind of guidance husbands and wives wish someone would have given them before they said "I do." Couples will strengthen their relationships as they learn to... • Develop the ability to say "I'm sorry, I was wrong." • Ask themselves, "Did I make life better or worse for my spouse today?" • Be content without chasing after more. • Know when to walk away from an argument before they say anything mean or hurtful. • Find the right ways to disagree and argue about issues, not about their spouse. Need to Know for Newlyweds makes a great book to read with your spouse. This collection of married wisdom features practical and highly relevant relationship advice that will improve communication, inspire connection, and instill confidence as they adjust to life as husband and wife. Jeff Atwood is the executive director of Hope Smiles, a not-for-profit organization that provides dental care to underserved communities in Uganda, Haiti, and the United States. He has also written books for several prominent publishers, including NavPress and Simon & Schuster. He has served as a senior marketing and communications executive for national hospitals and health organizations and has been a partner in an advertising agency. Jeff and his wife have been married for over 25 years and have three grown daughters.