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Author - John Bytheway
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The reception is over, the decorations are put away and the third tier of the wedding cake is in the freezer. You've planned the wedding; now it's time to plan the marriage!
What will life be like between now and your first anniversary? John and Kim Bytheway (who still consider themselves newlyweds) explore some of the wonderful adjustments of that first year. They talk about things like expectations, communication, appreciation, commitment and finances, and they also offer fun suggestions for keeping romance alive on a tight budget — all the things they wish they'd known.
So while you're waiting for the pictures to come back, snuggle up and listen to What We Wish We'd Known When We Were Newlyweds — a perfect guide for going from "anxiously engaged" to "happily married."
By Janna, Submitted on 2015-02-25
This book has really helped my marriage. I feel like it talked about issues that my husband and I were having problems with, but didn't know how to talk with each other about them. I suggest anyone getting married should listen to this tape during their 'honeymoon period.'
I love this book! My husband and I got married not yet a year and a half ago, and I've already read it twice. The first time, right after our marriage, we read it out loud together, actually stopping to discuss the discussion questions, which brought us closer together and gave us a few good laughs. The second time, I took a pink highlighter and read through the book from start to finish again, marking both what I need to work on myself and what I felt 'EXACTLY' about (in other words, anywhere they--Kim, usually--expressed my feelings and needs exactly, so that my husband can understand from an outsider's perspective that I'm more normal than he thinks -)). Then my husband read it again, noting what I'd marked in pink, as well as making his own blue markings, for me to scan over afterwards. This activity--and the book, of course--really helped both of us understand one another better and see each other's needs and expectations as the simple differences they really are. I recommend it as a MUST-HAVE for any newlyweds, LDS or not! Thanks John and Kim!
My husband and I listened to this together. It had great advice that helped us in our marriage. It really had us thinking, "Man, we wish we'd heard this when we were newlyweds!"
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