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I would like help creating a plan. Should I make a plan identifying my needs and have him do the same and we can work on each others needs, I am not sure what I should do to get started. We are financially short so if I can avoid buying something it is preferred. I was looking at the 5 steps book. Is it worth the buy?
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http://www.marriagebuilders.com/graphic/mbi8114_plan.htmlWelcome to MB. I would stick with MB material, because it lays out an entire and effective plan.
Marriage is the triumph of imagination over intelligence. Second marriage is the triumph of hope over experience.
(Oscar Wilde)
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Has anyone gotten the book? Should I also get his needs her needs?
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We have several of the MB books, which have great advice, but difficult to use with a reluctant spouse.
Me: 46 = DH = INTP
DW: 45 = ESFJ
Married 13 yrs
D1: 12
D2: 10
D3: 9
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You can find His Needs, Her Needs and Lovebusters very inexpensive on used book sites, like Amazon. The workbook, 5 steps, I have not found used, but they could be out there.
Much of the material is available here on the site, free. i would start with reading the link I provided, and follow the links and read all that, too.
Marriage is the triumph of imagination over intelligence. Second marriage is the triumph of hope over experience.
(Oscar Wilde)
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If you are only going to buy one book I'd get Fall In love, Stay In Love. I feel it summarizes Dr Harley's overall approach to making marriages great.
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The workbook is cheap, around $11 on this website. You can get a free book by emailing the radio show with your question. That is how I initially got all my books.
"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena.." Theodore Roosevelt Exposure 101
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