Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts

Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts: Seven Questions to Ask Before (and After) You Marry is a 1995 book by Leslie and Les Parrott,[1] a married couple.[2] The two have collaboratively written other books as well, including Becoming Soul Mates and The Marriage Mentor Manual.[3] Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts is a Christian non-fiction book that focuses on premarital issues.[4] The book comprehensively explains how to be prepared for marriage.[5] Video lessons were included with the publication of the book.[6] In the book, the Parrotts argue that people should seek self-realization individually and cannot expect their spouses to bring about that change in them.[7] They also recommend complimenting one's spouse at least daily.[8] In the book The Family, Jack and Judith Balswick recommended Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts to couples preparing for marriage.[9] Adriana Barton of The Globe and Mail called the Parrotts' book "anodyne."[10]

Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts: Seven Questions to Ask Before (and After) You Marry
AuthorLeslie and Les Parrott
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SubjectPreparation for marriage
PublisherZondervan
Publication date
1995
ISBN0310492408

References
  1. Leslie Parrott; Les Parrott (1995). Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts: Seven Questions to Ask Before (and After) You Marry. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan. ISBN 0310492408.
  2. Bethany Pico (February 20, 2013). "Popular marriage counselors Les and Leslie Parrott visit campus". Liberty University. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
  3. "How to be a good friend". Crosswalk.com. July 12, 1999. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
  4. David Rainey (2008). Faith Reads: A Selective Guide to Christian Nonfiction. ABC-CLIO. p. 127. ISBN 1591588472.
  5. Ed Wheat; Gaye Wheat (2010). Intended for Pleasure: Sex Technique and Sexual Fulfillment in Christian Marriage (4 ed.). Revell. p. 266. ISBN 0800719573.
  6. Tim Clinton; Ron Hawkins (2011). The Popular Encyclopedia of Christian Counseling: An Indispensable Tool for Helping People with Their Problems. Harvest House. p. 260. ISBN 0736943579.
  7. Sherrie Wilkolaski (2007). How to Start a Wedding Planning Business. Lulu. p. 303. ISBN 1411664442.
  8. Ruby Taylor Newton (March 7, 2010). "Wedded Bliss". Fiji Times. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
  9. Jack O. Balswick; Judith K. Balswick (2007). The Family: A Christian Perspective on the Contemporary Home (3 ed.). Baker Publishing Group. p. 70. ISBN 1441200622.
  10. Adriana Barton (May 20, 2009). "Forni-fables". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved March 22, 2013.


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