The Merge for Marriage

Marriage can be surprisingly difficult when you’re first starting out.

Newly married couples face a tremendous challenge that is seldom talked about. In our social media-driven world, it’s easy to think that everyone else has it together in their marriages and wonder if maybe you made a mistake. The truth is, most couples don’t enter marriage with the communication or attachment skills needed to deal with the integration of two lives.

The Merge for Marriage helps answer the question newly married couples face: “Can we ever get on the same page?” Couples will learn

what it means to “merge” and the damaging effects of not dealing with differences early in a marriage; the seven predictable areas of conflict; a practical, powerful plan for dealing with differences with one’s partner; and how to help another couple walk through the merge process.

Full of practical stories, current research on connection and attachment, and enduring biblical principles, this book will help a couple learn how the different “merge points” in their marriage can actually strengthen their relationship so that they can enjoy a thriving marriage.

1. Opening Credits
2. Dedication
3. Part One: Meet the Merge
4. Chapter 1: The First Life-Altering Merge Moment
5. Chapter 2: What Was Your Merge Moment
6. Part Two: Five Crucial Merge Tools
7. Chapter 3: Your First Merge Tool: Stopping the Mergenado
8. Chapter 4: Your Second Merge Tool: Making Mountains Shrink
9. Chapter 5: Your Third Merge Tool: Merging at the Speed of Joy
10. Chapter 6: Your Fourth Merge Tool: Spotlighting Your Spouse's Strengths
11. Chapter 7: Your Fifth Merge Tool: Learning to Untie the Knot and Repair
12. Part Three: Your Merge Mates and Merge Map
13. Chapter 8: Adding Merge Mates to Your Journey
14. Chapter 9: Making Your Merge Map
15. Chapter 10: Wisdom to Stay on the Map
16. Part Four: Beyond Ourselves
17. Chapter 11: The Call to Do Something Great
18. Closing Credits