The Temperament God Gave Your Spouse

For countless years,
personality differences in marriage
have baffled, frustrated, and often
angered even the happiest couples.

In less happy marriages, they've
caused painful --- though
completely unnecessary --- fights,
and sometimes even divorce.

Now comes The Temperament God Gave Your Spouse,
the long-awaited sequel to Art and Laraine Bennett's
bestselling book, The Temperament God Gave You.

In that earlier work, the Bennetts re-introduced the
age-old concept of the four classic temperaments,
and showed how to use them to understand yourself, get
along with others, and grow closer to God.

Now they're back with temperament wisdom designed
specially for couples and guaranteed to improve your
marital communication, intimacy, and happiness:

The Temperament God
Gave Your Spouse.

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You see, the ancients knew (and too many of us have
forgotten) that each of us has fundamental personality
traits hard-wired into us at birth, traits that affect the
way we respond to the world around us.

And in no other human relationship is knowledge
of these temperaments so critical --- and so helpful ---
as in Christian marriage.

For it's only through mutual understanding of our own
patterns of reaction, and those of our spouse, that we
can motivate, nurture, respect, and above all, love
each other with the selfless patience to which Christ
calls us in the sacrament.

In The Temperament God Gave Your Spouse,
Art and Laraine Bennett provide an accessible
synthesis of classical wisdom, modern counseling
science, and Catholic spirituality: a rich understanding
of the temperaments and what they mean for you
and for your spouse.

Drawing on decades of study, prayer, and practical,
clinical experience, they explain:

* The four kinds of spouses — which kind did you marry?

* How temperament affects the way you and your spouse work, pray, argue, socialize, and show affection

* Tips for developing the communication skills that your temperament needs most, and for nurturing them in your spouse

* All the possible temperament combinations in marriage, and how to handle the unique challenges that yours creates

* Proven ways to figure out what really makes your spouse tick!

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So often we wish we could make our spouses different
(because they're not just like us); yet the Bennetts
show that true marital contentment lies not in
changing the way God made our loved ones, but in
appreciating it --- and helping them to perfect it.

Read The Temperament God Gave Your Spouse
and discover a new world of understanding
and respect for the person you married.

The Temperament God Gave Your Spouse
Improving Your Marriage by Understanding Your Spouse
by Art and Laraine Bennett

208 pgs ppbk $16.95

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