Marriage You Want Study Guide : Moving Beyond Stereotypes for a Relationship Built on Scripture, New Data, and Emotional Health

The marriage you want is closer than you imagine

In this companion study guide to The Marriage You Want, you'll discover how to create a marriage you love and how to live out God's purposes for you as a couple. With reflection prompts and practical assessments, you will strip away gender stereotypes to uncover what Scripture says about marriage and what new data and common sense support.

Get ready to grow as you learn

● how to be Christlike in your marriage and why this transcends fixed roles
● the difference between marriage foundations (must-have) and frills (nice to have)
● how to talk with your spouse about mental load and household responsibilities
● scripts for starting hard conversations and tips for getting through them
● practices for emotional health and bringing this into your marriage

The marriage you want doesn't just happen effortlessly. Neither is it a puzzle you can't solve. In fact, with the evidence-based, Scripture-honoring advice in this book, it just may be closer than you imagine.

Perfect for newlyweds, premarital preparation or counseling, and small group studies!

Sheila Wray Gregoire is the founder of Bare Marriage, where she writes and podcasts about healthy, evidence-based approaches to sex, gender, and relationships. She is a sought-after speaker and the bestselling author of nine books, including The Great Sex Rescue, The Marriage You Want, and She Deserves Better. With her humorous, no-nonsense approach, Gregoire is passionate about changing the evangelical conversation about sex and marriage to make it healthy, evidence-based, and biblical. She and her husband, Keith, live in Ontario, Canada, near their two adult daughters and three grandbabies.

Dr. Keith Gregoire is a physician and coauthor with Sheila of The Good Guy's Guide to Great Sex, companion to her award-winning The Good Girl's Guide to Great Sex. Currently, Keith spends most of his professional time providing pediatric care to remote communities in northern Ontario. Plus he birdwatches. Even during mosquito season.