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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The BEST common sense advice I've ever heard.,
By sharonpaige (Leduc, Alberta Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Marriage Fitness: 4 Steps To Building & Maintaining Phenomenal Love (Paperback)
I ordered this CD series from his website, and spent $100 on it... Not so bad for Therapy. But the book contains the same content, the CD is just Mort Fertel reading it. This is Real common sense advice that WILL work. It's SO SIMPLE, HELLO!!! Implementing these steps will revive a sagging marriage, and it is so simple, again! If you are tired and weary of your marriage, or argue all the time and you need to rekindle the fire these very easy steps will help. But like any exercise program you need to actually do it. You CAN turn a marriage around.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
But, but but!,
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This review is from: Marriage Fitness: 4 Steps To Building & Maintaining Phenomenal Love (Paperback)
I think the main thing wrong with Fertel's approach is his assumption of a deep love and connection prior to marriage. People marry for different reasons. The young often marry because they're in 'lust' with each other; the older marry because they may fear 'missing the boat', people marry for comfort, security, to get away from controlling parents, in order to have children - because of social and religious pressures, etc. I do, however, respect a great deal of what he has to say. His approach isn't so much about making a marriage 'work' on a practical level - ie. two 'partners' working towards the goals of paying the bills and raising children - it's about a deep soulful connection where your mate becomes your best friend and most intimate confidant. This is great, but part of me then whispers, "in the old days deep love often existed between couples that never confided in each other or said 'I love you' or seemed very plugged in at all." I guess part of me experienced many 'light bulb' moments with this, but part of me thought 'wow, this guy is just asking too much of two egos if he expects our 'me' to become 'we' with such zeal. I think a lot of his advice, however, is doable and will obviously foster a greater emotional and physical intimacy. I'd say if you do 50% of what this book suggests, it will improve your marriage. If you did 100% of it, you'd probably lose too much of yourself, and be a little nausteating into the bargain!
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4.4 out of 5 stars (48 customer reviews) 41 of 45 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Go from "rolemate" to "soulmate",
By Monty Rainey - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Marriage Fitness: 4 Steps To Building & Maintaining Phenomenal Love (Paperback)
When I am giving premarital coaching to young couples, or marriage coaching to married couples, they often want to focus on their problems or potential problems. Of course these issues are of great concern to couples so its not always easy to direct their focus to the solutions, not the problems. Problems are unimportant. Solutions are what is important and with his book, MARRIAGE FITNESS, Mort Fertel has given a simple, yet effective four step plan to marital solutions.
I can't tell you how refreshing for me it has been to read a book by someone who understands and teaches what marriage is really all about. Love. I often use the analogy that love is like a fire. Even an out of control wildfire will eventually run out of fuel and burn itself out. To keep the fire of love alive, we must continually stoke the embers and feed it fuel. This book teaches it differently but essentially says the same thing, and shows couples how to provide the fuel their marriage must have to survive. The book is very well written and contains some excellent projects for couples. Certainly intended for couples working together, there is also definite help here for one with an uncommitted spouse to help get things back on track. Part 1, the first two chapters, give couples a deeper understanding of love. This may sound ridiculous, but most people confuse character traits with what I term "soul conscientiousness". Fertel deftly explains why character love makes you role mates, not soul mates. If you really want to take your marriage to a higher level, it is critical that you come to understand the differences between what I call outward love (loving the character traits of a person) and inward love (making the choice within your soul to love a person on the inside, regardless of their character traits). Once you fully understand this concept, your marriage (and innerhappiness) will be changed forever. Part 2 is Fertel's 4 step program for building and maintaining love in your marriage, as well as his twenty exercises. Mort Fertel has certainly given my some new ides on how couples can enrich their marriages and take them from ordinary to extraordinary. This is one of the best books you'll find on building a strong marriage. Highly recommended. Pastor Monty Rainey 10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good stuff,
By C. johnson - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Marriage Fitness: 4 Steps To Building & Maintaining Phenomenal Love (Paperback)
I would highly recommend reading the boook above listening to the cd's. Sometimes he repeats words over and over and it starts to feel like your being brainwashed. The information is overall pretty good I think. I've read quite a few books on divorce and marriage, and this rates near the top. It has some fresh new ideas. For people who have "normal" problems in marriage though. Does not deal with how to solve those problems. Only create love.
16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Must-Read Book,
By Rich E. Martin - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Marriage Fitness: 4 Steps To Building & Maintaining Phenomenal Love (Paperback)
As someone who has read my fair share of self-help books, I will tell you that Mort Fertel has written an outstanding book-- one that offers readers clear, concise, and practical ideas to improve their marriage. This book should be in the hands of every married person, as I believe it can enhance every marriage when things are going great and even when they are a bit rocky. Do yourself a favor and read this book.
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