1001 Questions to Ask Before You Get Married

Introduction<br/>How to Use This Book<br/>How to Discuss Your Differences<br/>Part 1 • Your Past<br/>1 Growing Up in a Traditional Family<br/>2 Growing Up with Divorced or Single Parents<br/>3 Impact and Influences of Other Relationships<br/>4 At School and Play<br/>5 Character Construction<br/>Your Past: Thoughts on Your Answers<br/>Part 2 • Parents and In-Laws<br/>6 Your Parents<br/>7 Your In-Laws<br/>8 Are We Our Parents?<br/>9 Spending Time with Parents<br/>10 One Big Happy Family<br/>Parents and In-Laws: Thoughts on Your Answers<br/>Part 3 • Significant Others<br/>11 Relatives<br/>12 Friends<br/>13 Pets<br/>14 Exes and Past Relationships<br/>15 Baristas to Bosses<br/>Significant Others: Thoughts on Your Answers<br/>Part 4 • Children<br/>16 How Many, if Any?<br/>17 Reasons to Conceive<br/>18 Raising a Baby<br/>19 Financing a Family<br/>20 Stepchildren and Guardianship<br/>21 How Would You Respond?<br/>Children: Thoughts on Your Answers<br/>Part 5 • Dreams, Drive, and Dogma<br/>22 Religion and Spirituality<br/>23 Race and Culture<br/>24 Politics<br/>25 Careers<br/>26 Seven Years Later<br/>27 Your Future<br/>Dreams, Drive, and Dogma: Thoughts on Your Answers<br/>Part 6 • Daily Dos and Don’ts<br/>28 Who Will Do What?<br/>29 Daily Routine<br/>30 Changes<br/>31 Do You Mind?<br/>32 Food Follies<br/>Daily Dos and Don’ts: Thoughts on Your Answers<br/>Part 7 • Leisure Time<br/>33 R&R Ratios<br/>34 Planning Your Getaway<br/>35 Once You’re There<br/>36 Are We Having Fun Yet?<br/>Leisure Time: Thoughts on Your Answers<br/>Part 8 • Finances<br/>37 Saving and Spending Styles<br/>38 Managing Your Money<br/>39 The Ubiquitous Budget Worksheet<br/>40 Money Honesty<br/>41 When Times Get Tough<br/>42 Debt: Liabilities and Responsibilities<br/>43 Financial Checklist<br/>Finances: Thoughts on Your Answers<br/>Part 9 • Physical Intimacy<br/>44 What, Where, and How Often?<br/>45 Turned On, Turned Off<br/>46 Let’s Get Really Physical<br/>47 What Would You Do?<br/>48 Honor and Trust<br/>Physical Intimacy: Thoughts on Your Answers<br/>Part 10 • Emotional Intimacy<br/>49 The Real You<br/>50 Showing How You Feel<br/>51 Giving and Getting Love<br/>52 Emotional Health Food<br/>53 Emotional Junk Food<br/>Emotional Intimacy: Thoughts on Your Answers<br/>Part 11 • Special Situations<br/>54 Marrying Someone in the Military<br/>55 Marrying a Noncitizen<br/>56 Marrying a Criminal<br/>57 Marrying a Celebrity<br/>58 Marrying Someone Significantly Older or Younger<br/>59 Marrying Someone with a Disability<br/>Special Situations: Thoughts on Your Answers<br/>Part 12 • Your Wedding<br/>60 The Big Day<br/>61 Family, Friends, and Fiascos<br/>62 Remarriage<br/>63 To Have and to . . . Hold On!<br/>64 Your Honeymoon<br/>Your Wedding: Thoughts on Your Answers<br/>Part 13 • Communication Styles<br/>65 Personality Types<br/>66 Virtual Voices<br/>67 Don’t Speak<br/>68 I Only Have “I”s For You<br/>69 Killer Communication<br/>Part 14 • Marriage Builders or Breakers<br/>70 The Secret to Staying Together<br/>71 The Friendship Factor<br/>72 “I Do,” I Think<br/>73 Reasons to Reconsider Marriage<br/>74 Habits That Drive Couples Apart<br/>Epilogue: Final Thoughts<br/>Spousal Ten Commandments