
What is a great marriage? What does a healthy marriage even look like? If we haven't seen one and can't define it, what hope do we have of building one? Not A Partnership combines the world's oldest wisdom with 21st century Positive Psychology research & insight to define what a healthy marriage is—and to give you practical steps to get one. Whether your marriage is new, old—or yet to come! — Tod & Peter's experience and wisdom in guiding successful relationships can lead you to a flourishing marriage. * Marriage Reset: Not A Partnership provides a clear guide to (1) why marriage can provide the most powerful and fulfilling source of human intimacy and happiness; (2) why we often fail to act in a way that makes marriage work; and (3) how we can establish great marriages – and fix broken ones. * Marriage Is For You: Besides its power to foster love and happiness, marriage creates the #1 opportunity to enhance your conduct & character, and build the best possible version of yourself. * The book's Four Pillars of Giving — (1) keeping it fresh, (2) gratitude, (3) respect in all its forms, and (4) all depends on me—give a clear road map to how a successful marriage works, and the practical tools to bring it to life. * Why another marriage book? Many books point to the HOW of marriage. Not A Partnership shows you the WHY and WHAT of marriage. Once we know what we're shooting for, we can get there. * Your Kids! Happy marriages produce fulfilled spouses and a positive home—the greatest tools we have to produce happy, optimistic, secure kids. When we build our marriage, we not only improve ourselves, we also set our kids up for success. “... a very wise book...loads of down-to-earth, actionable advice to enrich and sustain marriages... I recommend the book to anyone who is married, was married, or is thinking of getting married.” – Barry Schwartz, bestselling author