Seriously Dating

Finding The Love Of Your Life

One of the books we use when mentoring a seriously dating couple is "Finding The Love Of Your
Life-Ten Principles for Choosing the Right Marriage Partner," by Neil Clark Warren,
published by Focus on The Family Publishing, ISBN 1-56179-088-5.,
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=1561790885/redirect-home/ohiomarriager-20

 The ten principles are contained in the book are:

1.  Eliminate The Seven Most Prevalent Causes of Faulty Mate Selection
2.  Develop a Clear Mental Image of Your Ideal Spouse.
3.  Find a Person to Love Who Is a Lot Like You.
4.  Get Yourself Healthy Before You Get Yourself Married.
5.  Find a Love You can Feel Deep In Your Heart-and Express It Carefully.
6.  Let Passionate Love Mature Before You Decide to Marry.
7.  Master The Art of Intimacy.
8.  Learn How To Clear Conflict From The Road Of Love.
9.  Refuse to Proceed Until You Can Genuinely Pledge Your Lifelong Commitment.
10.  Celebrate Your Marriage With The Full Support of Family and Friends.

How To Avoid Marrying A Jerk

The other resource we use when mentoring a seriously dating couple is a videotape
series by Dr. John Van Epp (of Canton, OH) , titled "How To Avoid Marrying a Jerk." 
The five videotape sessions discuss the major areas that predict what a person will
be like in marriage and the bonding forces that must be kept in balance as the
relationship grows. 

The titles of the five sessions are:
 1.  A Bird's Eye View Of a Growing Relationship
 2.  You Can't Marry Jethro Without Gettin'  the Clampetts
 3.  The Ingredients For The Recipe Of A Lasting Relationship
 4.  Why Is It That Expectations Lead To Disappointments?
 5.  Putting The Cart Before The Horse.

To access the "How To Avoid Marrying A Jerk" website, click on
http://www.nojerks.com/