Short Synopsis
From Dr. Patricia Love and Dr. Steven Stosny, How to Improve Your Marriage Without Talking About It reveals the stunning truth about marital happiness: Love is not about better communication. It's about connection.

Full Synopsis
Have you ever had this conversation with your spouse?

Wife: "Honey, we need to talk about us."
Husband: "Do we have to?"

Drs. Patricia Love and Steven Stosny have studied this all-too-familiar dynamic between men and women and have reached a truly shocking conclusion. Even with the best of intentions, talking about your relationship doesn't bring you together, and it will eventually drive you apart.

The reason for this is that underneath most couples' fights, there is a biological difference at work. A woman's vulnerability to fear and anxiety makes her draw closer, while a man's subtle sensitivity to shame makes him pull away in response. This is why so many married couples fall into the archetypal roles of nagging wife/stonewalling husband, and why improving a marriage can't happen through words.

How to Improve Your Marriage Without Talking About It teaches couples how to get closer in ways that don't require "trying to turn a man into a woman." Rich in stories of couples who have turned their marriages around, and full of practical advice about the behaviors that make and break marriages, this essential guide will help couples find love beyond words.

"Inspirational . . . a practical guide for men and women to overcome their challenges and come together outside and inside the bedroom." ---John Gray, Ph.D., author of Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus

"Complete with stories of couples who have turned their marriages around, this book espouses good, solid advice that couples beginning a relationship should know and those in a long-term relationship need to revisit." ---Library Journal

"With her positive energy and appealingly mature voice, Laural Merlington narrates with pizzazz." ---AudioFile