Boundaries in Marriage

Understanding the Choices That Make or Break Loving Relationships

By: Dr. John Townsend, Dr. Henry Cloud

Narrated by: Dick Fredricks

Length: 9 hrs

Publisher's summary

Learn when to say yes and when to say no to your spouse to make the most of your marriage.

Only when you and your mate know and respect each other's needs, choices, and freedom can you give yourselves freely and lovingly to one another.

Boundaries are the "property lines" that define and protect husbands and wives as individuals. Once they are in place, a good marriage can become better, and a less-than-satisfying one can even be saved.

Drs. Henry Cloud and John Townsend, counselors and authors of the award-winning bestseller Boundaries, show couples how to apply the 10 laws of boundaries that can make a real difference in relationships. They help husbands and wives understand the friction points or serious hurts and betrayals in their marriage - and move beyond them to the mutual care, respect, affirmation, and intimacy they both long for.

Boundaries in Marriage will help you:

• Set and maintain personal boundaries and respect those of their spouse
• Establish values that form a godly structure and architecture for their marriage
• Protect their marriage from different kinds of "intruders"
• Work with a spouse who understands and values boundaries - or work with one who doesn't

You don't have to let your marriage head toward separation or divorce. Discover how boundaries make life better today!

Plus, check out Boundaries family collection of books dedicated to key areas of life - dating, raising kids, parenting teens, and leadership. Workbooks and Spanish editions are also available.

©2000 by Henry Could and John Townsend (P)2000 by the Zondervan Corporation

Duh!!! Why wouldn’t we set boundaries?

21 years of marital misses... So often did we attempt to “improve” our marriage only to fail and revert back to old routines... Im glad this book was given to us in paperback by a wise and caring friend... I enjoyed listening to it during my daily commute...
Our daughter is getting married this summer and we’ve requested that she and her fiancé both read this book, before their big day. So, they can start off with some important tools...
The story is great
The narrator was not great, but not horrible. He sounded more like one of those crime movies where the Private Investigator is narrating the movie...

very helpful book

I enjoyed this book and will take the advise of the authors by making healthy boundaries in marriage and life. definitely recommend this book to everyone married.

Completely on point

Many questions have been answered. I see now where work must begin. I have no boundaries.

I have learned so much!

I know it sounds trite, but this book changed my life. I have had a complete paradigm shift. I have told everyone I know to read this book. Anyone who is in a relationship should read this book! I have been divorced once and remarried. It is true that divorce is not a boundary. But I didn't know that until I read this book and saw all the places I had not grown by setting boundaries in my first marriage and was being compelled to set to keep together my second marriage. I had not grown the first time and I don't want this marriage to come apart, so I had some areas I had to grow in. At first I struggled with pausing all the time to listen to the scripture that was quoted. But somewhere in the middle the message became so clear and so important, the Scriptures verified truth. I will continue to recommend this book to everyone I know.

Life Changing

This book has made me reflect on the areas in my life that I desire to change. I strongly recommend this book. It has made me realize where I need to set boundaries within my marriage to allow a healthy spiritual growth.

if you only read 1 book this year...

if you only read 1 book this year, let it be this one. Just the first 3 chapters alone changed my whole outlook!

Awesome could not stop listening

Had to listening all the through without but a couple short breaks. I’ll listen to it at least 2-3 more times. Thank you for giving me hope!

I wish I had been given this book before

I wish I had been given this book before my wife wanted a divorce. It would have helped us and believe saved us. This should be given to every newly married couple.

This is a wonderful book. great listening

This is a wonderful tool for marriage. A must read. It is based in Chrisitan principals and the Bible. It was very helpful

A need to read book!

I didn't think I'd learn much from this book, as I am in a loveless, on paper only, marriage. But I did learn! just wish I had this book the year it was written.. many years of heartache and pain could have been avoided.