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I Only Want to Get Married Once: The 10 Essential Questions for Getting It Right the First Time
Written by Chana Levitan
Narrated by Cynthia Barrett
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There is no rule that says heartbreak must be a prerequisite for good judgment. If you don't want to be a divorce statistic and are ready for a long-lasting relationship, this audiobook's for you. In today's divorce culture, too many people have stopped trusting their ability to build a loving and lasting marriage. Now renowned relationship coach and counselor Chana Levitan reveals the 10 essential questions everyone should ask before saying "I do." Listeners will learn how to: spot long-term potential; know the difference between infatuation and love-how they work against each other and yet how they can work together; reevaluate their approach to love and what they really need to succeed in building a loving marriage; gain the confidence to steer through the decision making process of dating; and more. Filled with real-life anecdotes and insightful advice, I ONLY WANT TO GET MARRIED ONCE helps listeners get it right the first time.
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Reviews for I Only Want to Get Married Once
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This is a must read for everyone who is considering or is currently in a dating relationship. The sooner these questions are pondered and answered the better!
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A must-red for every single person before embarking on the matrimony journey. Reading this treasure trove of informaion at the beginning of a relationship will help determine if it will end in a friendship and infatuation, or a marriage of lasting quality. Determinging your goals and values, understanding if you are relating to a person or to an image, learning to admit that each of you have faults, and establishing healthy boundaries are just a few of the things discussed and using these tools will help you get it right the first time. This is an excellent book to buy for anyone, friend, relative or yourself; asking these questions, answering them honestly by both individuals will save many from a costly and painful divorce. As one person said, "Do it right the first time and you won't need a do-over." Date for success and marry the right person...with the help of this remarkable book.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I Only Want to Get Married Once is a book everyone would read. It's about becoming the right kind of person so that you can build the right kind of relationships and ultimately the right kind of marriage. Not just a marriage that will last but a happy marriage!I cant' believe how much important information Chana has packed into such a relatively small space. This is not just another nice book on dating; this is the best book on relationships that I have ever read. Become the person you should be while learning to ask the right questions. Questions that will let you know when you have met the right person for marriage.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Book Review of I Only Want To Get Married OnceMy first book from the Early Reviewers Group, "I Only Want to Get Married Once" by Chandra Levitan, is also my first book review. Thankfully, I gained valuable wisdom in addition to an enjoyable read!Chandra Levitan wrote this book to make her counsel available to more than she could reach one on one. Too, the pain and devastation she witnessed as a result of wrong relationship choices led her to research WHY there was so much hurt from what began full of hope. Since love shouldn't end up this way she decided to take on the task of finding out WHAT could be done. The results of her research combined with specific observations from counsel of relationships that worked out, are presented in this book. The title reveals the heart cry of so many who had been devastated by failed love! Chandra Levitan wanted to prove "there is no rule that heartbreak must be a prerequisite for good judgment." Unlike so many of the "self- help" books already available in abundance, the presentation in this book offers clear cut easy to understand guidelines along with plenty of examples to give illustration as well. It is Chandra Levitan's hope that her book will offer the reader the "help to navigate through the dating process towards a truly enriching, loving marriage, as WELL as her wish for a "heart that will never again be broken." She proceeds to prove how the methods she developed through all her research and experience make what seems "too good to be true" possible. To be able to expect a right relationship Levitan clears up the misconception about what is going on when two people first fall "head over heels" in love, and why it so often doesn't work out! She has one word for it - INFATUATION! It is NOT love! Reading the explanation of the difference between the two was an "AHA!" moment for me. She gives clear understanding why so much can go wrong in a relationship ruled by infatuation. Not to worry, as the rest of the book lines out the method that will keep a potential relationship on the path to lasting love. Levitan put together ten questions, each designed to help reveal relationship potential, as a basic guideline to apply. All ten questions have ample material that makes application easy. One example being for question four that asks if the relationship has healthy boundaries. Levitan gives an explanation of "Enmeshments", where the two becoming one. This compares the difference between an unhealthy co-dependent relationship and the healthy loving relationship that is equally together yet still individual. I have never read a description that gave me as clear an understanding about the boundariesissue! I loved the chapter on "The Case for Marriage" I have only been married once to my husband of 34 years and I would have handled SO many things differently had I gotten this powerful information years ago. The wisdom she offers for marriage is as good as that given to dating relationships! Especially the eye opening explanation about Creating an "Us", which gives a renewed understanding of looking inward as opposed to waiting for our spouse to change. Personally I was so impressed with the Chandra Levitan's book that I am planning to give it to each of my five grown (still unmarried) children in lieu of the "wise" words I had hoped to come up with! Of course it is every parents perfect wish for their child to have a "heart that will never (again) be broken." In a perfect world that could be true. For THIS world, the wisdom given in Levitan's book is as close as I've ever seen to being advice that offers the chance to "only get married once!"
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This book, in its simplicity, packs a powerful combination of advice, common sense, and suggestions. The right mixture of advice to examples makes this book easy to follow but also remember what is being discussed. Even having "exercises" at the end of some chapters reenforces what the author is relaying and the importance of what is being taught. I felt that the length of each chapter was good. There were no chapters that suffered from pleonasm or chapters that were so short as to leave the reader frustrated. Being concise on each topic discussed is a definite plus, in my opinion, for this book. My only concern is the mentioning of the author's heritage in the foreword. I saw nothing in this book that warranted informing the reader that the author is Jewish. There may have been several quotes from the Talmud, Mishnah, Torah, etc. but there were quotes from other sources as well. My fear is that this book will be seen as "Semitic" and thus lose an audience that it may have potentially helped. My suggestion is to delete that part of the foreword and let the experiential knowledge of author win over the audience.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This book is an excellent resource, not only for those who are dating, but also for those who are contemplating a new relationship or even those who are married. The book offers ten questions that couples should answer before marriage. The questions are foundational questions that would help anyone to know themselves better, and self-awareness is essential for any healthy relationship. So in a way, even a person not currently in or considering a relationship would benefit from reading this book and considering the questions, and advice, it offers. My only recommendation - leave out Chapter 11. While the 10 questions offered concrete direction and help in self- and couple-awareness, the last chapter offered nothing concrete but only a series of what I would call "pep talks". Others may appreciate them, but I think the book would have been complete without it.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5“I only want to the married once” by Chana Levitan is a book that should be read carefully by anyone in the dating scene that may wish to get married at some point. It gives you a lot of no nonsense advice that should be listened to, such as how to tell infatuation from love. This book covers many important aspects of relationships such as how to assure your values are similar, how to set boundaries, and how to avoid an unhappy and unhealthy relationship with your potential spouse and in-laws. While there are no books that offer the great secret to a happy healthy marriage, this book seems to come fairly close in at least helping you make sure you realize when a relationship is unhealthy and break it off before it leads to marriage and the eventual divorce.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I have read my share of dating books but this is the first time I've come across one with practical advice. This book offers much needed insights which are frequently overlooked in the mist of a relationship. This book is sensible and real. One of the most important choices adults make is who they marry. I certainly believe this book has the tools to bring much needed wisdom into the picture even long before meeting that someone. Hat's off to you Chana Levitan for writing this book "I only want to get married once" That's the way it should be.