Every Woman's Marriage: Igniting the Joy and Passion You Both Desire Book

Acknowledgments xi

Introduction Stephen Arterburn Fred Stoeker 1

Part I When Hearts Grow Cold

1 Desperate Housewives, Desperate Husbands 7

2 Desperate Times Call for Desperate Measures 17

Part II Looking at the Big Picture

3 Burning Out or Just Warming Up? 31

4 A Greater Gift Than Expected 38

5 The Ministry of Marriage 49

Part III How His Flame of Joy and Passion Dies

6 Games Women Play 61

7 Rading Emotional Escalators 70

8 Leaving His Sidelines 79

9 Comparing Apples to Oranges 88

10 Married to Mrs. (Always) Right 97

Part IV Igniting His Flame Once Again

11 What Men (Really) Want Most 109

12 R-E-S-P-E-C-T 114

13 A Fair Fight 125

14 A Safe Haven 137

Part V Throwing Fuel on the Flame

15 Setting His Heart Ablaze 149

16 The Mental-Physical Connection 153

17 The Spiritual-Emotional Connection 164

18 His and Her Burning Questions 177

19 From Coasting to Cruising 191

Workbook: Questions You May Have About This Workbook 199

1 When Hearts Grow Cold 203

2 Looking at the Big Picture 210

3 How His Flame Dies (Part A) 221

4 How His Flame Dies (Part B) 232

5 From Death to Life Again 243

6 Reigniting Joy and Passion 253

7 Throwing Fuel on His Flame (Part A) 263

8 Throwing Fuel on His Flame (Part B) 273

Notes 287