Boundaries in Marriage
by Henry Cloud and John Townsend
Cloud and Townsend apply their boundaries framework to marriage: taking ownership of your own feelings and behavior, the laws of boundaries, the values that protect a marriage, and how to resolve conflict with a spouse who resists. It is Christian in framing, practical in method, and widely used in counseling.
Read it if…
you are married and losing yourself, or enabling, and want a biblical, practical framework.
Skip it if…
you want a secular approach; the scripture is integral.
Three things you will actually use
- You are responsible to your spouse, not for them.
- Boundaries protect love; they do not end it.
- Consequences, not nagging, change behavior.
Do this first
Identify one thing you have been taking responsibility for that belongs to your spouse, and hand it back kindly.
Our verdict
Practical and widely used.
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