How to Launch a Senseless Argument - or Not!

At a time when so many couples are in distress and suffering the loss of their once greatest treasure, marriage and family therapist William Seery shows how to reverse the most common and damaging threat to intimacy: a pattern of constant arguing.

Insightful, practical, and specific, the insights presented in this book can be easily understood and applied right away to marriage and other relationships where conflict has become the norm. Intentionally short and to the point, How to Launch a Senseless Argument - or Not! presents an approach that has proven itself in a clinical setting, helping restore many floundering relationships to a satisfying path rather than one that leads ultimately to divorce.

The author, informed by many years of clinical practice, explains:

• How senseless arguments develop into repetitive patterns
• How these patterns obscure the legitimate needs of each person, draining love from the relationship
• How to reverse this entire damaging process
• How to implement alternatives to twelve hurtful argument tactics, to help pave the way toward real change

This small book is invaluable for use in marital therapy, premarital, and other types of counseling. By reading and applying these principles and this approach, beginner couples can avoid a lot of future trouble; experienced ones can learn to fight a common enemy instead of each other.