50 Secrets of a Blissful Relationship/Review
50 Secrets Of Blissful Relationships: Book Review by Joan
Bramsch
When Michael Webb sent me a review copy of his latest book - 50
SECRETS OF BLISSFUL RELATIONSHIPS, What the top 1% of marriages
have in common - I knew I'd be able to read it from a
"professional" point of view. I have been married to my Bill for
47 years, and the love we have shared throughout the years has
been wonder-filled, if not always blissful. And so I read with
great interest, Michael's insights.
His advice is sound and filled with great common sense. He uses
humor and kindness to get his points across to the reader. Above
all else, his outlook on marriage is honest.
50 Secrets Of Blissful Relationships
My Bill has always said that a good relationship of any kind can
be described with just one word: Respect. Michael and his wife
appear to know this truth, too.
I especially enjoyed his list: You might be mistaken for
newlyweds if you...
Here is my response to his list.
Often hold hands in public (always)
Display other proper affection in public: wrapping arms around
each oher, casually kiss, gently stroke another's hair from time
to time. (when the Spirit moved us we "adored" each other)
Refer to each other with endearing terms (He was "my Bill,"
always; I was often his "Joan Lois.)
Want to be near each other in social occasions, not as far apart
as possible. (We have always been each other's best friend and
so we enjoyed one another's company.)
Refrain from insulting one another. (Never... remember that
word: Respect. Insulting, fighting "dirty" or arguing achieves
nothing but sadness; talking, discussing and reaching decisions
together always made more sense to us.)
Comment how beautiful, kind, smart, caring, etc. your mate is to
others. (My Bill has been my hero since the first day we met,
when I was only 12-years old! He has told me "thank you" for
every meal I ever made him in 47 years, and there were literally
1000s, I suppose. He told anyone who'd listen what a good person
I am and that I was his Angel.)
Make each other smile or laugh often. (Absolutely always. That's
what best friends do, don't they?)
Once, when my Bill was hospitalized I was helping him with
whatever he needed. We had no idea there was a nurse on the
other side of the curtain as we talked. Smiling, she came to his
bed and asked if we were newlyweds. Two, obviously past
twenty-one year olds, grinned from ear to ear.
"Nope," replied my Bill. "We'll soon be married 47 years."
Well, the nurse just gasped. "I would have bet you were
newlyweds. All that Love Talk and sweet names."
"Did you think this might have been a second marriage for each
of us?" I asked.
She nodded. "You're a lucky pair," she said.
"Yes, we are," I agreed, as I glanced over at my beloved and he
gave me one of those winks and smiles that still made me go all
silly inside.
Do you wonder why I miss him so, now that he has moved on to his
Next Adventure?
It takes work to make a good marriage. Two can never take their
commitment for granted. Never. Michael Webb and his beloved know
that, too. I recommend his book, whole-heartedly.
Please click on the book cover and buy now. Thank you.
Love is wonder-filled. I wish every couple could experience it
as my Bill and I have done. It's a Forever kind of thing - our
Love.
Respectfully, Joan Bramsch http://www.EmpoweredParent.com