Boundaries in Marriage: Understanding the Choices That Make or Break Loving Relationships

Henry Cloud · John Townsend

May 2009 · Sold by Zondervan

About this ebook

Learn how setting healthy boundaries in your marriage can strengthen—or even save—your relationship with your spouse.

Most marital conflicts are boundary conflicts where one person crosses the lines of responsibility and respect. When couples learn to embrace personal responsibility and to respect each other’s freedom, love is allowed to thrive.

Whether you're happy in your marriage and want to keep growing, or if you're struggling with increasing disconnection, Boundaries in Marriage will give you the tools you need to:

• Set and maintain personal boundaries while respecting those of your partner.
• Understand and practice two key ingredients to a successful marriage: freedom and responsibility.
• Establish values that form a godly structure and architecture for your marriage.
• Protect your marriage from different kinds of "intruders."
• Work with a spouse who is resistant to boundaries.

In Boundaries in Marriage, Drs. Henry Cloud and John Townsend, counselors and authors of the New York Times bestseller Boundaries, will show you how healthy marriages are marriages with boundaries. They promote love by protecting individuals.

Ratings and reviews

I'm telling you, if you are anything like me and did not know anything about boundaries, or their existence, their whole Boundaries series is amazing! Because I did not know what boundaries were or how they worked, I needed each book (Boundaries, Boundaries in Marriage, Boundaries with children, Boundaries with Teens) to help me with each stage of my life. The workbooks helped out immensely, at least for me. I recommend them to everyone I encounter that does not know about boundaries. If you have children that are teens or young adults, I recommend buying them boundaries in dating. Bought it for my eighteen year old, man I wish I knew the stuff in there!

I found this book incredibly helpful and insightful. The authors take complicated issues and get to the heart of the problem. The case studies were also so helpful to think of the principals in action.

A boom that has helped me see my own behavior was killing my marriage. Now with the help of God and my wife I can be the husband she really needs.

About the author

Dr. Henry Cloud is a clinical psychologist, pastor to pastors, and New York Times bestselling author. His 45 books, including the iconic Boundaries, have sold over 20 million copies worldwide. Throughout his storied career as a clinician, he started treatment centers, created breakthrough new models rooted in research, and has been a leading voice on issues of mental health and leadership on a global scale. Dr. Cloud lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Tori, and their two daughters, Olivia and Lucy.

Dr. John Townsend is a nationally known leadership consultant, psychologist, and author, selling over 10 million books, including the New York Times bestselling Boundaries series. John founded the Townsend Institute for Leadership and Counseling and the Townsend Leadership Program. Dr. Townsend travels extensively for corporate consulting, speaking events, and to help develop leaders, their teams, and their families. John and his family live in Southern California and Texas. Visit DrTownsend.com.