The inspiration for countless one-liners, witty sayings, stage farces and not a few murder mysteries, marriage is more than just a relationship between two people. It's one of life's biggest adventures and a healthy marriage can be one of life's greatest gifts. But weathering the stresses and strains of married life and maintaining healthy marital bonds over a span of decades takes work, and sometimes you need help from a friendly expert. Which is where Making Marriage Work For Dummies comes in.

Drawing on their experiences with thirty years of marriage, during which they raised three children, as well as decades of couples counseling, experts Steven and Sue Simring show you how to build a strong, happy and long-lasting marriage. They offer priceless tips on how to deal with most problems that come up between married couples, and they offer advice on how to:

Make your relationship more romantic

Work out big and small differences

Argue in ways that strengthen you relationship

Resolve disputes over money

Cope with mid-life change

Handle a spouse who cheats

Deal with families and in-laws

Reduce stress on your marriage

Understand your partner's annoying habits and quirks

Balance career and family goals

Seek professional help when you need it

Illustrating their points with insightful, often amusing anecdotes from their own marriage and from the marriages of hundreds of couples they've counseled over the years, the Simrings explore such crucial topics as:

Deciding if marriage is right for you

Six common marriage myths

Understanding the roots of marital problems

Communicating with your partner

The do's and don'ts of fair marital fighting

Making marriage sexy

Examining the marriage life cycle

Ideas for resolving money differences

Succeeding with remarriage

Filled with ideas you can use now to keep your marriage as strong as the day you took your vows, this is a survival guide for everyone committed to making marriage work.