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A revised and expanded edition of the classic relationship book that has helped thousands of couples shape a shared vision for their lives together.

With this simple-yet-profound relationship tool, Susan Piver shows couples at any stage of their relationships - whether they are considering engagement, have been married for decades, or just want to deepen their connection - how they can forge and strengthen lasting, intimate bonds. Focusing on key areas such as home, money, work, community, and family, The Hard Questions contains 100 thought-provoking questions for couples to ask each other, including:

What will our home look like? What are our professional goals? How do you feel about sharing our life on social media? Will we try to have children, and if so, when?

The Hard Questions provides couples with guidance and support for having the kind of conversations that will lead them to a deeper understanding of each other and a happy, healthy, and prosperous future together.

Reviewer: DShopper
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Put All Your Issues on the Table
Review: My husband and I read this book when we were dating. We've been married for seven years. Now we gift it to anyone thinking about getting married. It poses trivial questions about daily life that you probably would not think of on your own. Sometimes the same questions are worded differently. This can be annoying or get you to approach the same subject from a different prospective. For some of my friends, this book allows one partner to discuss a sensitive area (spending habits, family) without the other person feeling attacked.We went through the questions during road trips as a way to pass time. Not only did we get to know each other better, it was a confrontational way to discuss issues for which we had strong feelings. Plus, when the eldest of four marries an only child, holiday spending and family priorities are important topics. Eventually we would have gotten to most of these topics on our own, but it helped create a stronger foundation for our marriage.One commenter wrote that this book doesn't ask philosophical questions. That's true. Hopefully, those types of things are discussed while you're enjoying a meal. This book will ask if it is okay to lend money to family or where to spend holidays. Topics that are better discussed before marriage than argued after the nuptials.

Reviewer: Goat's Head Girl
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: 100 Questions to Ask Before You Say I Do
Review: I love this book! I have given it to at least 6 couples before their marriages (and they all still got married)... None of these questions were even thought about before I married, and the answers can be so important to the peace and happy-ness of couples and their future together. So many of the questions might be answered by 'hmmm...I never thought about that'. Why not ask them before the wedding, instead of being caught by surprise after...when one might be assuming the outcome, or thinking it would be like their parents' choices? I might not have married my husband had I read this book and discussed it with him before the wedding 🙂 But then, I would've missed out on 4 wonderful kids, who are now adults! Yes, I love this book...everything we know is something we know. Why leave something so life-changing as a lifelong partnership to chance? Makes for lots of thinking, sharing, and getting to know one another and one's own self better! How could that not be a good thing? Thanks for asking 🙂 Peace to you~Jaynie Allee

Reviewer: Ed Magruder
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Not for the feint of heart. Use only if you want to STAY married
Review: I wish I had found this book when I was much younger. I wasn't really capable of being honest with myself long with not being old enough and mature enough to know what I wanted. This book brings up as it says, the "HARD" questions. Things you may incorrectly assume about what will happen in your marriage. I would also recommend waiting until you both are past the "lovestruck" phase before reading it together. That is, if you aren't aware, the phase where your partner does something that usually would annoy you but you find "cute". The cuteness doesn't always last and can be replaced by a resentment. I like to give a copy to all the folks I care about that are getting married and want to stay married. So read this book and listen to your mom if you are lucky enough to have one. She's literally known you 9 months longer than anyone and can see things we are blind about.

Reviewer: Brooks Goodman
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Good questions
Review: This book does have some good questions. My personal concern is the author is not a professional counselor.

Reviewer: Heather
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great Conversation Starters
Review: My now husband and I completed this book while engaged. He tends to be a peacemaker and won’t dive into “hard” conversations to avoid possible conflict. These questions prompted us to have open dialogue without it coming from the other person but an outside source. It really encouraged us to dive deep especially before the wedding. I would recommend this to any couple needing to navigate deeper conversations

Reviewer: Zachary D.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: My boyfriend and I broke-up after reading this book!
Review: My best friend's wife is a non-religious couples therapist, and she has her clients go through this book together. I got this a Valentine's gift for my boyfriend and I to work through, as we were getting pretty serious and started thinking about getting married. This was the best thing that every happened to me, relationship-wise. As we started to read through the book, we both realized how much we didn't know about each other and how much we vastly differed on our responses to the questions presented in this book. Ultimately, we couldn't get through the chapter on money, and our lack of compromise led to our break-up. I don't think this book is meant to make you end your relationship with someone, but it does make you think. It helped me get a frame of reference about building these thoughts in a the start of relationship and working through them slowly. I would say I'm in a much healthier relationship now and this book helped me create a better foundation at how I should be approaching a relationship and communicating with my partner.

Reviewer: Kari E
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Read with the hunny
Review: I was given this book by my mother before my husband and I got married. We looked through it and answered the questions. We actually LOVED reading it, because it brought up great discussions that may not have otherwise been brought up! You never know what your ideas about kids will be unless you start talking about it! This is exactly what the book does, and we found we had a TON in common, which made us feel even better about the upcoming nuptials. Even when we disagreed, it was great to get it out in the open. I actually bought this one for my cousin! Great read!

Reviewer: Jeff T
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title: This is not a new book
Review: The book was advertised as "new" but it clearly is used. It's not in bad condition but there is some minor marking inside and the cover is scuffed. The book was very inexpensive so the price was fair for a used paperback, but it should not have been listed as "new".

Reviewer: Neshemah
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Thank you for great quality, price and delivery.

Reviewer: Jenn
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Everyone should read this not just before marriage but in a relationship and every before you start a relationship so you know what to look for!

Reviewer: Shikira
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: War hilfsvoll, hat interessante, genaue und wichtige Fragen. Wir haben die im Urlaub verarbeitet, vieles besprochenen, vieles geklärt. Alles, was man braucht.

Reviewer: Sandra Burlock
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Very interesting.

Reviewer: Buyer- Ontario, Canada
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Good at forcing critical conversations.