Making Marriage Work: New Rules for an Old Institution Paperback – August 14, 2012

This book is awesome. The author is well known and respected for her relationship wisdom. This book will not disappoint...

Loved this author

WHEN IT COMES TO [LIFE & LIVING]..."LIL-BIT OF LYNN", JUDGE TOLLER, GOT IT GOING ON. SHE'S GOT SOME OVERALL LIFE EXPERIENCE TO GO WITH HER MOTHER'S HOME TEACHING. HER KNOWLEDGE GOES DEEP AND SHE KNOWS HOW TO TALK TO PEOPLE. THE YOUNG PEOPLE DO GET A GOOD TEACHER ON HER SHOW: divorce court. AND IT DON'T HURT TO BE CUTE-LOOKING... SHE COULD SELL HER CONFIDENCE BY THE POUND. AND SHE WANTS YOU TO HAVE YOUR CONFIDENCE TOO...VERY MUCH!I REMEMBER WHEN SHE STARTED OUT, SHE WAS NOT AS "LEARNED" AS SHE IS NOW. SHE DOES A GOOD JOB. [ *I HAVE HER BOOKS BUT HAVE NOT READ & REVIEWED THEM AS YET.] I''VE BEEN RESEARCHING HER SHOW. I WANT TO BE IN ON ACKNOWLEDGING AND NAMING HER TO BE ONE OF THE BEST AMERICAN SOURCES AND RESOURCES FOR "LIFE & LIVING" TEACHING FOR MODERN TIMES. SHE COMES BEHIND SOME OF THE BEST AND MAYA ANGELOU WAS ONE OF THE GREATEST. BUT WE SHOULD ALSO CONSIDER HILLARY CLINTON AND MRS. OBAMA "TO COME". MRS. OBAMA IS NOT "DONE" YET. she's still in the oven. SHE'S STILL PRETTY YOUNG; SHE'S ABOUT JUDGE TOLLER'S AGE BUT TOLLER SEEMS TO HAVE THE "RIGHT STUFF" FOR HER "MARKET" & "WORLD" NICHE. BUT MICHELLE OBAMA HAS A MUCH LARGER SCOPE TO CONQUER AND SHE IS STILL PARENTING HER CHILDREN. SO, SHE IS STILL LEARNING BUT SHE IS ALSO A GREAT ICON IN THE MAKING. WE HAVE TO LOOK FORWARD TO THE FIRST LADY OF THE WORLD TO FINISH GROWING. WE LOVE ALL OF THEM AND WE PRAY FOR OUR FIRST LADIES LIKE JUDGE LYNN TOLER TO KEEP GROWING AND BECOMING BECAUSE WE NEED THEM. OH LORD, WE NEED THEM. OUR CHILDREN, AMERICA'S CHILDREN NEED THESE FIRST LADIES.--Margaret Opine

I just love her, so any book written by her I know is great and this was. The entire book almost in highlighted and underlined. She is a realist about love and marriage and advocates knowing yourself and what you want vs just jumping into a commitment.10+ stars and a must for any person thinking about a relationship, let alone marriage.

I love Judge Lynn. I watch Divorce Court all the time. This book is mostly for people considering getting married, but there are parts for people that are already married. She uses really big words sometimes that I honestly have to look up but she has great advice.

As a newlywed, I was happy to read such practical advice with realistic scenarios that couples go through. It was like a master class in marriage from an Auntie that has been a successful wife, mother, and professional.

Judge Toler has a unique view on how to take a fresh look at your relationship. The most effective medicine for any relationship is communication, and I think she makes a good effort at sympathizing with those of us who know that communication sounds simple but often is not.I like her formula suggesting that you make sure you understand your own internal daemons so that you can effectively communicate to your partner why you need the things you need and why you do the things you do. Self-awareness helps keep communication fact-based and less confrontational. It keeps you honest. It allows you to see relationship adjustments in a different light - less as condemnations of your partner and more simple facts of life solution-based problem solving. Judge Toler doesn't offer any specific solutions to specific problems, but she gives examples of how an argument can be fueled by facts that are far deeper than surface level. If you can understand those before the argument begins or in the middle of it, you can adjust your reaction. And you can explain your reaction to your partner so they can get past the surface level argument to the deeper problem.This is basically a book about self-awareness and soul-searching. I loved it. I'll read again and again to remind myself to seek a new perspective before giving up.

The media could not be loaded. It’s a soft cover book.. be prepared to learn new words lol. I’m learning so much and I’m not even half way through.