When author Brent Barlow told his wife he wanted to show her that he loved her, she asked him to do the dishes. He quickly realized that husbands and wives have different ideas about how to show love. Intrigued, Dr. Barlow asked wives who read his column in the Deseret News to send him their ideas about how husbands can show love for wives. From their overwhelming response, he gathered ideas for this book. What did the wives want from their husbands? The answer might surprise you. In What Wives Expect of Husbands, the author gives his findings and discusses in detail many principles of building a happy marriage. He includes numerous quotations from letters wives have written to him, as well as various quizzes, checklists, and activities that couples can work on together to improve their relationships. "The purpose of this book is to help husbands express love for their wives," writes the author. "Just because we say 'I do' at a ceremony, we expect a marriage to happen in some miraculous way, not realizing that it takes time, hard work, and learning new skills to have a satisfying marriage." This book will help couples achieve just such a relationship.
