For better or for worse - whichever describes your marriage, there are ways to make it better, because God designed marriage to be a relationship of deep unity and strength. Despite the pressures couples face, Wayne Mack argues that marital harmony need not be an impossible ideal. The book works through the areas where marriages actually succeed or fail: communication, conflict, finances, physical intimacy, the respective roles of husband and wife, and the raising of children.

This is a workbook rather than a book to read through, built around Scripture study, diagnostic questions and assignments that couples complete and then discuss. That format is why it has been used for decades in premarital counseling, marriage counseling and small groups, and why it tends to produce conversations that would not otherwise happen. Suitable for couples working on their own or with a pastor or counselor.