Remember when you first fell in love, how close the two of you were? Then a few years passed and little issues, things you thought would get better with time, have developed into major problems. Like many couples who want to honor their wedding vows, divorce isn't an option. Yet you feel as if you are stuck in a miserable marriage with no hope of improvement.

Gary Chapman wrote this book for you and for countless people who want their marriage to work but haven't been able to find the answers. Though he doesn't offer a quick fix, Chapman does present workable solutions based in his vast experience counseling couples.

"I believe in every troubled marriage," he writes. "There are positive steps that can be taken by one or both spouses that have the potential for changing the emotional climate between the two of them." He presents six principles of reality living, truths that can move you toward healing and hope in your relationship.