101 Tips for Marrying the Right Person
Helping Singles Find Each Other, Contemplate Marriage, and Say I Do
by Betsy Kerekes and Jennifer Roback Morse
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Pub Date Oct 07 2016 | Archive Date Nov 22 2016
Description
Are you a Catholic confused about how to find your true love? Do you want to work on a current dating relationship, preparing it for engagement and marriage? How do you spot red flags in yourself and your potential spouse?
Packed into 101 bite-sized suggestions, 101 Tips for Marrying the Right Person is the help you need to approach dating with confidence and joy, while at the same time helping you become the best, most marriage-ready version of yourself. Jennifer Roback Morse and Betsy Kerekes offer inspiration and advice for all stages of your relationship.
With research conducted by the Ruth Institute and almost fifty years of marriage experience between them, authors Jennifer Roback Morse and Betsy Kerekes have compiled their best tips to inspire and support Catholic singles during all stages of dating and engagement. The life-changing ideas in 101 Tips for Marrying the Right Person offer short, practical suggestions that will help you find a mate and build a strong relationship.
You’ll find advice for meeting other Catholic singles, questions to ask yourself before getting too serious, and topics to talk about before engagement. Tips include:
When you’re on the first date, or once you’re in a relationship, see the other person for who they are. Avoid thinking you can change him or her; only God can do that.
Don’t expect your significant other to be perfect when you know that you are not.
If you’re interested in someone who isn’t Catholic, have an open discussion about how you each expect faith to impact your relationship and potential marriage.
Morse and Kerekes clearly articulate the challenges that face single Catholics today. The hook-up and cohabitation culture is prevalent in our society and in the media, making the temptation to succumb strong. The authors want you to know that you aren’t weak for being interested in these options, but you are strong enough to resist them. You can combat these challenges by recognizing single life and dating as ideal times to discern your own call to the vocation of marriage as well as your dating relationship’s readiness for the sacrament.
Features & Benefits
Morse is the founder and president of the Ruth Institute, which has a weekly e-newsletter that reaches more than 25,000 subscribers.
The first book from Morse and Kerekes, 101 Tips for A Happier Marriage, has sold more than 5,000 copies since its release in October 2013.
Morse is a frequent speaker on college campuses and with conservative think tanks.
A Note From the Publisher
Betsy Kerekes is the coauthor of 101 Tips for a Happier Marriage. Her professional experience includes working in journalism and public relations for Franciscan University of Steubenville, where she graduated summa cum laude in writing, with a minor in communications. She also did proofreading and subscriptions management for Patrick Madrid’s Envoy magazine, has contributed to Aleteia, MercatorNet, Catholic Lane, Catholic Exchange, CatholicMom.com, The Southern Cross and Creative Minority Report. Kerekes is a blogger and also serves as editor and director of online publications at the Ruth Institute, where she also writes weekly newsletters and manages the blog. She telecommutes from her home near San Diego, where she homeschools her three children.
Advance Praise
“The most important part of marriage preparation begins long before the engagement. In 101 Tips for Marrying the Right Person, Jennifer Roback Morse and Betsy Kerekes offer simple, straightforward, and sage advice on how to discern marriage with courage and conviction. If you want to build a lasting love, give your relationship a rock-solid foundation, and avoid the heartache of divorce, read these 101 tips!”
Jason Evert
Catholic speaker, author, and creator of The Chastity Project
“Finding a spouse is harder than ever in today’s world. This book is full of succinct and practical tips to help navigate the challenging waters of dating. They address a wide variety of questions with answers that are insightful, relevant and to the point.”
Anastasia Northrop
Founder and director of the National Catholic Singles Conference
“Part reality check, part tip sheet, this page-turner will prepare you mind, heart, and soul for the most important decision you will ever make, and help you get it right the first time.”
Tom Allen
Partner in Allied Faith and Family
“The dynamic duo of Kerekes and Roback-Morse have done it again. Engaged couples (and those seriously pondering marriage) finally have a discernment guide that is non-moralizing, non-churchy, and non-boring. The wisdom and good humor in this gem of a book should be required reading for Engaged Encounters and seminaries across the country. They hit all the right notes and ask all the right questions about the high adventure known as marriage.
Patrick Coffin
Catholic author, radio host, and podcaster
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781594716713 |
| PRICE | $13.95 (USD) |
Featured Reviews
Nekeisha C, Reviewer
Honestly I'm wary of these types of books, although I went into this one really hopeful and I was not disappointed. In fact, my expectations were exceeded. I am a single in her 30's and I always feel like these books are geared towards the late teen, early 20 set, not this book. This book looks to varying ages and stages of the single. Dating single, covered. Single single, covered. Older single, covered. Young single, covered. Divorced single, your covered too.
The tips are broken into ten sections. Each tip comes with points to consider which I greatly appreciated. I was just left with "Pray for your future spouse", I was also given pray that we meet each other, pray that the timing is right (which I had never considered before), along with some others to enhance this tip. I don't want to give everything away :)
The book wasn't all a list of do's, there were also don'ts as well as questions to ask yourself honestly at different steps in your relationship or single journey. Things to seriously consider and to look out for. There is a resource section at the back of the book should anything in the book jump out at you as needing to be looked into further. This is a great book, get it!!!
If you have teenagers in the dating stage of life then this is a great book to have in your arsenal to guide honest conversations as they learn to navigate and make decisions for themselves.
Ilana W, Reviewer
I am not a Christian, but I am familiar with dating habits of traditional communities. This book was an interesting read, not only because it shows the specific Catholic visions on marriage, but also for the lessons learned in the search of finding the right mate and the whole process that should take place. Regardless the religion, marriage is a big thing and shall be considered accordingly, calmly and based on serious compatibility criteria. It is definitely a good read.
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