Love and Respect / Love and Respect Workbook 2-1

Emerson Eggerichs argues that many marriage conflicts follow a repeating pattern he calls the crazy cycle. In his view, husbands tend to feel most deeply the need to be respected, while wives tend to feel most deeply the need to be loved, and when either need goes unmet the couple can fall into a painful exchange of hurt and defensiveness. Drawing on Christian teaching, particularly the call in Ephesians for husbands to love and wives to respect, the author offers practical guidance for breaking this cycle. The book is aimed at married couples and those who counsel them, and a companion workbook is available for group or personal study.