Important Questions to Ask Before and After Marriage
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Some people believe if you want to quench a romance while dating, start asking probing questions. This approach leads to so many people getting married and only then discovering that they arent right for each other. Its a recipe for disaster that can be avoided by asking questions before marriageand then keeping the lines of communication open.
In this guide, authors Claude and Valerie Strayhorn, who have almost forty years of experience in the ministry, rely on their own experiences dating, their successful marriage, and experiences counseling couples to help you find the right partner or get through a difficult time with your spouse. The questions focus on a wide range of areas, such as religious beliefs, career aspirations, views about money and parenting, and even the small things that arent really all that small. Some of them are questions people forget to ask, while others are those they never think to ask.
Dont gamble with something as important and holy as marriage. Find happiness and glorify God with the right person by your side by asking important questions.
Claude Strayhorn
Claude Strayhorn Jr. has been the pastor of The Church of the Living God and the Saints of Christ for more than thirty-eight years. Along with teaching the Word of God, he counsels couples on marriage and family issues. He is a father and lives with his wife in Indianapolis, Indiana. Valerie P. Strayhorn has been a pastor’s wife for more than twenty years. She earned a bachelor’s degree in English and journalism from Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis. She is a mother and lives in Indianapolis, Indiana, with her husband.
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Important Questions to Ask Before and After Marriage - Claude Strayhorn
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I’d like to thank my father, Claude Strayhorn Sr., for being the greatest inspiration on how to treat women and people in general. I learned no matter how right you might think you are, you must never have the attitude of My way or the highway.
To my mother, Thelma Hannon, for helping me to understand that everyone is unique and deserves to be respected.
To Jael, Jason, Jerry, Jonathan, and Mallorie.
To Jowanna, for all your help in getting this manuscript together and other wonderful things you did to help us pursue this project.
To Ruby Wheeler, who gave advice and inspiration to help