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REPORTED TO BE THE MOST POPULAR WEDDING MONTH, JUNE WEDDINGS ABOUND

  LEADING EXPERT EXPLAINS, DISMANTLES MOST COMMON MARRIAGE MYTHS, MISCONCEPTIONS, AND MISTAKES

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.(rushprnews)05/13/2006 – For years, June has been reported to be the most popular month for weddings. Website a-weddingday.com, explains that, fair weather and blooming flowers aside, June’s popularity may well date back to the early Romans, as June was named for Juno, the goddess of women and marriage.  Leading expert Dr. Pat Boone says that the saying “first comes love, then comes marriage” might out to be “first comes love, then comes a whole lot of bad advice.” Dr. Boone maintains that there is entirely too much confusing and contradictory misinformation available when it comes to marriage. According to Dr. Boone, “Primarily, people grow up with movies, television, books and personal experiences that give them ideas of what marriage should be like. In reality, most of these beliefs are completely unrealistic, and unrealistic expectations, both conscious and unconscious, tear holes in the fabric of marriage.  When was the last time you solved a relationship problem in 30 minutes, including commercials?”

To provide a guide to the most common and most widely-held misconceptions about marriage, Dr. Boone has created My 101 Favorite Marriage Myths.

My 101 Favorite Marriage Myths (ISBN: 0-9724611-4-0) addresses issues such as planning the wedding, managing finances, parenting, the “honeymoon” period, disagreements, and a host of other qualms, questions and quandaries. Peppered with hilarious and telling illustrations by Casey Koester, a cartoonist Stars and Stripes military newspaper during World War II, My 101 Favorite Marriage Myths provides a humorous, yet telling, look at a serious subject: how to make a marriage work.

In My 101 Favorite Marriage Myths, Dr. Boone dismantles some of the more common marriage myths, including:

      Your marriage will be just like your honeymoon

      Having children will keep your marriage together

      Marriage is a 50/50 Partnership

      You don’t marry your in-laws

      Never go to sleep mad

      Love means never having to say you’re sorry, and more.

Part how-to guide, part counselor-in-a-book, My 101 Favorite Marriage Myths serves as an excellent guidebook for singles, a roadmap for newlyweds, a refresher course for those who are married, and an informative resource for both discussion groups and premarital and marriage counselors.

Lighthearted yet serious, entertaining yet informative, My 101 Favorite Marriage Myths provides an enlightening look at everything from getting married and being married to staying married. Dr. Boone says she fashioned the book to be easy-to-read and humorous, because she felt that the subject demanded a perspective that was neither judgmental nor boring. While Dr. Boone uses her own life experiences, personal struggles, tragedies and triumphs for the material, one part of the writing process was simple: “I had no shortage of material,” laughs Dr. Boone. “Coming up with the myths was easy. I’ve even had numerous people ask if they could contribute their own favorite myths to the next edition.”

Dr. Pat Boone holds a Masters in Counseling, a Doctor of Ministry in Biblical Counseling, and a “black belt” in life.  She lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

My 101 Favorite Marriage Myths will be available in better bookstores nationwide, by calling (866) 948-4638 or by visiting www.DrPatBoone.com.  Counselors and discussion leaders will receive their own complimentary copy with their first group order.  Members of the news media wishing to receive an advance review copy of My 101 Favorite Marriage Myths, or request an interview with Dr. Pat Boone are kindly asked to contact Maryglenn McCombs by phone – (615) 297-9875, or by email – maryglenn@maryglenn.com