"A must-read for any couple interested in a long-term relationship. Straightforward and easy to read, [Before Saying "I Do"] presents information on the big issues like money, sex, and kids as well as 'smaller' issues like patience and respect. No one should walk down the aisle and say 'I do' without reading this book." Barbara Bartlein, psychotherapist and author of Why Did I Marry You Anyway? Overcoming the Myths That Hinder a Happy Marriage and Marriage Makeover "Very good tips!" --The 10! Show

Have you found the One""? The decision to get engaged is one of the most exciting and important decisions you will ever make. Before Saying ""I Do"": The Essential Guide to a Successful Marriage offers the insights and techniques necessary for a successful engagement and marriage. Psychotherapist Michael Batshaw gives you the tools to decide whether your partner is the right one for you, and if so, how to keep it that way. Some of his advice:
Beware the person of your dreams.

Couples who do everything together do not have a relationship that can survive.

Couples who do not argue are in trouble.

Hollywood gets it wrong.

The truth of the moment is not the whole truth.

Michael Batshaw is a New York City-based psychotherapist, author and nationally recognized relationship expert. His expertise on a variety of relationship issues has been featured in Redbook Magazine, Chicago Tribune, Encore Magazine, sheknows.com, lifescript.com, thedailybeast.com, and bettyconfidential.com, among others. Mr. Batshaw graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with honors in Philosophy, completed his Masters of Science in Social Work at Columbia University, and did his post-graduate training at the Gestalt Associates for Psychotherapy. He is on the faculty of the New York Open Center (www.opencenter.org), offering seminar courses on overcoming the obstacles to true intimacy, and he has served as the clinical director of HAN, an agency of New York City psychotherapists treating individuals suffering from chronic, physical illness. He has also trained and worked as a staff psychotherapist in both an alcohol/drug treatment program and a grief psychotherapy center in New York City. In addition, Mr. Batshaw is a professional opera singer and trained with teachers from The Julliard School, the Curtis Institute of Music, and the Academy of Vocal Arts, making his Carnegie Hall debut in 2003 as the tenor soloist in the Berlioz Requiem. He is also on the faculty of the New Triad for Collaborative Arts Foundation (www.newtriad.org) where he teaches on the Psychology of Collaborative Partnerships for classical musicians.