Love Must Be Tough
New Hope for Marriages in Crisis

My boss loaned me this book that she read when she was going through her divorce. I wondered what in the world she was loaning it to me for. I'm not married, or anywhere near it, so I completely didn't understand. It sat on my bookshelf for a long time until I eventually decided I would just read th......more

If I could give this more than 5 stars I would. I hear people misuse the phrase "tough love" to apply to being mean spirited. That's not what this is about. It's about not loosing your dignity and individuality in the name of love for another person. It is very disappointing when your spouse makes c......more

WOW!! What a great book!! I wish I could give it a 10 star rating! This is a must read for all people in a marriage or getting ready to start a marriage, preferably BEFORE they need it! I hadn't ever heard of this book until I was in dire need of it and a friend recommended it to me. I started readi......more

In Love Must Be Tough, Dobson asks the question, “what do you do when only one person wants to save a marriage?” As a counselor, he says, he’s used to seeing couples. Two people walk into his counseling room, and they start talking about their issues. Yet Dobson was finding that this model wasn’t rea......more

This isn’t the kind of book you want to need. Yet if you need it, this is a wise, compassionate, hopeful book that can help a hurting, bewildered spouse who is in a marriage that is coming apart. Many spouses flounder with overwhelming feelings of rejection, loneliness, fear, and the lack of respect......more