Langbeschreibung
There Goes the Bride is your personal guide to calling off awedding-- maybe your own! It walks the reader through thereasons, logistics, and emotions associated with breaking anengagement and provides down-to-earth advice, support, andencouragement from women who have been there. Rachel Safier--the widely recognized expert on the topics of cold feet and brokenengagements-- addresses all your concerns, including figuringout if it's more than just cold feet, dealing with friends andfamily who don't understand, giving back the ring, and more. Filledwith stories from sixty-two 'almost brides' from twenty-five.states and four countries who've been through this difficultprocess themselves, There Goes the Bride offers comfort,inspiration, practical advice, some tears, and quite a few laughs.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface.Acknowledgments.Meet the Almost Brides.PART 1: Making Up Your Mind.Chapter 1: Is This Just Cold Feet?Chapter 2: Premarital Resources.PART 2: Calling It Off.Chapter 3: How We Called It Off.Chapter 4: Saying It Out Loud.Chapter 5: Getting Your Money Back (and Dealing with theRing).Chapter 6: Why Marry in the First Place?PART 3: Moving On.Chapter 7: Finding Comfort, Finding Strength.Chapter 8: Is It Grief When I Wish He Were Dead? UnderstandingGrief, Anger, and All the Other Emotions.Chapter 9: Getting More Help: When to See Your Doctor or aTherapist.Chapter 10: New Beginnings.Epilogue.RESOURCES.Premarital Counseling.Find Help Fast.Breakup Movies.Songs to Sing at the Top of Your Lungs.Sayings to Get You Through the Day.The Almost Brides.The Almost Brides' Survey.Notes.The Authors.