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Customers find the book incredibly helpful in all areas of life, providing valuable advice for maintaining healthy relationships and guiding readers to Godly responses in marriage. The writing is clear and easy to read, with practical stories and examples that make the content accessible. Customers appreciate how the book defines boundaries effectively, and one customer notes it provides a solid foundation of the Word. The book receives mixed feedback regarding its Christian content, with some finding it an excellent Christian reference while others feel it’s too religious.
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A quick rundown of this product’s key features:
Learn how setting healthy boundaries in your marriage can strengthen—or even save—your relationship with your spouse.
Most marital conflicts are boundary conflicts where one person crosses the lines of responsibility and respect. When couples learn to embrace personal responsibility and to respect each other’s freedom, love is allowed to thrive.
Whether you’re happy in your marriage and want to keep growing, or if you’re struggling with increasing disconnection, Boundaries in Marriage will give you the tools you need to:
Set and maintain personal boundaries while respecting those of your partner.Understand and practice two key ingredients to a successful marriage: freedom and responsibility.Establish values that form a godly structure and architecture for your marriage.Protect your marriage from different kinds of “intruders.”Work with a spouse who is resistant to boundaries.
In Boundaries in Marriage, Drs. Henry Cloud and John Townsend, counselors and authors of the New York Times bestseller Boundaries, will show you how healthy marriages are marriages with boundaries. They promote love by protecting individuals.
Our Top Reviews
Reviewer: Trish K
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Real life examples and actionable steps
Review: I’m currently reading this book as part of a marriage class at my church, and it’s been a really eye-opening experience. This book dives deep into the importance of setting healthy boundaries within marriage, not in a way that divides partners but in a way that encourages mutual respect and strengthens the relationship.What I love about this book is that it’s practical. It doesn’t just give abstract advice; it offers real-life examples and actionable steps for handling common marriage challenges. It helped me see that boundaries aren’t about controlling or changing your partner but about understanding your own limits and needs and communicating those clearly and lovingly. For instance, it talks about how to handle situations where one person is more giving than the other, or when different values or expectations lead to frustration.The writing is compassionate and faith-based, so it feels like the authors really understand where couples are coming from and the unique challenges we face. Discussing it in our church group has brought up some really honest conversations, and it’s clear that many of us have struggled with setting or respecting boundaries in one way or another.If you’re looking to deepen your connection with your spouse and build a healthier, more balanced relationship, this book is well worth the read. It’s great for self-reflection, and even better when you can discuss it with others and learn from their perspectives too. Highly recommend for any couple, whether you’re newlyweds or have been together for years.
Reviewer: Kepola
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: The “Boundaries” series by this author is excellent
Review: I bought this book and the workbook for it for a friend. I bought this book for myself years ago, and I was amazed at how well putting boundaries in place worked. I was able to set boundaries with my husband without creating more conflict. It helped our relationship a lot. I am very thankful for this series.
Reviewer: Marcos Otero
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Excellent Work. Highly recommended.
Review: These two have been blessed with the gift of counseling and the talent of writing for sure.This book is not about manipulating nor controlling your spouse, this book is to show you how set proper biblical boundaries around your marriage as individuals and as one.In marriage, yes we are one, IN CHRIST.Yes, we are very valuable and equal to HimBUTWe never stop being individuals. People with two completely different minds with a different character and personality and with different roles and responsibilities in this life, it is a task to make this work, is time consuming and it takes a lot of effort.Being imperfect individuals seeking perfection, we fall short many times, this book helps you understand and gage to have better and more realistic expectations.Like me building a fence around my property to give me the privacy and benefits of a fence but it doesn’t remove my obligation to care for what is inside the fenced area I.e. the yard, the house, etc.One thing is for sure, you will learn a lot from this book.
Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great read!
Review: This is very insightful. I wish I had this book 3 years ago. I will begin with me by setting boundaries for myself.
Reviewer: Sidd
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A Very Useful Book, But You May Still Need a Pro
Review: A Very Useful Book, But You May Still Need a ProReviewer: siddheartha from Warren, MI USAThis is a very good book about boundaries.Yes, it is steeped in Christianity. If you are a Christian, that is a very big plus and will make this book even more helpful. However, if you are not, you can still get great value from this book.This book will teach, giving examples, about building appropriate boundaries in your marriage. If you are not married you can still prepare. Starting with good, strong boundaries will help you pick a better mate (for you), and make for a stronger marriage, too.If you are in a troubled marriage, it may be difficult to use this book. If the good will in the marriage has headed south, get a marriage counselor who is familiar with the book and willing to help you both build better boundaries.Those with good boundaries are the happiest people.Good luck! Enjoy.Oh, why not 5 stars? It is a well-written book. The examples are mostly useful. And as much as I like the reliance on Christian values, the book leans on them too much.It is a very subjective thing. So I can understand most people give 5 stars.
Reviewer: ryan layton
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: This book among others is keeping me focused on my personal growth, assisting me to grow out of fears and habits that I’ve tolerated for to long
Reviewer: ChazeMan
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Some stories are related in some situations and some has no application…but its a good read.
Reviewer: Onlineshoppper
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Anyone who sees someone reading this book thinks “oh, oh, somebody is going to get it”.But this book is really about changing yourself to be a better spouse. It’s really meant to help the reader understand what appropriate boundaries are for the reader, either in what they will and will not accept from their partner, and what is and is not acceptable behaviour on their own part. It is not about changing their spouse. At times change comes in the partner by changing oneself, but that is not the point of this book.I worked through this book with my daughter since both of us needed help in this area. The book is easy to read, and reading it together was a useful and pleasant way to spend time. We both changed and became more sure of ourselves and were able to establish better boundaries and become stronger personalities. Well worth our time; and I think a benefit to anyone who needs help in this area. 5 stars.
Reviewer: Maternity32Weeks
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Thoroughly enjoyed this book. It has taken me x2 attempts to read but I’m grateful I persisted. Boundaries inside the marriage to deepen the relationship and keep the love thriving. This book and Danny Silk ‘Keep Your Love On’ are so important in a Christian marriage. May God help is all on this journey called marriage.
Reviewer: majazpl
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: This book was my first contact with the topic of boundaries.I consider it to be a study book and i learn a bit at the time and then practice it long in real life to master the skills.It is a fantastic and comprehensive take on the topic, not only for marriage.Other 2 books by the same authors: Boundaries and Boundaries for kids equally brilliant.Highly recommended for people who look how to improve their lives and are tired of reacting the same in stressful situations, but find it hard to come up with solutions by themselves.
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