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There Goes the Bride: Making Up Your Mind, Calling It Off and Moving On » (1ST)
Authors: Rachel Safier, Wendy Roberts LCSW
ISBN-13: 9780787967482, ISBN-10: 0787967483
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
Date Published: March 2003
Edition: 1ST
Author Biography: Rachel Safier
Rachel Safier is a journalist who has written for magazines, television, and the Web. She broke off her own engagement two weeks before her wedding day and has since become known on the popular wedding Web site theknot.com as the expert on cold feet and broken engagements. She is the founder of the web site theregoesthebride.com.
Wendy Roberts, LCSW, has been counseling adults and adolescents in individual, couple, and family psychotherapy for twenty-five years.
Book Synopsis
Safier, a writer for television and magazines who broke her engagement two weeks before her wedding, walks through the reasons, emotions, and logistics of breaking an engagement and calling off a wedding. Stories from 62 women offer comfort, inspiration, and practical advice, and appendices list organizations for support. Co-author Wendy Roberts is a licensed clinical social worker. There is no subject index. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Lori Leibovich
It's about time someone tackled this often-secret subject. 'There Goes the Bride' is long overdue. (Editor and Founder, Indiebride.com)
Table of Contents
| Preface | ix | |
| Acknowledgments | xiii | |
| Meet the Almost Brides | xv | |
| Part 1 | Making Up Your Mind | |
| Chapter 1 | Is This Just Cold Feet? | 3 |
| Chapter 2 | Premarital Resources | 25 |
| Part 2 | Calling It Off | |
| Chapter 3 | How We Called It Off | 41 |
| Chapter 4 | Saying It Out Loud | 60 |
| Chapter 5 | Getting Your Money Back (and Dealing with the Ring) | 71 |
| Chapter 6 | Why Marry in the First Place? | 97 |
| Part 3 | Moving On | |
| Chapter 7 | Finding Comfort, Finding Strength | 127 |
| Chapter 8 | Is It Grief When I Wish He Were Dead? Understanding Grief, Anger, and All the Other Emotions | 164 |
| Chapter 9 | Getting More Help: When to See Your Doctor or a Therapist | 176 |
| Chapter 10 | New Beginnings | 191 |
| Epilogue | 211 | |
| Resources | ||
| Premarital Counseling | 215 | |
| Find Help Fast | 219 | |
| Breakup Movies | 223 | |
| Songs to Sing at the Top of Your Lungs | 225 | |
| Sayings to Get You Through the Day | 227 | |
| The Almost Brides | 231 | |
| The Almost Brides' Survey | 235 | |
| Notes | 243 | |
| The Authors | 251 |
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