One factor works all others to create happy relationships: two people with excellent and harmonious characters. This book is your vital guide to knowing and developing your own character and skillfully observing character qualities in a partner. This book provides: · Ways that excellent character choices relate to family interactions, friendships, couple activities, communication, equality, spirituality, sex, and more · Detailed guides for understanding qualities such as honesty, kindness, compassion, courage, commitment, helpfulness, patience, respect, and more · Practical components for learning, such as activities, reflections, and worksheets

Susanne M. Alexander is a Relationship and Marriage Educator and Coach with her company Marriage Transformation®. Susanne has authored over 20 books and discussion guides. She meets with clients globally for marriage preparation and marriage strengthening through the Internet and presents dynamic workshops. She is certified by PREPARE-ENRICH to offer pre-marital readiness and marriage strengthening assessments and coaching. She is lead faculty and course developer for online relationship and marriage courses for the Wilmette Institute in Chicago, USA. Susanne has been single, dating, engaged, married, divorced, and widowed. She is a child, stepchild, parent, stepparent, and grandparent. All of this has given Susanne a diversity of experience to share! Marriage Transformation® (www.marriagetransformation.com) Marriage Transformation® is an educational service company whose mission is to dynamically empower individuals and couples to engage in skillful, character-based communications that contribute to creating happy, unified, and lasting marriages. It is currently based in Tennessee in the United States. Susanne has been quoted in or written articles published in: Washington Woman, Marriage Partnership, Inc., Ladies Home Journal, Newsweek, Chicago Sun Times, The Washington Times, NBC Online, Yahoo.com, Match.com, Hitched.com, ParentsConnect.com, Entrepreneur.com, and more. She has been a contributing columnist and eCourse leader with www.simplemarriage.net. Susanne is a member of Better Marriages and the National Association for Relationship and Marriage Education as well as an advanced communicator with Toastmasters International. She is a member of the Bahá'í Faith (www.bahai.org; www.bahairelationships.com).