My wife and I read this separately and will be immediately reading it again together. We have read other relationship books because I don’t believe you can ever get enough advice when it comes to making your relationship work, but The 8 Acts Of Love That Make Your Marriage Last was one of the best and it is for the simplest of reasons. Abe Kass provides you with straight forward, poignant information. There is no beating around the bush. The title of the book is 8 Acts and you get them one after another with specific and well-designed points that lay out each and every step.

I have read other similar relationship books and found myself scoffing at some of the information. It doesn’t always feel like it applies to me specifically or my marriage but with Kass’ book there is nothing here to scoff at. There wasn’t a single point, in my opinion, that couldn’t apply to every couple in some shape or form. How can anyone argue with someone who encourages kindness, loyalty, honesty and acceptance? You will also be shown the pitfalls that we can stumble into in our marriages that break these simple Acts and how to avoid them.

Despite being laid out in a completely obvious way, the book never feels too clinical or difficult to read. It isn’t a long book nor does it need to be. The case studies of specific couples make it a far more interesting read and you will find at least some of their situations relatable to you. There is nothing here that isn’t worthy of covering. Kass doesn’t speak to only the men or the women but in fact breaks up the points to cover both sexes, in some cases even specifically speaking out to the man and woman separately. Love Act #2 which is “Be Without Anger”, he talks about the man’s anger, the woman’s anger, anger control and concise steps to doing this.

The beauty of the book is how simple and straight forward the information is presented. It never feels condescending, accusatory or frustrating like other similar books can be. The book will challenge you to carry out the 8 Acts and it breaks things down to make it easy to start with baby steps. Most importantly, I believe every relationship will be strengthened by the information provided here. It is such a vital book and so well written because it encompasses all couples at any stage of their marriage. I even believe a couple who may find their relationship in a lot of trouble could benefit a great deal from reading this. It doesn’t matter what stage of life you’re in or the status of your marriage because these acts can be applied to your life NOW! This will be a book I refer to again and I feel like a significantly better person having read it. — M.A.