Serious Doubts, Why people marry when they know it won't last by Carl Weisman

Carl Weisman has spent years surveying people to compile his book, Serious Doubts. Serious Doubts gives the reader some stories for examples along with questionnaires, a type of workbook to get the reader thinking. I found the information interesting, as a divorced woman who didn’t get married because I wanted to, but because I wanted to make my ex-husband happy. Unfortunately getting married changed everything and not for the better. Of course, since the divorce we get along fine. Neither of us knew at the time it wouldn’t last, we had been together for years.


Serious Doubts is a good pre-marriage book, because the questions have you ask some of the things you should consider before you get married. But I have to say I have serious doubts that those planning marriage are going to pick up this book and those married that are having doubts have already past the stage that this will help. This is a great book for pre-marriage counselors to have and share with couples. Weisman is not a therapist or counselor, so I have to commend him for the time he put into the research and for putting this book out there. I wish him luck with his sales and maybe if enough people hear about it, this book will make it into the hands of those it can help. Four out of five stars.

This book was provided by the author.