What to Say, Honey: Scripts for the Hard Talks in a Christian Marriage (Printable PDF)

The words to start the talk you keep putting off.

What to Say, Honey is a printable book of kitchen-table scripts for the hard talks in a Christian marriage: his phone at supper, his mother, a credit card he never mentioned, the pew you sit in alone. Find the feeling first, then your card.

Every card has the same seven parts: the situation in your own words, when and how to bring it up, the words to start, what he’s likely to say and your next sentence, three things not to say, one KJV verse for your own heart, and a last line to hold on to.

Inside (45 pages, US Letter PDF):

• 16 cards in five feelings: I miss him, I need him on my side, I don’t know what’s true, I’m alone in the pew, and I can’t let it go
• Before Any Hard Talk: the whole book on one page
• The Second-Try Rule, for when a talk already went wrong
• Good Talks, for the easy conversations that keep a marriage close
• The Seven Lines, When He Brings One to You, and a holiday plan
• A log for what you said and how it went

Loretta is a fictional AI character. These scripts are written for encouragement. They aren’t counseling, and no script can make anyone listen. If you’re afraid of your husband, the book tells you where to get help, and you can call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233.