When two people from different cultures fall in love, they bring two histories, two mother tongues, two kitchens, two churches, two sets of in-laws, and two worlds of unspoken rules about what a good husband, wife, parent, son, or daughter is supposed to do.

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Most of what causes friction in a cross-cultural marriage is not disagreement. It is assumption.

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Questions for Culturally and Ethnically Diverse Couples is a year's worth of the right questions for couples building one life out of two heritages. Written by Pesa and Whitney Shayo, a Kenyan-American Christian couple who learned the hard way that love alone does not bridge a cultural gap, this book covers 17 of the territories where misunderstandings happen most: language and communication, family structure and gender roles, food and culinary traditions, faith and spiritual expression, holidays and traditions, customs and rituals, money and financial culture, in-laws and extended family, raising bicultural children, blended families, identity and race, homeland and heritage, conflict, loyalty and boundaries, and building a new shared culture together.

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The 500+ questions are not a test. They are an invitation to be fully known by the person you share a life with, and to fully know them back.

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This book is for cross-cultural and multi-ethnic Christian couples who want to honor their differences instead of erase them. It is also a resource for premarital counselors, marriage small group leaders, multicultural ministries, and couples' retreats.

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Inside you will find:

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17 chapters covering the most common friction points in cross-cultural marriage

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500+ open-ended questions designed for honest conversation

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A guide for counselors and group leaders

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Personal reflections from Pesa and Whitney drawn from their own marriage

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Notes pages at the end of each chapter for capturing what surfaces

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Pesa and Whitney are the co-founders of Live Your Best Marriage, a ministry serving cross-cultural Christian couples. This book opens the conversation. Their flagship course, The United Front Blueprint, shows couples what to build on the other side.

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Questions for Culturally and Ethnically Diverse Couples

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