We recently asked members of the BuzzFeed Community to tell us what book(s) people should read before getting married. Here are some of the best suggestions:
1. The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
2. The First Four Years by Laura Ingalls Wilder
3. Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
5. Joy in the Morning by Betty Smith
6. Landline by Rainbow Rowell
7. What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty
8. The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman
9. The Seven Principles for Making a Marriage Work by John M. Gottman
10. Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus by John Gray
11. Sex at Dawn at Christopher Ryan
12. The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
13. All About Love by bell hooks
14. The Conscious Bride by Sheryl Paul
15. The Journal Of Best Practices by David Finch
16. Passionate Marriage by Dr. David Schnarch
17. The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey
18. Hold Me Tight by Dr. Sue Johnson
19. The New Monogamy by Tammy Nelson
20. "I Do, Now What?" by Giuliana and Bill Rancic
21. Love & Respect by Dr. Emerson Eggerichs
22. The Art of Loving by Erich Fromm
23. I Do, But I Don’t by Kamy Wicoff
Submissions have been lightly edited for length/clarity.