Love That Lasts

A 4-Day Guide for Couples Integrating Faith, Personality, and Emotional Intelligence

Author

Anthony Faustine

Published

May 31, 2026

Love That Lasts

A practical, self-guided journey for couples; integrating faith, personality awareness, and emotional intelligence to move from feeling love to practicing it skillfully.

By Anthony Faustine   

4 Days

3 Frameworks

20–30 Min per day

How to use this guide Start Day 1

NoteA note before you begin

This is a self-guided journey designed to be done without a counselor or facilitator present. It moves intentionally slowly and repeats important reminders because reflection is the point, not speed.

What this guide is: a space to reflect, understand, and practice; a shared language for future conversations.

What this guide is not: a test of who is more mature, a place to resolve every conflict, or a tool to fix your spouse.

If you finish this guide knowing more about your spouse but less about yourself, we missed the point.

Day 1 · The Foundation

The biblical mandate for marriage; why loving God, knowing yourself, and loving your spouse form a three-dimensional framework that nothing else can replace.

Day 2 · Personality Wiring

God does not erase personality; He redeems it. The Big Five traits as a shared language to stop misreading your spouse’s differences as character flaws.

Day 3 · Emotional Intelligence

EI is love made visible under pressure. The five pillars; from self-awareness to relational skills; and how each one maps to Jesus’ command to love your neighbor.

Day 4 · Practical Skills

The Soft Startup, Feedforward, and the Covenant Commitment; turning everything learned into specific, repeatable habits you can practice starting this week.

After completing the four days together, separate group guides help husbands and wives deepen their reflection honestly, with peers who share their experience. An activity sheet summarises all four days on a single printable page.

This guide is designed for growth, not crisis intervention. If you or your spouse are experiencing abuse, severe conflict, or mental health challenges, please seek support from a licensed counselor before using self-guided materials.