Relationship experts Tom Merrill and Bobbie Sandoz-Merrill are the authors of "Settle For More: You Can Have The Relationship You Always Wanted — Guaranteed!" (Select Books, 2005).

Tom Merrill is a therapist, author, consultant and columnist, as well as a past president of the Hawaii Psychological Association. Bobbie Sandoz-Merrill is a therapist and consultant, as well as an internationally recognized author and an award-winning columnist. Top professionals, media reviewers, and readers describe their book as a "must read" for all who wish to preserve the love in marriage they found in courtship.

Their approach to achieving "exceptional partnership" is based on new ways of relating to each other that are not often seen in our culture following the first blushes of love. This approach not only preserves the love initially felt, but helps married couples beat the divorce statistics by learning unique ways to expand and deepen their connection following the ceremony.

In picking the finalists for the Advertiser's Wedding prize, the Merrills looked for couples who expressed deep feelings of early love and domonstrated ways to preserve and strengthen the connection they had found.

You can learn more about the Merrills or contact them at www.settleformore.com.

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