Watched the movie with Bill, now we're working through the dare together. Super excited- this is great stuff!!
update: just finished. I'm a novel & classics reader. I don't do non fiction, self help, and generally have shied away from religion based books. so when I give this book, that falls in all those categories, 5 stars, they are well earned. what an excellent tool for life! not just how you treat your spouse, but others in your life. from the simple to complex, there are many great points here. my favorite, and what will probably stick with me the most: say nothing negative. imagine this... you like to talk, but you aren't allowed to say anything negative about your spouse (easily applicable to friends, family, etc.), so it falls into place that you speak about their positives. for me, my outlook became brighter. I began to see that whatever the situation, its really not that bad- I just talk it into being bad. and that was only one point- the other 39 are also eye opening. I found myself maturing, growing, getting a little wiser, and setting the foundation to hopefully be a better person. I recommend this book to anyone who is married, happy or not; to anyone who is thinking about getting married so you can open your eyes to what problems you will eventually face and assess your situation. are you really ready to go through this with your partner? looks and lust fade. can you accept the aftermath? is that person going to be a quality partner? think really, really hard about that. this book may guide that thought process in a structured way, so its worth investing the time- not just to read but reflect about the content and carry out the dares. I also recommend this book for helping with long friendships. no, its not tailored to that, but on many occasions I found myself applying what I had read to my friendships.
the second major point I took away from this book: don't follow your heart, lead it. it was like a light bulb went off in my head "oh! so that's what I've been doing wrong!" it may sound cold out of context, but what this book says on that point is so sensible- you just have to read it.
( sorry about the punctuation- typing from my phone.)