How To Date Your Spouse: A Couple's Guide to Falling and Staying in Love

by Lindsey K. Rietzsch

Looking to get back those lost butterflies? Revitalize your relationship with How to Date Your Spouse! As serious as relationships can be, a sense of humor is often needed when discussing ways to improve them. Written to men, women, and couples of all ages you're sure to find motivation, refreshing advice, new ideas, and helpful tips to keep your relationship alive! Author Lindsey K. Rietzsch explains what it really means to date your spouse, why it's critical for your marriage as well as how to get your spouse to jump on board with you. Lindsey introduces three common "couple types" that often get stuck in a rut. You'll learn how to identify which couple type you and your spouse are as well as the best solutions for combating your relationship roadblocks.

How to Date Your Spouse offers lighthearted humor along with over 50 creative date ideas, examples, and new perspectives on the topic of marriage improvement. The last chapter includes categorized date ideas created to inspire and satisfy the widest variety of relationship needs. Whether it's time, creativity, money, no babysitter, or romance as your issue you'll find several date ideas that best suit your needs. This clever approach to spousal dating offers a fresh spin on being married in the 21st century. Author Lindsey K. Rietzsch has truly written a guide designed to help couples fall in love again and stay in love.

Genres: Marriage, Nonfiction

112 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2008

Reviews

[Sheri · Rating 2 out of 5]

Overall, I don't think I was a big fan of this one. While it did have some good advice and a few fun date ideas, I found it to be mostly boring. A lot of the advice was pretty common sense (but good to be reminded of) and, maybe I'm lame, but most of the dates are something I would've rolled my eyes at even when I was in high school. I'll hold onto it, because like I said, there are a few fun things in there I wouldn't mind trying at some point. Also, I felt that in order for this book to be really effective, both spouses should read it. And if your husband is like mine...fat chance of that ever happening.

[Janna Scott · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book had a lot of fun ideas. I like how it was simple to read and motivated my husband and I to make the effort to date and have fun. I also like how the author broke down common barriers into three couple types. I enjoyed picking dates from the last chapter that matched mine and my husband's couple type. We really needed the refresher and enjoyed applying the book suggestions and ideas. We went on to the website and now follow the author's blog. She offers a lot of additional information that was not in the book. It sure helps!

[LizthePrude · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very well written. This was a great short read (I think it's only about 100 pages.) I think there was only one suggestion at making your marriage better, that I personally didn't agree with. Everything else was right on what I needed to hear. Very fun. There are OVER 100 date ideas for different types of couples described in detail. Definitely got some great creative ideas I never would have thought of.

[Jada · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was so much fun for me and my husband. We don't normally read together but this book we did since the author suggests to do so. The author introduces 3 couple types and then in the last chapter has categorized dates designed to help each type get the spice back. We've already tried 2 dates and it's been perfect for us!

[Kimberly · Rating 1 out of 5]

Quick read. Thought it would be a fun book to get some ideas from and a few reminders. Honestly though we already do all of the things that it suggested. It seems like it might be a better book for people who have lost the spark or who have had a couple of kids and don't go out anymore. Good reminder to treat your spouse extra special and treat them like the king or queen that they are.

[Michelle Chudleigh · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was okay. I didn't really learn much from it, but it had some fun dating ideas at the back. It's always good to refresh something you knew and just might have been forgetting to do.

[Shelley · Rating 2 out of 5]

Just a repeat of everything you've ever heard. It did provide some laughs though.

[Loriann · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great Ideas for dates and some very helpful information about making sure you date your spouse. I really liked this book.

[Jenette · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good ideas but would probably only work if both husband and wife would read it.

[Laura Stiller · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cheesy, but a fast read with some creative date night ideas at the back.