10 Great Dates to Energize Your Marriage: Updated and Expanded Edition

by David and Claudia Arp

Overview

Do you remember early on, loving your spouse so much that your heart ached? Did you wonder what in the world could ever dampen your excitement? If you feel those emotions weakening, don’t resign to the notion it’s inevitable. That deep, soul-satisfying connection can (and will!) be yours again with this updated and expanded edition of 10 Great Dates to Energize Your Marriage, a proven plan to revive the awe and attraction that once kept you inseparable.

Think simple, fun, zero-pressure. This book walks you through tips and conversation prompts that will help you connect clearly and deeply, share openly and in safety, get back to that place of fun sex, process disappointments as a unified team, enjoy each other’s quirks once again, and create balance in today’s crazy-busy culture.

Invest in your marriage today, and anticipate “falling in love all over again” to be your limitless return. 10 Great Dates to Energize Your Marriage will show you exactly how.

Already excited? Grab your married friends and do it together. Be warned: The husbands may enjoy it most!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780310344025
Publisher:	Zondervan
Publication date:	02/09/2016
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Claudia Arp and David Arp, MSW, founders of Marriage Alive, are authors of numerous books with more than 1,000,000 in print including the award-winning 10 Great Dates series and The Second Half of Marriage. The Arps have been featured in media like The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Time Magazine, and on NBC Today, CBS This Morning, and PBS. When they are not writing or speaking, you’ll probably find them hiking trails in Northern Virginia where they live or in the Austrian Alps where they love to write and hike. Visit them at www.10 Great Dates.org.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 9

A Personal Note from Claudia and David 11

Part 1 10 Great Dates

Date 1 Choosing a High-Priority Marriage 21

Date 2 Learning to Communicate 30

Date 3 Solving Problems as a Couple 42

Date 4 Becoming an Encourager 58

Date 5 Finding Unity in Diversity 71

Date 6 Building a Creative Love Life 83

Date 7 Sharing Responsibility and Working Together 97

Date 8 Balancing Your Roles as Partner and Parent 108

Date 9 Connecting Faith, Love, and Marriage 119

Date 10 Achieving an Intentional Marriage 130

Postscript 143

Notes 144

Part 2 Your Dating Guide

Your Dating Plan 159

Smart Tips for Great Dates 160

Great Dates Exercises 1-10 161