
book review
Questions, Questions
and More Questions
by Pat Stevens
After you have had a
few dates with someone and you think it might be going somewhere, you begin to
ask more serious questions about their childhood, family, job etc.
Eventually the
relationship might progress to where the really tough questions must be asked.
Like "have you ever slept with someone without using a condom" or "how much debt
do you have"? There is no easy way to bring up these questions.
Recently, I received
a copy of Michael Webb's newest book, 1000 Questions for Couples: What you
absolutely must know about the person you are with. This book is going to
make those difficult questions much easier to ask.
The questions start
off easy like "Has anyone dear to you died? How did you handle it" and "About
what things are you most selfish." They slowly progress (just like your
relationship should) until you get to those questions that you simply can't
avoid if you are going to commit your life to living with someone. There are
questions on drug addictions, abuse, child rearing, finances and lots of
questions about sex. And because these questions are coming from a book, you
don't feel like "you" are asking them.
A special bonus that
I really liked was the option to get 3-5 of the book's questions emailed to me
each day. That way I could forward the questions on to my beloved and we could
each read over them and forward the answers to each other that night. I can see
where this would be very valuable for those in long distance relationships.
While there are a
lot of questions in this book that are crucial for couples in the dating stage,
the majority of the questions are useful for people who are already married. If
you value your relationship, I urge you to ask these 1000 Questions for Couples.
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