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400 Creative Ways to Say I Love You

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Great book, the advise given is very practical, nothing dramatic, nothing too far fetched. I thought all the ideas given in this book were either romantic, fun, creative, seductive, sweet or just plain loving.

I don't think I need to slave over or impress my partner, but I do enjoy doing special things and catering to him from time to time and this book gave me great ideas to work with. It has a old fashioned tone and I thought that was great.

Relationships require hard and constant work. This book provides the reader with useful information that men and women both can use to better their relationships.

The book offers many ideas for telling your husband or wife how much you love them, how much they mean to you and it gives you some fun and creative ways that all of us can use from time to time.

Lots of the tips and information found in this book is common sense, but there's still alot of information a person can gather here. I recommend this book to all people, especially couples.

I bought this book and read it from cover to cover. I see how many sensitive over femenistic girls could be really offended by what is written inside concerning how to show love towards husbands, yet I don't believe the fault is in the book but in the mindset of the readers. I don't believe this book is belittling to the female gender by what it suggest. I do see how a woman would wear herself (and her husband) out by trying to do everything in it. I think a problem here is the the readers get the impression that this book is a collection of commandments for poor belittled housewives from a God-like author who thinks she knows best. They forget that this book is a book of suggestions from other wives of America based on what worked best for them. Let's face it, not every man really enjoys having his wife hang his baby pics and other shots of his family up on the wall for the world to see and not all guys would want their wives to insist on sticking sour cream on their bakes potatoes for them. A man would feel smothered if a woman tried to religiously do EVERYTHING this book suggests and would probably feel he has a younger mother instead of a wife.

Really I believe the point this book is trying to make isn't that a woman needs to sacrifice her freedom and life for the sake of a happy husband but that if we (guys or gals) are willing to just make the distance and take that one extra step to show that we truely love the one we are married to, even when it is hard, unsatisfying, and almost seemingly unfair, that it's then that we'll actually prove our expression are true. The three simple words "I love you" don't prove anything unless their are works to complement them. And I believe if more people realized this there would be a smaller divorce rate.

This book isn't the "How to Keep a Fiery Marriage Bible". As I said before not everything in it will apply to every man in this world. For me the book works best as a guide for what I can do to show my husband that I love him. I took a pen and experimented with the book by trying and purposing different suggestions and writing out his reactions inside. Things that didn't apply I blotched out, some I changed around to be more fitting for his unique style, I wrote down his reactions to things I did and opinions of some of the different suggestions. If anything I learned more about him from doing this and I believe that in itself is well worth time and effort.

And as for the girls out there who feel it's belittling and makes them feel like they have to be a man's slave instead of wife, I don't see a problem with that cause I've realized that what goes around comes around and that this is Especially true between a married couple.

Alice Chapin's book has brought traditional family values back into every day life. Her suggestions for enhancing marriage are time tested and practical. Far from diminishing the role of wife today, her ideas elevate the woman's position in a marriage - the "old fashioned" ideas of respect for one's spouse, courtesy, and the ability to be gracious and honor and support one's spouse are presented in an easy to read manner. It has been obvious for many years that the feminist point of view regarding marriage does not work, Ms. Chapin has revived traditional values and time tested solutions. Four stars and two thumbs up!!

I'm not really an uptight person about christian written material, but this book is way over the top. I can't believe this book was written in the 1980's. This book is a complete insult to women. One excerpt read something like...

Make sure to look your best in the morning when he leaves for work. You want to make sure his last glimpse of you is better than his secretary.

Come on...this is a big leap backwards for women and this book should be burned.

This book was quite interesting to read. The book contains many fun, sexy innovative ideas for telling and showing your spouse that you love him or or her. It's written very tastefully and it's kind of old fashioned, yet it gets the point across. The helpful and informative tips offered in this book are refreshing and I can certainly use what I gathered from reading this book.

Alice Chapin seems to be stuck in the 50's with her sexist view on marriage. How the hell she became a counselor is beyond my realm of rational thinking. There may be a few mediocre tips, but the majority are completely insulting to my intelligence. The only way i would spend money on this book would be for a few laughs. Let yourself decide, here is a "tip" from this book. "a good motto: "If I am wrong, I will say so. If I am right, I will shut up". Here's another beauty, "Never, never kiss him if your lipstick is not blotted". You decide if you want to read more of this sexist excuse for advice.

This book gives an unrealistic portrayal of what love is. Most of the suggestions Chapin gives make it sound like the woman should be a slave to the man. Your husband is supposed to be your friend and someone you can be comfortable and open with, not someone you have to constatly worry about impressing. Overall, I did not agree with the message that this book presented.

I think if you say you love someone you don't need 30000 different ways to do it. What is more simple than the three sweet words "I love you." Those and only those three words are the way to win a womens heart, you don't need all the fluff, even if it is the 21st century!

I thought her kind was extinct. It would be funny if it wasn't for the possibility that one of your children falls in love with one of hers. This book is the antithesis of self-respect.