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The Little Book of Great Dates: Unique, Fun and Meaningful Dating Ideas (Little Book Of... (Barbour))

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This book is actually little (in size). There are some really good date ideas in here, especially if your date is not afraid of heights or water (which mine is). There are dates under $20, adventure dates, long distant dates, and several other areas. It is a Christian based book, and it has some scriptures in it. It has a page at the back of the book from the authors about dating. I would recommend this book for those of you who have problems finding things to do with your date. It is really good.

I don't even recall where I found this little book, but I was attracted to it because the index said it had a "long-distance dates" section. I got a copy only to find that there were only two date suggestions in the long-distance dates section. Then come to find out nearly all of the suggested dates were pretty obvious date ideas; several of which I have already done, some of them more than once. The book is very small and has so little an amount of space to describe the date that everything seems jumbled and squeezed together.

What really bothered me is that there is no indication on the cover or book description to suggest that it is a Christian book. Several of the dates sound a bit too much like an informal church meeting proceeding.

Here's the entry for a bookstore date. "You'll need a local bookstore that sells Christian products, and cash" Step one: share goals for your time together. Discuss reasons for picking a particular book, and even express hopes and prayers for each other and your relationship. Step two: allow time to pick out books for each other (minimum of forty-five minutes). Step Three: Find a quiet corner-maybe with comfy overstuffed chairs. Order hot drinks and share devotionals, thoughts, and prayers.

I don't go on dates to read scripture passages, give or hear devotionals, or pray. I go to church for that. I go on dates to get to know my date better and spend time together. Even with the limited space this book gives itself, it still take up one whole page of valuable space to put in a bible verse which has little to do with courtship, marriage, or love, and this is done several times in the book.

To be fair, I only saw this book online before ordering my copy. I didn't really know what I was getting before hand, but the content of the book should be evident on the cover or in the books description. Even if you are a hardcore Christian who would enjoy going on dates just to pray together, this book will still be disappointing as the content is very simplistic and obvious to the point that it seems to be speaking down to you. There are better dating books out there that you can gain ideas from, or even just doing a quick search online will give you better date ideas.

My girlfriend and I go out each week, and I bought this book hoping to increase my options for relatively cheap, fun dates. After looking through the book, it seems that most of the date ideas depend on the time of year, and most aren't that do-able outside of a certain season. I am all about doing unusual, fun stuff with my gal, but this book isn't as practical as I had hoped.