Romantic Antics: Creative Ideas for Successful First Dates, Adventurous Saturday Nights, and Playful Long Weekends [Paperback]

Joy Decker (Author), Kevin Decker (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2003

Joy and Kevin have gathered their best ideas for every stage in a lifelong love affair-from meeting to falling in love to courtship to marriage to raising kids.

Romance is incredibly fun when couples try these antics:
·Run a classified ad declaring undying love
·Create a crossword puzzle as an invitation for a romantic evening
·Build a big, sentimental romantic card out of plywood
·Go for afternoon tea-and spend the afternoon!
·Have professional photos taken for one another's desk
·Spend an evening writing each other love letters . . . and then drop them in the mail together
·Schedule a game of laser tag for an afternoon of fun
·Cultivate the true art of foot rubs
·Create their own song book of favorite love songs-and then serenade your sweetheart!

Whether a couple wants to start a romance off on the right foot or keep it exciting through the distractions of children and demanding careers, Romantic Antics has the hottest tips around.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Romantic Antics is warmly recommended as an inspirational treasure trove of ideas of kindling (and rekindling) romance. -- Midwest Book Review, April 2003

About the Author

Joy and Kevin Decker are Authors, Speakers, Trainers, and "Relationship Coaches." Their website InspirationPoint.com has been delivering high impact romantic content to hundreds of thousands of visitors since 1997. The ideas they share are compiled into brief vignettes based on their relationship from dating to courtship to engagement to marriage to married with kids.

Their mission is to reduce the divorce rate in the U.S. Through books, seminars, tele-classes, and retreats they are working together to help people strengthen their marriages and relationships.

The stories in Romantic Antics are written from male and female perspectives, to allow readers to see how the other half thinks.

The Romantic Antics Great Relationships eZine is received by subscribers in over 40 countries.

Joy and Kevin's websites, InspirationPoint.com and RomanticAntics.com, are some of the top romance/relationships websites with thousands of visitors.

Product Details

• Paperback: 294 pages
• Publisher: Adams Media Corporation (January 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1580626017
• ISBN-13: 978-1580626019
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #945,750 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exceeds its billing, December 19, 2002

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"bike14man" (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Romantic Antics: Creative Ideas for Successful First Dates, Adventurous Saturday Nights, and Playful Long Weekends (Paperback)

This book promises creative ideas for adding quality romance and delivers. I challenge anyone --- an individual seeking a relationship or a couple already in one, with kids or without --- not to discover a gold mine of ready-for-action suggestions, examples and reminders in any five minutes of reading "Romantic Antics."

There's plenty to discover for romance "novices" and "experts" alike. The treasure trove features subtle actions that are easy to incorporate into everyday life as well as elaborate plans that can make special moments even more memorable.

"Romantic Antics" runs about 300 pages and is a good read straight through, with a down-to-earth writing style shared by the husband-and-wife authors. But the book really shines because it can be returned to over and over, yielding enough ideas and insights to last for decades.

Ultimately, "Romantic Antics" isn't flashy, gaudy or complicated, just a thoroughly successful attempt to help keep important relationships fresh and fun even through the daily grind. That's commendable, and why it's an easy book to recommend.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Inspiration for Romance, January 19, 2005

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Rebecca Johnson "The Rebecca Review" (Washington State) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Romantic Antics: Creative Ideas for Successful First Dates, Adventurous Saturday Nights, and Playful Long Weekends (Paperback)

...moonbeams kiss the sea;
What is all this sweet work worth
If thou kiss not me? ~Percy Bysshe Shelley

I've yet to meet a woman who doesn't wish her life was more romantic. Men also enjoy romance, yet many books I've read focus on what the man can plan for the woman. In this book for couples, you can plan adventures for each other.

Romantic Antics is divided into seven main sections that range from getting to know your new love interest to serious dating, courtship and marriage. The last three sections provide ideas for romance after you become parents, celebrating special occasions and cooking up romantic recipes. I loved the idea of cutting Rice Krispie Treats into hearts.

Romantic Ideas I tried and Loved:

12 Days of Christmas - you could package up 12 presents or smaller gifts
Lots of Ways to Say I Love You - try another language
Message in a Bottle - a fun way to send romantic letters or poems

One of the most enjoyable aspects of this book is the playful and personal writing style. Joy and Kevin seem to live for romance and are also the creators of a successful website dedicated to romantic ideas. I also loved their list of romantic movies and flower meanings. The idea for glow in the dark messages, moonlight picnics and romantic train adventures sounds exciting. As someone who lives for romance, I can highly recommend Romantic Antics.

~The Rebecca Review

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Proactive Romance At It's Best (don't miss out on the fun!), February 11, 2003

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Randy Gilbert "Best Seller Mentor" (founder of 'BestSellerMentoring.com') - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Romantic Antics: Creative Ideas for Successful First Dates, Adventurous Saturday Nights, and Playful Long Weekends (Paperback)

This is Proactive Romance at its best. My wife Cathy and I have been married for twenty-five years and are deeply in love and we feel that we know how to romance each other. I was in the Coast Guard for 22 years so we really had to learn how to be creative.

And, in spite of all our experience, we've learned a lot from Kevin and Joy's book and we feel that these fun Romantic Antics will keep us young and alive and loving each other for at least another 25 wonderful years. Kevin and Joy have some great ideas that we know work from experience and the rest I feel instinctively that they are right on and I'm looking forward to trying them.

I won't spoil your fun by telling you what they are. I will just recommend you get this great book.

Proactive regards,
Randy "Dr. Proactive" Gilbert, author of "Success Bound: Breaking Free of Mediocrity"