Books

[Tink]

:laughter:

How can people be so oblivious when someone likes them?

:shakes head hard:

If I get any more obvious, the guy may have a stroke, or die of shock.

Anyhow...does anyone know any good dating books (besides that one by Joshua Harris) that are Biblically sound? Thanks a bunch.

In His love,
Tink

 

[Carri20]

Anything by McKinney Hammond.

Also there's a great book called Men Are Like Waffles--Women Are Like Spaghetti...It's aimed more at married couples, but I believe it contains valuable information that can be applied to dating as well.

Hope that helps!

 

[Tink]

Thanks Carri!!!

In His love,
Tink

 

[Carri20]

No problem! I've actually got a lot more than that but I can't remember the titles...so I'll get back to you when I'm able to find them.

 

[findinghope06]

im reading The ABCs of choosing a good husband by stephen wood. its really good so far and makes some good points

 

[Eagle_Wings]

The waffle and spaghetti book would be great! Although I haven't read it myself I know that my parents worked through it as part of a couple's monthly get together for a while and I've learned alot just by listening to everybody else talk about it. Alot of your books out there tell you why men and women are different and then try to tell you how to "fix" each other, where as this one explains why men and women are different and it explains how to accept one another for the way God designed them. I think it would be great for anyone to read, married or not.

 

[Carri20]

Finding Mr. Right [and how to know if you have], by Stephen Arterburn and Dr. Meg J. Rink

 

[squeakyclean1]

"I Gave Dating A Chance" and "He's H.O.T She's H.O.T." by JERAMY CLARK

 

[Tenorvoice]

"For Better or Best", for the ladies, and "If only He Knew" for the guys (they are actually aimed for married couples, but have great imput in to married life for singles to read too.

Also "Finding the Love of our life" by Neil Clark Warren, Ph.D.

and the wone that I a mgoing to start soon is "Boundaries in Dating" making dating work, by Dr. Henry Cloud & Dr. John Townsend.

The last two were sent to me by Focus on the Family

 

[OhhJim]

:laughter:

How can people be so oblivious when someone likes them?

:shakes head hard:

If I get any more obvious, the guy may have a stroke, or die of shock.

Well, it's possible that he knows, but he's not interested. This has happened to me, and I've found the safest thing to do is play dumb.

Or, maybe you're using "womanspeak", not "guyspeak".

Or, maybe a dozen other possibilities.

No book recommendations, sorry. Books like that tended to mess up my life, so I stopped reading them.

 

[Carri20]

You might also want to check out The Birth Order Book by Dr. Kevin Leman. I like his theory on how birth order affects our personalities, and how those personalities match up in the world of dating and marriage. (For example, he says that first-borns and only children tend to match up best with last-borns.)

 

[Sketcher]

How old is that? My psych class touched on it, but apparently it was a lot more popular in the 60s. I personally believe it is true.

 

[JPPT1974]

These books sound like good advice also. Thanks as I may check them out for myself!

 

[Carri20]

How old is that? My psych class touched on it, but apparently it was a lot more popular in the 60s. I personally believe it is true.

Hmm, the year in my book is 1985 so I guess the theory existed long before he touched on it. I don't know why I was under the impression he founded it.. Oh well, it's still a good book!

There was another one, I don't remember the author but the title was something like A Good Man Is Hard To Find, Unless You Make God The Head Of Your Search Committee... Ahh, it was a long time ago and I can't find it anymore so I'm not sure if that's right...but I remember I enjoyed reading it!

The Dateable books are pretty popular. I've read Dateable: Are You? Are They? and The Dirt On Dating. They're easy to read and good for a few laughs, but in my opinion some of the advice is harsh. Still has good stuff though.

 

[OhhJim]

You might also want to check out The Birth Order Book by Dr. Kevin Leman. I like his theory on how birth order affects our personalities, and how those personalities match up in the world of dating and marriage. (For example, he says that first-borns and only children tend to match up best with last-borns.)

I've read that sort of thing, and I tend to agree with it. I can see the tendencies in my own family of six siblings. I, as youngest, have definitely gotten along best with first-born women.

 

[Carri20]

I've read that sort of thing, and I tend to agree with it. I can see the tendencies in my own family of six siblings. I, as youngest, have definitely gotten along best with first-born women.

I'm a "lonely only" so I don't have any siblings to observe. But from what I've seen with my friends and extended family members I do think it's true for the most part. There was sort of a lot of abuse in my family though, which may have tainted things a little. Who knows.

 

[JPPT1974]

I have a brother and a sister but do feel like a loner at times. Though I don't mean to be, that is who and how I am. Maybe I am meant to fit the "loner" image. As well as a person of a few words and don't say much but deep down inside, I have a "lot to say". But don't say them out loud.

 

[Beth1231]

Good book: "Choosing God's Best" Quick heads up: It's a book for mature singles

 

[boilerblues]

"The Book of Romance" by Tommy Nelson. It's an exposition of Song of Solomon, I highly recommend it.

I'll also recommend "Boundaries in Dating" by Dr Cloud and Dr Townsend, though I don't recommend Dr Cloud's new book "How to find a date worth keeping"

 

[JPPT1974]

Love Must Be Tough by Dr James Dobson