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Product Summary
Love Tune-Ups: 52 Fun Ways to Open Your Heart & Make Sparks Fly

by Matthew McKay, Ph.D., Carole Honeychurch, M.A., Angela Watrous.
Publisher: New Harbinger Publications
Guide Rating -
Pros • Easy to use.
• Encourages open communication.
• Has scenarios from real couples.
Cons • The suggestions are not all that unique or new, but they are presented in a useful way.
The Bottom Line - All marriages need some preventative maintenance from time to time. The authors provide 52 useful suggestions which are divided into five sections. This makes it easy to find a weekly "tune-up strategy" to meet your specific needs.


Key Points
Part One: Show Me Love includes leaving notes, daily compliments, anniversary letter, helping out, one minute touch plus other ideas.
Part Two: Get a Little Closer includes dreaming together, sharing old pictures, reminiscing together along with other suggestions. Part Three: Work Out the Kinks includes letting it go, finding middle ground, early warning signs, taking time for yourself and more.
Part Four: Add Some Sizzle includes fantasy exchange, spending the day in bed and other ideas about intimacy. Part Five: The Best of Times includes mystery date, hometown tourists, love gifts, building traditions and other simple suggestions.


Guide Review
Weekly Tune-Ups
Keeping your marriage vibrant and healthy requires a commitment to ongoing maintenance. This book will help couples who may need a jump start, too.

Most of the activities in the book are simple, inexpensive things that could enhance intimacy, relax tensions and create fun. These weekly "check-ins" can also insure that a couple's communication with one another remains open and honest.

The section on working out the kinks has some great tips on how to let go of anger, how to communicate more clearly, how to compromise, and how to avoid danger zones in your marriage.

This book is great if you are looking for quick suggestions on enhancing intimacy, bridging communication gaps, spending more quality time, and strengthening your marriage.


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