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Date Night Books for Married Couples

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Looking for helpful date night books? In no particular order, here are a few books to help you and your spouse make date nights a priority in your marriage and to find ways to keep your date nights novel and interesting.
"... simply doing new things together as a couple — may help bring the butterflies back, recreating the chemical surges of early courtship."
Source: Tara Parker-Pope. "Reinventing Date Night for Long-Married Couples." NYTimes.com. 2/12/2008.

Romantic Antics: Creative Ideas ...

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Romantic Antics: Creative Ideas For Successful First Dates, Adventurous Saturday Nights, And Playful Long Weekends (2003)
by Joy & Kevin Decker

Writing in a lighthearted way, the Deckers provide lots of creative, simple, and inexpensive date ideas for married couples.

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The RoMANtics Guide: Hundreds of Creative Tips for a Lifetime of Love

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The RoMANtics Guide: Hundreds of Creative Tips for a Lifetime of Love (2000)
by Michael Webb

Michael Webb includes inexpensive little things you can do to be more romantic as well as creative dating ideas and lists of unconventional holidays to celebrate together.

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How to Date Your Spouse

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How to Date Your Spouse (2008)
by Lindsey K. Rietzsch

Rietzsch's guide to dating your spouse categorizes date ideas so you can find suggestions to fill your needs.

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How to Date Your Wife

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How to Date Your Wife (2005)
by Stan Cronin

Cronin defines marital dating, discusses why to date your wife, helps you overcome excuses for not dating, writes about special dates, gives 52 date ideas, and more.

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1001 Ways to Be Romantic: Now Completely Revised and More Romantic Than Ever

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1001 Ways to Be Romantic: Now Completely Revised and More Romantic Than Ever (2007)
by Gregory J.P. Godek

We purchased this book when it first came out many years ago and enjoyed it. The new edition still offers lots of romance advice and dating ideas.

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