How to Date Your Wife

by Stan Cronin

Author Stan Cronin's curiosity led to his writing this unique book! He devised and circulated a very detailed questionnaire in which he asked wives about their dating relationships with their husbands. More than a thousand wives responded, and brother, did they unload on him! They wrote very frank replies revealing both the good and bad traits of their husbands, and expressing exactly what they desired in their husband-wife relationships. Personal desires and viewpoints varied, of course, but their cumulative answers sent some strong signals to the husbands of today. Armed with their insights, Stan has written How to Date Your Wife--a book that can bring very large doses of happiness to marriages if the husbands will read the book and apply it. And wives, if they are wise, will do well to put the book in their husband's hands at their earliest opportunity. This book is about change! It proposes that a husband's primary goal needs to be to make his wife happy, and then it gives some very valuable instructions on how to make that goal a reality, using dating as the operative mechanism. In addition to focusing on improving a couple's interpersonal relationships, Stan gives very concrete suggestions for a wide variety of dating experiences. This is a truly valuable book for you, whether you are a wife or a husband! Read it, sow the seeds it provides, nourish them, and then together with the one you love, harvest the rich rewards of marital happiness which it advocates for you. It can change your life!

Genres: Nonfiction, Adult

210 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2005

Reviews

[Matthew · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is mostly ideas for dates and things you can do for your wife, with some inspirational motivation as well. Although not written from a biblical perspective, this is a great book to inspire creativity and avoid a stagnant relationship!

Some of my favorite quotes:

“Cultivate the art of the soft answer.”

“If you want a good wife, it is up to you to make her so.”

“Painful things in memories eventually become pleasant, such as a woman having a baby.”

“Don’t be cheap. Don’t make her feel worthless by grumbling about the prices.”

“Others admire a man with a wonderful wife. A husband who puts down his wife only puts down himself.”

“Your dating habits are a manifestation of your thoughts.”

“By managing your thoughts and giving your wife a dominant place in your conscious mind, you will change the course of your marriage.”

“The least remembered gift is a thing.”

“The amount of energy required for most dates is nothing compared to what you do for a living.”

“Magnification improves attitude.”

“Being a man is a far higher calling than the random chance of being male.”

“The art of communication involves all the senses, and sound is only one of them.”

[Debbie Turner · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a book that can only be used for good. It actually is written for men to read and think about in dealing with the women in their lives. The book is a guide on how to increase a man’s awareness in his habits in dealing with his wife. It is full of very interesting and helpful ideas. I found it to be very spot on in the areas covered by the author, Stan Cronin. An interesting read.

[Nathan Trachta · Rating 5 out of 5]

As my marriage was ending (we'd grown apart) I started asking myself about what I wanted the next time and how could I possibly be a better spouse; enter my friend Janet and her recommendation of How to Date Your Wife. This is an interesting that's nicely crafted. Rather than being a the cut-and-dry working of a psychologist or couples councilor Mr. Cronin brings a unique look and advise to men on how to improve their relationship with their "wife" (while the book is focus on dating your wife, it can really be applied to your significant other and women, you can do this to your "husband" too), that of having interviewed wives and hearing their desires and merging that with his concepts on "dating". Something interesting about Mr. Cronin's concept on "dating" is that dating can be as complex as taking you "wife" out on formal dates to taking time to do little things for her (taking time for her, involving her in your activities, doing one of hers, or taking an afternoon off to be with her or opening a door for her).

This book is a fun and refreshing look at how to be with your significant other and improve your chances of having a happy relationship. I believe from maximum return you need to merge this book with the The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love That Lasts to improve your communications with your significant other. Rating wise, I'm calling it 4.5 stars but I'm rounding up to 5 because Mr. Cronin did a great job conveying his idea and providing tools or means that a man (or a woman) can use to improve their relationship.

[Cam]

I went to a great garage sale where all of the books were ten cents and there were some great ones- "Memoirs of a Giesha", "The Perfect Storm", "Under the Tuscan Sun", and more... and I ended up buying 24 books. She said she was so glad I was taking 24 books that she gave me $1 back, so I ended up getting all of the books for a total of $1.40! Anyways, I picked up this book and also "The Proper care and feeding of husbands" and challenged Kevin to read this one while I read that one. It's been great- Kevin's arranged for a babysitter and surprised me with several dates since! So I'd recommend giving this book to your husbands. :) I'd recommend that you ladies read the Dr. Laura book as well. Always good to be doing things that strengthen your marriage!

[Lindsay · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book could change so many things if men would really read it. :) But as a woman, I still learned a lot about relationships and how to take care of people! Also, what I can do to help with dating in marriage. If you are a woman, don't buy this for your husband, but if you want you can read it yourself. But if you are a guy, READ IT! Implement just a small percentage of the ideas (you will enjoy it!) and you will have fun dating and developing your relationship. Love this author, his purpose, his fire and reason to write the book. Cherish each other.

[Melody · Rating 4 out of 5]

I bought this book for Tyler, but he has very little time to read, so he's never finished it. So I read it and loved it. Now I share the ideas with him when he needs a gentle influence. It's a good read with good ideas.

[Melissa · Rating 3 out of 5]

The importnant thing to note here is NO, my husband has not read this, I obviously bought it for him, years ago

[Danni · Rating 1 out of 5]

this book is a fun way to try and make relationships work

[Brad · Rating 4 out of 5]

A quality book that gives a lot of good pointers to husbands. I got some good ideas from it, and it also helped me feel good about a lot of the things I'm already doing.