Boundaries in Dating: Participant's Guide

by Henry Cloud, John Townsend

Improve your relationships with the opposite sex! Gain life-changing insights on:What boundaries are and why they’re vital to enjoying healthy relationshipsHow to a pick a winner for a dating partnerHow to beat personal issues that keep you from being a great dateHow to solve dating problems when your date is the problemRules for Romance That Can Help You Find the Love of Your LifeBetween singleness and marriage lies the journey of dating. Want to make your road as smooth as possible? Set and maintain healthy boundaries that make for smart, enjoyable dating and, ultimately, for fruitfulness and joy in that special relationship of a lifetime.If many of your dating experiences have been difficult, Boundaries in Dating will revolutionize the way you handle relationships. Even if you’re happily dating, the insights you’ll gain will help you fine-tune important areas of your dating life.This participant’s guide will help you gain maximum benefits from the interactive format of Boundaries in Dating ZondervanGroupware™. It’s filled with pointed assessments, insights, questions for thought and discussion, and principles for you to put into practice in your relationships with the opposite sex.As you apply the principles covered inside, you’ll begin to enjoy the kind of rewarding dating that can take you from weekends alone to a lifetime with the soul mate you’ve longed for.

Genres: Self Help

144 pages, Paperback

Published March 26, 2001

About the author

Dr. Cloud has written or co-written twenty-five books, including the two million-seller Boundaries. His most recent books are Boundaries for Leaders and Necessary Endings. He has earned three Gold Medallion awards, and was awarded the distinguished Retailers Choice award for God Will Make A Way.

As president of Cloud-Townsend Resources, Dr. Cloud has produced and conducted hundreds of public seminars around the country. He speaks on relationships—marriage, parenting, dating, personal growth, and spirituality. His seminars are often broadcast live to over two thousand venues at a time.

Reviews

[Maddy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Definitely recommend this book for people who struggle in relationships. I used to never understand why I couldn’t get into a good real relationship until I read this book. I now understand the importance of boundaries and it is so good to now have a boyfriend where we have boundaries and are actually working because of how much maturing I’ve done. This book was only a help in my spiritual journey. It took a lot more than just this book, but I of course still recommend this book to people in healthy and struggling relationships and singles.

[Abi Bell · Rating 4 out of 5]

An amazing companion to the book-highly recommend getting this to work through as you read the book. My only critique is that in some parts it is repetitive but overall extremely helpful in bringing about self reflection and growth.

[Rebecca · Rating 5 out of 5]

Makes you think - was very good for my boyfriend and I to work through together and seperately. Asks question you wouldn't otherwise think on.

[theri · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book. It put a new perspective on what it means to date and what it means to have a companion. It brings it back to the friendship as a fundamental foundation - not as a method of cruel self-denial or asceticism or frigidity but as a method of exercising some control over emotions and one's own investment. It allows sex to be uncomplicated.

Yet, boundaries here are not just physical. There are emotional boundaries and limits on behaviors. It is a guide not just for dating but for friendships and compromise.

With this book, ex boyfriends don't have to be ex boyfriends. They can just be friends. It can happen.

[Stacey · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great read and very motivating for anyone who may have a hard time saying no or just loves "too much". This book set some great examples for not only my dating life, but work, family and friends as well!

[Abbey]

very honest and truthful about the way God wants you to have dating relationship

[Lynne J. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Need to know.

[Laurel W · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good basics and an excellent diagnostic tool.