Dating Detox: 40 Days of Perfecting Love in an Imperfect World

by Kevin Cotter, Lisa Cotter

"If we want love, why do we often settle for less?"
from the
Foreword by Jason and Crystalina Evert

Tired of our toxic dating culture, many young adults want to clean up their love
lives. They desire to give their lives to Christ and turn away from sin but
without a concrete plan, they quickly fall back into old habits. Featuring daily
stories and action items, this forty-day detox provides a practical "cleanse" for
those who want to purify themselves from the poisoned dating culture and gain the 
freedom to love and be loved.

Inside you'll





"Battling for purity is tough, but the Cotters' book makes it a whole lot easier. A must read for anyone who desires authentic relationships!"
- Matt Fradd , founder of The Porn Effect

Genres: Faith, Christian, Relationships, Self Help, Spirituality, Christianity, Religion

208 pages, Paperback

Published December 22, 2016

Reviews

[Lauren Houser · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a really useful and helpful book for anyone looking to discover what authentic love looks like and encounter it in their own life. The daily chapters are super short but filled with beautiful testimonies of college students and their experiences with love, sex, and relationships as well as simple daily challenges to help you to rewire your perception of love and differentiate it from use. Overall, everyone could benefit from reading this book!

[Oscar Martinez II · Rating 4 out of 5]

Even as someone who frequently reads works of theology I found this book helpful and insightful. This is especially since it tackles the issue of love and dating from a very practical real world perspective rather than simply remaining in the world of abstract theory. The stories of real people and the real world challenges that the book provides help to remind readers that God's plan for love, dating, and marriage isn't just an abstract set of rules but consist of an entire lifestyle that is achievable for those willing to allow God to give them the grace necessary to live in accordance with His will.

[Renae McGauvran · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thought evoking, discussion starting, and action inspiring.

[Audrey Colletta]

Self explanatory

[Kathleen Abrams · Rating 5 out of 5]

Taught me a lot about love and dating…can’t wait to use my new mindset!!

[Kaelyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

A friend of mine gave me this book after a recent breakup, and it was a great opportunity to read, reflect, and reevaluate the way I view and approach dating relationships. The Cotters helpfully break the book into sections to help progress the reader through different common roadblocks/issues (physical passions, emotional passions, the purpose of dating, etc). I learned a lot about myself, the Lord, and relationships by working through this book the past 40 days! However, the chapters were hit or miss. This is partly because everyone has different experiences when it comes to dating so it's hard to write a book that speaks to every issue, but also because I'm a Protestant and the book is written with Catholics in mind. Again, I still learned a lot and am grateful to have been given the book, but this difference in Christianity made some of the daily detox challenges unhelpful. Another critique was that there wasn't as much reference to scripture as I had hoped. Regardless, I still learned a lot and had information presented to me in a way I hadn't heard before in protestantism (using arousal vs affection instead of love vs lust was a great chapter and conceptualization). I would easily recommend this to someone wanting to stop and reframe the way they approach relationships.

[Maggie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Challenging and Amazing 40 Days

I loved how Lisa and Kevin were able to walk me through this detox. It is well written and keeps one engaged with all the challenges and the stories which are incredibly relatable. Thank you to Lisa and Kevin for guiding me and helping me change for the better.

[María Renée · Rating 5 out of 5]

A must!

A perfect and simple guide for understanding and learning about love, sex, and faith. I learned a lot and hopefully will grow more on the subjects.

[Ariana · Rating 4 out of 5]

I felt that this was more directed toward college students in the US but it was definitely useful in trying to heal myself and live my life with more confidence as a Christian single woman.

[Monica Fry · Rating 5 out of 5]

I HIGHLY recommend it for every Catholic single!!!!

[Michelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was good, but I wasn't the target audience, so most of the advice were things that I'm already adhering to.

[Tomislav · Rating 5 out of 5]

Interesting and good read.

[Aleah · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book isn’t earth shattering new info but I’d def recommend it. Week four was BOMB.

[Dani Fregoso · Rating 5 out of 5]

highly recommend, it’s not even a dating detox it’s more of like a how to be free to love another and make a gift of yourself. a 40 day retreat of bite sized virtue training.

[Alaina]

Yall know why but very fun to do with my bestie

[Carys · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

[Juan Pablo Espinosa Melendez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Un gran aporte a las relaciones que buscan el amor más allá del uso del otro.