The Love Dare, LeatherTouch

I have The Love Dare from years ago, and bought this one for a wedding gift. This is based on the movie Fireproof, which is excellent and so worth watching!!! The Love Dare will guide a couple into saving a marriage on the brink, or help improve a good marriage, or start a new marriage on the right track. It can be used whether it's only one person doing it or both. Highly recommend!

Highly recommend for couples or individuals struggling with relationships. If you want a strong relationship this book/journal is for you.

Thank you to the men who wrote this book for taking the time to prayerfully and thoughtfully put these love dares together! Several times already, I have stopped right in the middle of working on this book and asked the Lord to bless these men and all who were involved with the movie "Fireproof". This is an awesome combination to bring marriage ministry into the churches who aren't sure where to start. I appreciate this work for the effect it is having on our couples and on my marriage personally! Our small group is "Daring to Love" at this time and it is great. Couples are testifying of their breakthroughs and how there is more peace in their home and relationships. PTL! Personally, my husband and I have been transformed by the powerful word of God as we practice this love everyday. Love Dare is a book I will go through over and over. When the forty days are up with my husband, I will use it towards others in my life, including my grown children, as applicable. Even the "special dinner night" dare could be used towards one of my single friends and her children. Then I will begin the forty days over again with my husband. "Love works no harm" so it will never hurt to do this book the rest of my life if I choose to do so. My husband and I are so focused on receiving God's unconditional love into our lives and then giving it back to each other that it is amazing how many arguments we have avoided. We are receiving another level of healing in our relationship from the concepts in this book and it feels good!

ARE YOU IRRELEVANT IN YOUR MARRIAGE, OR DO YOU WANT TO BECOME A REAL MAN? Give it TEN MINUTES, and then read more. The strength of the book is its prescriptive yet simple approach. I consider myself intelligent, but I must admit that the book opened my eyes to how I was treating (or not treating) my spouse. The first few chapters focus on patience and kindness. Another focuses on manners (or for the less sophisticated, not being rude). You can learn more in 10 minutes by reading this book than you will by attending a marriage counselor, because the book is so straightforward. Think about the great things that you may have read in your life (e.g., the Constitution, the Ten Commandments, etc.). You'll see that an economy of words and basic instruction go a long way. I am a 43-year-old man, and I think that most men in our society have lost their way. We have become focused on video games, Fantasy Football, our "caves" that we build in our basements, and porn. And for some reason, society and women accept this, even if they long for more. I believe that men should be strong, smart, and kind. They must provide, protect, and teach. They must walk the walk. This book will show you how. IF YOU ARE A WOMAN, I think you'll learn just as much; men have a lot to learn, but marriage is a two-way street (three, actually, if you believe that your marriage should be centered around God). THE BOOK IS NO GUARANTEE THAT YOU WILL SAVE YOUR MARRIAGE; but it will improve your odds tremendously.

How often do you find yourself having the same argument or what feels like the same disagreement with your significant other and you wonder why do we always end up here? Reading this book helped me to realize that in order to see change you have to be the change in your relationship. You've got to admit to yourself that you aren't perfect and that you aren't always right. Sometimes being a loving husband or wife means that you must make compromises even if it's difficult. Loving someone means loving all of them, warts and all which is how God loves all of His children. You begin to realize reading this book and performing the dares that it is hard work loving someone unconditionally and you begin to see how often you look for shortcomings and things to irritate you that your loved one does and how easy it is to overlook all the good and wonderful things they bring to the table. I recommend this book to couples who need help but also for couples who want to become closer and who want to learn to love the complete person. I can't say enough about the insight this book has given me into my own thoughts and actions and how they affect the daily interactions I have with my loved one. It has opened my eyes and with God's strength I hope to continue to use the principles and messages from the book to keep a positive, loving atmosphere for our relationship to grow in.

I just returned from watching the movie "Fireproof" for the second time. I watched it the first time on opening night and ordered "Love Dare" from Amazon when I returned home after the first showing. Having been through an UN-WANTED divorce a few years ago I would like to point out a few things: 1) The thoughts and suggestions in "Love Dare" are best practiced from the earliest days of a relationship/marriage. They are principles that we should all strive for from day one. 2) Just because you practice these things does not mean it will save your marriage or cause an un-willing spouse to have a miracle involving the changing of his or her heart. 3) It takes two people to make a marriage. While I would tend to agree that more times than not both people in a relationship need to improve upon the way they treat their partner..........just because you may incorporate the principles of "Love Dare" doesn't guarantee success. 4) Watch out for "church" people. Always guard yourself against people in the church who encourage you to do what is wrong instead of encouraging you to do what is godly. There are many, many, many men and women in the church who would love to drag your marriage down along with their own failing marriages. Believe me, they will succeed in taking your marriage down with their own if you allow their advice to take hold of your heart. (I watched it happen right before my own eyes and was amazed and deeply saddened) These hurt and angry people always seem to find each other and they will feed off of each other's mis-guided anger if they are allowed. 5) As believers let's start "showing" people how to live instead of "telling" them. C.S. Lewis said it so well when he said, "People are good at expecting others to live in a manner that they are not willing to live themselves." I can honestly say that I see this fact displayed in the local church more than anywhere else. 6) Don't buy into this big-screen emotion based idea that-----"all you have to do is accept Jesus into your heart and everything will just be great from there on out." The real world doesn't work that way.....not even in the church. 7) Practice and live "Love Dare". If your spouse isn't completely blind and completely self-centered then hopefully they will learn from you. 8) Again, do this from day one. Do not wait until you are already going to the court house to start the divorce process. Sure, it works in the movies but I will tell you.......very rarely will it work in real life. 9) Love your mate while you have them in your life daily. Don't wait until it is almost over and hope for a miracle that most likely will never happen. If you see my ex-wife please tell her that I love her. If you see the cowardly Southern Baptist pastor in Chipley, FL that performed her wedding ceremony to her new husband even after he sat and prayed with me and knew for a fact that I refused to sign any divorce paperwork and absolutely did not want a divorce then let him know I haven't forgotten. My wife and I were doing just fine on our own destroying our own marriage at the time. We did not need "godly" people helping us further destroy it. Again...thanks Chipley Church People. It's interesting while one Southern Baptist Church tries to save marriages by making "Fireproof" and "Love Dare" there are others out there that seem happy to destroy it. Meanwhile a few years have passed and I have this eternal hole in my heart and life. Guard your mind and your marriage against the local church when it strays from the path of righteousness. **I see some folks are happy and some not so happy with what I have said. Please read further info. that I have posted in the comments section of my post if you are interested in my thoughts as one who has been through it all before. I am not anti-"Love Dare" or against the movie "Fireproof" at all. I shed more tears while watching that movie than I have in a long time. It could really identify with it and I think others have and will as well. I wish that none of us had to go through the pains of a difficult relationship**

I am finding this book to be very helpful for myself, but also for examining current and past relationships. The program is remarkable. I am a very spiritual person and I truly believe this book would help any relationship. It teaches you how to let go of hurt/pain by focusing on the needs of others instead of yourself. Truly a book of service in small steps toward finding greater love for others. Even if you are not a couple (since I realize not all spouses want to do this type of program) it is very helpful to read on your own. It gave me a greater insight into myself, my weaknesses and how to approach them in a more openminded godlike sense. I am giving this book as gifts to my adult children for Christmas this year. What better gift than something to strengthen a marriage. I only have one thing I would change if it was re-written. I would quote actual scriptures and not the living bible type which have mans opinion written into them. I like to read scripture and decipher it for myself. An excellent book. Very worth reading/studying.

My roommate loved the book

Très bon livre pour un couple. Permet de se fixer de nouveaux objectifs

it arrived quickly and was just as promised.

Una muy bonita herramienta que te sirve para tener una mejor relación con tu pareja independiente de la religión que sigas. Ojalá sigan existiendo más herramientas como esta que enriquecen la vida de las personas. Eso si no es fácil cumplir los objetivos pero nada que valga la pena en la vida viene fácil.

If you've seen the 2008 movie "Fireproof" then you'll know exactly what this book is. But you don't have to have seen the film to read and benefit from the book - it stands alone. The "Love Dare" is a 40 day programme for one half of a couple to carry out on their own. Each day has a short meditation, a bible verse, and a 'dare': something, perhaps something very simple, to do for the other person. The book's premise is that true love is unconditional, so therefore you need to keep going through the book regardless of your partner's reaction. If, as in the film, things are thrown back in your face, that's going to be hard going...but quite possibly lifechanging. This book certainly has the power to rescue a failing marriage. But it would also bring fresh love and fine tuning to any relationship. And check out the appendices for a simple list of questions to ask your partner concerning his or her thoughts, feelings and aspirations. Simply doing that did me a power of good.

The whole book is not about your problems with your spouse for a change- there's enough books on that out there. It's about what YOU can do to steer the ship back on course- on a christian basis. Each day gives you a task to complete- some very easy, some heartbreakingly hard to do. If you can, get the film fireproof, which is about a couple saving their totally twisted marriage because of the program. However, still get the book, as the programm is only mentioned in tiny parts in the film. And when you're at it, get "Couragious" and facing the giants" as well. The investment might actually change your life.