The Love Prescription: Seven Days to More Intimacy, Connection, and Joy (The Seven Days Series)

What a great read! I heard about this book on a podcast and bought it because the authors were so engaging in the interview. I loved all of the tips, stories, and advice. The book is both realistic and hopeful. Much of the advice is applicable to friendships and offspring as well as marriage. I think it is worth reading annually.

We've been married nearly 30 years and at times have struggled like all couples. This book gave us some great ideas on how to get past some of the issues that have plagued us for years. Small things often. Understand enduring vulnerabilities. Turn toward. It's an easy read and would be helpful for couples at any stage of their relationship.

I struggle with arguing and don’t realize I am doing it half the time with my husband. Since I have started to read this book it has helped me become more mindful in the areas that I can work on and there is so much valuable information and also extra resources through out the book to help you not only learn and understand but to practice and initiate what you are reading into your everyday life. It breaks it down so that it’s not so overwhelming. Seriously worth the read for anyone that wants to work on improving their relationship and being more intimate and connecting with your partner! Not just for those struggling in their relationships (

Simply an eye opener on how to build or save any relationship. Seriously amazing! Every couple should read this very short but powerful book. The authors are incredibly knowledgeable and have done years of research on achieving these very simple to apply tools via a change in couples understanding of how to communicate and where true conflicts reside within each person first and how they manifest themselves in the couples interactions.

This book has seven main sections, structured so that each section gives you one task to focus on each day for a week. So, Day 1 is “Make Contact”, Day 2 is “Ask a Big Question”, and so on. There are a total of about 158 pages, followed by a “Small Things Journal” at the end, where you are supposed to jot down a few changes that you make over the course of the week. In the Introduction, the authors stress that one of the most important concepts in maintaining a healthy relationship is to focus on the little things, done often. They contend that big, grandiose gestures that happen infrequently are not as important as paying attention and making more frequent smaller efforts to foster connections. For each Day, the authors explain what you should work on, and give specific examples of how those interactions might go. Sometimes they will also use experiences that their patients have shared to illustrate their points. At the end of each section there are Practice, Extra Credit, and Troubleshooting sections, with more specific exercises to try, and advice about how to overcome potential issues. After the last day there is a Conclusion section that wraps everything up, and gives you a few tips for how to sustain these efforts. Overall, I liked this book, and thought it was full of useful advice. When you have two research scientists that have been studying relationships for any decades, it is easier to trust their advice over your average therapist. I hope this book can help to bring many people closer together!

A practical, easy to understand guide to sustaining, improving a friendship, respect for your best friend. A commitment to love, cherish, and be grateful for the partner chosen to build a life together. This the impact this book had on me.

I'm a therapist, and I hand this book out to clients with relationship issues. Clear steps and respectful of diverse relationships. I highly recommend this.

I had only read 5 love Languages before this book. I feel like these 2 books are on the same path but this one is far more detailed and better guidance. I still recommend the other book I do feel like it's crucial. This is a great book to repair or improve. If your on the rocks read what makes love last 1st. Before, then 5 LL, Then this one. I believe this to be the sequence of importance and most beneficial.

Love how clear, easy, and actionable this book is. Simple concepts and perspectives to try on in your relationship.

Even though I get along well with my lesbian sister I do believe what God has in his Word that there are relationships that are not His design. The authors of this book support relationships that don't align with that view. But after that disclaimer this books approach to relationships is incredibly good and helpful. I appreciate this book very much and recommend it with the caution that it does support immoral relationships in its process of bettering any and all close intimate relationships.

All couples would benefit from reading this book to enhance and deepen their experience of each other. I really enjoyed the little tips and techniques and invitations to do better and feel better in the relationship. Even if you’re already doing it ‘right’, it’s going to enhance and expand the feeling of love by actually noticing what the other already does to express their love. Amazing book, definitely will come back to it.

This book should be required reading for anyone in a relationship or wanting one. Filled with data, research and easy tips, it will make you a better partner, parent and friend.

Great book! It worth to invest 3-4 hours of your life to read it and improve your relationship and your life!