Relationship Playbook

This relationship guide is a sampling of the relationship building practices of couples who do things together because they want to do things together! These relationship practices are some of the foundational practices that strengthen the incredible bond between significant other couples—bonds built of trust communication honesty and vulnerability.. There are four major categories in this book:Relationship Hors d’Oeuvres!That’s our term for this collection of powerful tidbits of advice we’ve created. For each Hors d’Oeuvre we invite you to spend time together “digesting” it. We’ve included a series of conversational prompts to stimulate your conversation. Remember that is simply the beginning. Allow your discussion to dig deep and really have meaningful conversation surrounding each hors d’oeuvre you select.Fun Questions to Stimulate Discussions that can Go Deep and Strengthen Understanding! We’ve discovered that one of the most relationship-enriching activities you can experience is deep-diving together into fun questions that allow you to authentically reveal your vulnerability with each other … risk-free! While these “Suppose …” questions may appear to be light-hearted and even somewhat shallow on the surface trust us! Each one provides the opportunity for a deeper conversation that can be eye (and heart) opening!Playful Activities to Bring Fun to Your Relationship!One of the greatest discoveries we made as we strengthened our own relationship was the power of FUN! We also realized that we had to make fun a priority; otherwise life just gets in the way! In this section we are sharing a variety of activities that you can easily do together. It simply requires you to schedule the time and make it a priority! You’re welcome!!An Appendix You Don’t Want to Cut Out: Tip Sheets! We found that this book just would not stop writing itself! Every time we thought we were finished we’d think of one more thing to include! That’s why we added the Appendix which includes a few Tip Sheets offering our top five tips to deal with specific “pressure points” in relationships. We invite you to check out these tips then add your own spin to the issues that affect your relationship. Plus (drumroll please) we wrap everything up with our #1 Bonus Tip that can literally transform your relationship forever! (And it works in other situations in your life as well!)This is not a book where you work through the activities in numerical order. We strongly encourage you to make the selection of an activity part of the entire experience! Each activity stands on its own and there is no particular order.. One other clarification about this book who it is for and how to use it: This is not a book for couples in crisis! If that’s the case we recommend finding a credible well-recommended therapist. This book is for couples who want to deepen their relationship! The very word relationship when used in the context of this book describes two individuals who care deeply for one another and are creating a life together.One of the best pieces of advice we can offer in addition to transparent communication is to do things together! When each person in the relationship grows on their own it is no surprise that they typically grow apart instead of together. The activities shared in this Relationship Playbook while seemingly simplistic light and easy constitute a practice of building memories together laughing together sharing deeper information together and enriching their life experiences together.