Overview
A few months into Lindsay Jill Rothās whirlwind transatlantic courtship with a handsome Englishman sheād dubbed āthe Brit,ā he made an off-hand comment that hit her like a gut-punch: āBut I donāt know you well enough yet.ā Despite hours on FaceTime and a series of swoon-worthy dates in London and NYC, Roth reluctantly realized that he was right: theyĀ didnātĀ know each other very well. And their budding relationship, while certainly romantic, was hardly practical. Did they have a shared vision for the future? Did he want kids? In what country would they live?
In the age of increasingly impersonal datingāwhere āghostingā is the norm and āsituationshipsā aboundāhow do you actually get to know someone? How do you get off the hamster wheel of first date after first date and advance a relationship along the path to commitment? How do you know if the person to whom youāre committing is really (or reallyĀ mightĀ be) āthe one?ā
Whereās the guide?
EnterĀ Romances & Practicalities, a set of 250 research-backed questions spread across twelve separate categoriesāfrom money to children to chores to sexādesigned to help you identify your wants, needs, and non-negotiables, assess compatibility with a potential or current partner, initiate tricky conversations with grace, and build a deeper, stronger relationship.Ā The questions range from seeminglyĀ light and casualĀ to intimateĀ and serious, including:
- How did your family members communicate, share, and argue growing up?
- How are we different? Do our differences complement each other or might they be a source of future conflict?
- How important to you is spending time alone?
- How do you show love to others?
- How important is your career in terms of your identity?
- How do you feel about debt? Mortgages?
- If we were stuck on that desert island together, what strengths and skills would you bring to the table to help us survive?
Roth weaves the questions and her approach to them with her own charming love story, provocative interviews with real-life couples whoāve used the system, and practical guidance from a diverse range of clinical and popular experts including psychotherapist and bestselling author Lori Gottlieb, the āholistic psychologistā Dr. Nicole LePera, Dr. Mark Hyman, sex therapist Dr. Emily Morse, Suze Orman, Nate Berkus, Justin Baldoni, Barbara Corcoran and many more.
For anyone whoās ever wonderedāHow could we have never talked about this?!āRothās wise and witty narrative explores the reasons weĀ donātĀ often equate romance with practicality, and arrives at a surprising truth: healthy communication isnāt just vital, itāsĀ sexy.Ā
This book title, Romances & Practicalities (A Love Story (Maybe Yours!) in 250 Questions), ISBN: 9780063339798, by Lindsay Jill Roth, published by HarperCollins (January 21, 2025) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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