What Women Wish You Knew about Dating: A Single Guy'S Guide To Romantic Relationships - Softcover

Simpson PH., Stephen W.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0801068401 ISBN 13: 9780801068409

Publisher: Baker Books, 2008

Synopsis

With a unique blend of biblical principles, psychological insight, practical advice, and humor, this book shows the reader how to be a man, date like a man, and get that relationship off to a great start.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

Excerpt
Dating is harder for Christian men. You might think it's because of sexual purity issues, but it's not just that. The whole courtship process is more complicated. Questions about morality, theology, worship, intimacy, and God's will get involved. Relationships are hard enough for men that don't care about this kind of stuff. Dating is twice as complicated for Christians. Also, non-Christian guys don't care as much about a woman's relationship with God. Seeking a Christian girlfriend shrinks the field of available women. Most of the women you meet won't share your faith. Finding a perfect match is tough enough, but the odds are even worse when you expect her to have a relationship with Christ. This results in a sense of urgency when a Christian man meets a woman he'd like to ask out. He meets a woman who defies the odds and panics. He finds the equivalent of a winning lottery ticket but doesn't know how to cash it in. Despite the odds against you, dating can become easier. Notice I said easier, not easy. Yes, there are couples for whom everything comes naturally. They have perfect communication, they're happy all the time, and they knew they were destined to be with each other from the instant they met. These are the couples that make the rest of us nauseous, and they're happy exceptions. Most of the time, dating requires hard work.

From the Back Cover:

Women Are Attracted to Men, Not Guys

Will the real men please stand up?

It's the battle cry of Steve Simpson's hilarious and disarming What Women Wish You Knew about Dating, with man-to-man advice on everything single Christian guys need to know about dating: meeting her, asking her out, and leading the relationship.

But first, you've got to be a man, not just another guy.

"A man approaches dating differently," writes Simpson. "He has confidence and passion. He's a risk-taker but not a foolish, reckless boy. He doesn't play games and he doesn't hide his agenda. And, though he respects women immensely, he doesn't worship or fear them."

Once you're in a relationship, there's a lot to learn and do. Simpson dissects common problems and shows men how to maintain healthy, holy relationships, heal deep wounds, and keep God first, girlfriend or not.

It's everything women wish we knew, and men need to master.

Stephen Simpson (PhD, Fuller Seminary), a psychologist in private practice and a professor, is the coauthor of What Wives Wish Their Husbands Knew about Sex and author of Assaulted by Joy.

About this edition

• Publisher: Baker Books
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0801068401
• ISBN 13: 9780801068409
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208