Dates with your spouse should be times when the two of you are drawn closer together. Using good date questions are a really useful tool to help you have meaningful conversation together. In fact, the 20 questions we've put together will be an encouragement in several areas:

• memories
• future goals
• feelings
• secrets
• problems
• romance
• and more!

Click Here to download your 20 FREE Questions from our new site "The Romantic Couple"!

Schedule a date with your spouse soon! Be sure to print a copy or two of the downloaded good date questions to use on your date. Have fun!

Carrie and I are writing an e-book entitled: 10 Steps to Your Dream Marriage. The 10th step we mention is: Find a Marriage Mentor.

Find a Marriage Mentor: Find another couple, older and wiser (☺) than you, who you look up to as an example of those with a wonderful marriage. Approach them, and request they become your marriage mentors. Explain that this simply means meeting with you once a month or so for coffee so that your can learn from their relationship. Get them to talk about their mistakes, successes, and garner some good old fashioned advice.

Here’s our question: Is there anyone like that in your life?

We want to hear from you! We’d love to include your feedback in our e-book:

• Do you have a marriage mentor?
• Is there anyone you can go to when you have marriage problems?
• Where do you go when you need to express your concerns, or ask for help?
• Have you ever taken the role of mentor in another couple’s marriage?

Speaking of Mentors…

Although we won’t likely have the privilege of meeting you face-to-face, we are delighted that we can be long-distance marriage mentors for you! Do you know you can submit questions or thoughts, and we will answer them, just like a mentor would do for you!?

Recently, one of readers was in a real predicament, and sent in a serious question looking for help. We were delighted to offer some assistance. Her responses were amazing!

-Oh, WOW THANK YOU!!!! This has been an eye opener to me…
-I say BRAVO to your well thought through answer…
-I feel as if I just drank a fresh glass of water…

If we can help you in any way, submit your question to our Q & A page. Just click here to visit our Question and Answer page now.

Here is another reminder about our 2011 Intimate Couple Valentine's Day Contest, where we’re inviting our parent readers to send us their “clever, touching, and sometimes silly” couple rituals! We’re looking for those rituals that, between the two of you, are romantic turn-ons! Though others think your little "couple habits" may seem silly, for you they are romantic actions that bring the two of closer together!

Our judges will select a first place winner from all the contest submissions. That winner will receive a copy of the hardcover book, What Happy Parents Do by Carol Bruess and Anna Kudak, along with a romantic gift-bag of assorted items with over $100 value!

Click here to submit your contest entry! Remember the deadline for entries is February 14, 2011!

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Speaking of romance and Valentine's Day, we're excited to present to you an additional site we're building as a resource for couples. In fact, we'd like your input on what types of resources we should include in the website. Would you be willing to complete a very short (one question!) feedback form to help us determine what topics would interest you most?

BONUS: Each person who completes our feedback form will be given access to a special link so they can purchase The Romantic Couple's website's newest resource... "52 Love Notes for My Wife" at a discounted price. This resource regularly sells for $12 but can be yours for only $5 if you complete the feedback form!

ADDITIONAL BONUS: Everyone who completes the feedback form by February 14, 2011 will have their name put into a draw where one person will be randomly selected to win a "MYSTERY PRIZE"!

Click here now to go to the Feedback Form!

Sincerely,

Jim and Carrie

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