Dating, love, marriage…It’s not easy to navigate. Although there is no single guidebook on the subject, books are available to help you along the way. Here are some of our favorite books about love, relationships, and marriage.
Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice from Dear Sugar by Cheryl Strayed ($17, shop here)
Fans of Wild know and love her, but before that book, Cheryl Strayed took on the pseudonym Dear Sugar, where she gave people love and relationship advice. This column turned into a podcast, which turned into a newsletter, and now you can find the best of Dear Sugar in one spot.
You Only Fall in Love Three Times: The Secret Search for Our Twin Flame by Kate Rose ($16.49, shop here)
In this book, relationship expert Kate Rose discusses the three types of love and the key to finding “the one.” It gives us a deeper understanding of these people and what they want. In short, this book explains that while happy endings don’t always happen as they do in fairy tales, they do happen.
Better Small Talk: Talk to Anyone, Avoid Awkwardness, Generate Deep Conversations, and Make Real Friends by Patrick King ($16.24, shop here)
While this book references networking for career purposes, we feel obligated to ask: When was the last time you felt like you really nailed a first-date conversation? In this book, you’ll learn to open people up without them realizing it with dialogues, responses, phrases, and questions.
8 Rules of Love: How to Find It, Keep It, and Let It Go by Jay Shetty ($14.49, shop here)
In 8 Rules of Love by Jay Shetty (also author of How to Find It, Keep It, and Let It Go), readers will gain insight into how to define love, how to date, what to expect when you move in together, breaking up, starting over, and so much more.
Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love by Dr. Sue Johnson ($21.91, shop here)
Every relationship has critical moments that can be turned into healing conversations. And with some practice, these conversations can become key ingredients to nurture, protect, and grow your relationship.