A few months into Lindsay Jill Roth's transatlantic courtship with a handsome Englishman she'd dubbed "the Brit," he made an off-hand comment that hit her like a gut punch: "But I don't know you well enough yet." Despite hours on FaceTime and a series of swoon-worthy dates in London and New York, she reluctantly realized that he was right: they didn't know each other very well. And their budding relationship, while certainly romantic, was hardly practical. In an age of increasingly impersonal dating-where "ghosting" is the norm and "situationships" abound-how 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?Enter Romances & Practicalities: A Love Story (Maybe Yours!) in 250 Questions (William Morrow; on sale January 28, 2025), which delivers an unputdownable blend of personal storytelling and research-backed self-help, including 250 questions spanning a dozen essential categories-from money to children to chores to sex-designed to help readers assess compatibility with a potential or current partner, initiate tricky conversations with grace, and build stronger, deeper relationships. Lindsay weaves those questions with stories from real-life couples, as well as guidance from a range of experts, including author and psychotherapist Lori Gottlieb, the "holistic psychologist" Dr. Nicole LePera, Dr. Mark Hyman, sex therapist Dr. Emily Morse, the "Sleep Doctor" Michael Breus, People magazine's "Sexiest Veterinarian Alive" Dr. Evan Antin, Suze Orman, David Kessler, Barbara Corcoran, and many more.

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