I could not be more excited, because today is R and P day on the show! That’s right — today we’re chatting with the fabulous Lindsay Jill Roth, one of my new favorite people, about her book Romances & Practicalities: A Love Story (Maybe Yours!) in 250 Questions, which comes out today, January 28. I spoke to Lindsay just before my wedding, and even though I was obviously in major love mode in the leadup to that, let’s be honest — I’m always in major love mode. I’m a hopeless romantic, and I love reading books about relationships, and Lindsay’s book and the 250 questions within it gave my husband and I a chance to bond even more during our engagement. R and P is not just the title of Lindsay’s new book, but also a system created by her — today she tells us about that system and what she hopes it achieves; how this great idea originated; the methodology for choosing these 250 questions to help get to know someone more deeply; how she chose the sections of the book, which include Animals and Pets; Communication; Relationships, Sex, and Sexuality; In-Laws and Families of Origin; Chores, Domestic Duties, and Building a Home; Health and Medical; Children; Careers; Money and Finances; Weddings and Marriage; and Religion, Spirituality, and Politics. Romances & Practicalities is filled with experts and interesting people, and in it is sprinkled details of Lindsay’s own romance with her now husband. Lindsay clarifies, by the way, that you do not have to be partnered to take this inventory, and that it’s for everyone; I also ask her about what she means when she writes in the book “The sexiest kind of romance is also the most practical” and what it’s like to write a book about relationships after writing a novel in the past, and how those two experiences differ. Let me introduce you to Lindsay — she is an award-winning television and live events producer who has created and developed a wide variety of programming globally, including original content for NBC, ESPN, BET, Billboard, Food Network, the Grammys, the TONYs, the Masters, and the U.S. Open. She is the former producer of the Emmy-nominated Larry King Now and the creator and executive producer of Haylie Duff’s Real Girls Kitchen. As I mentioned a moment ago, Lindsay is also a novelist, writing What Pretty Girls Are Made Of in 2015. I am thrilled for her in this new adventure, and I certainly think she’s found a big time calling here. Let’s dig into it.

Romances & Practicalities: A Love Story (Maybe Yours!) in 250 Questions by Lindsay Jill Roth