{"id":1321,"date":"2010-02-13T02:53:45","date_gmt":"2010-02-13T08:53:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sistahsontheshelf.com\/blog\/?p=1321"},"modified":"2020-05-09T00:26:05","modified_gmt":"2020-05-09T04:26:05","slug":"love-and-marriage-the-gay-and-lesbian-guide-to-dating-and-romance-by-cheril-n-clarke-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sistahsontheshelf.com\/?p=1321","title":{"rendered":"Love and Marriage: The Gay and Lesbian Guide to Dating and Romance by Cheril N. Clarke"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0035RPFQY\/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&amp;linkCode=li3&amp;tag=sistontheshel-20&amp;linkId=79595caa07f73dc88de30710cacd26bf&amp;language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B0035RPFQY&amp;Format=_SL250_&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;WS=1&amp;tag=sistontheshel-20&amp;language=en_US\" width=\"263\" height=\"325\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><strong>Publisher\/Date:\u00a0 <\/strong>Dodi Press, Jan.\u00a02010<br \/>\n<strong>Genre:\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0Relationship\u00a0Guide<br \/>\n<strong>Pages:<\/strong>\u00a0 24<br \/>\n<strong>Website:\u00a0<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cherilnclarke.com\/\">http:\/\/www.cherilnclarke.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><p><strong class=\"rating\">Rating:<\/strong>&nbsp;<img src=\"http:\/\/www.sistahsontheshelf.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/xavins-review-ratings\/default\/star.png\" alt=\"&#9733;\" title=\"4\/5\" \/><img src=\"http:\/\/www.sistahsontheshelf.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/xavins-review-ratings\/default\/star.png\" alt=\"&#9733;\" title=\"4\/5\" \/><img src=\"http:\/\/www.sistahsontheshelf.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/xavins-review-ratings\/default\/star.png\" alt=\"&#9733;\" title=\"4\/5\" \/><img src=\"http:\/\/www.sistahsontheshelf.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/xavins-review-ratings\/default\/star.png\" alt=\"&#9733;\" title=\"4\/5\" \/><img src=\"http:\/\/www.sistahsontheshelf.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/xavins-review-ratings\/default\/blank_star.png\" alt=\"&#9734;\" title=\"4\/5\" \/>&nbsp;<\/p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Want hundreds of tips to kick start, rekindle or preserve your relationship? Then get your hands on <em><strong>LOVE AND MARRIAGE: THE GAY AND LESBIAN GUIDE TO DATING AND ROMANCE<\/strong><\/em> by beloved novelist Cheril N. Clarke.<\/p>\n<p>Not only is Clarke the author of lesbian contemporary romance novels, she&#8217;s also a happily wedded woman of three years. That helps when perusing these helpful suggestions that list everything from scrapbooking to playing hide-and-go-seek to lap-dancing \u2013 all in an effort to keep the romance brewing.<\/p>\n<p>The e-book is broken up conveniently into three sections: Getting to Know Each Other, Commitment and Marriage. Each pointer is marked with a symbol indicating the cost and activity type. As a word of advice, she states that you should make this book your own and not try to do everything at once.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re on a first date or starting a new relationship, Clarke offers out-of-the-box plans for first dates. Things like taking a hot air balloon, having dinner in a castle, or walking under the stars on moonlight night will surely set a very good first impression.<\/p>\n<p>For those in monogamous relationships, she doesn&#8217;t forget about you. To strengthen your bond, why don\u2019t you take your girlfriend to a bed and breakfast or write her an old fashioned love letter?<\/p>\n<p>And to cherish your union and combat the long-term itch of marriage, among Clarke\u2019s hints are commissioning an artist to paint a couple\u2019s portrait, having personalized china made, and attending a hedonism retreat.<\/p>\n<p>By reading <em>Love and Marriage<\/em>, all couples should find something to fit their fancy \u2013 from the simplest declaration to the most elaborate arrangement. Clarke has your relationship in mind.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reviewed February 2010<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Publisher\/Date:\u00a0 Dodi Press, Jan.\u00a02010 Genre:\u00a0\u00a0Relationship\u00a0Guide Pages:\u00a0 24 Website:\u00a0 http:\/\/www.cherilnclarke.com Want hundreds of tips to kick start, rekindle or preserve your relationship? Then get your hands on LOVE AND MARRIAGE: THE GAY AND LESBIAN GUIDE TO DATING AND ROMANCE by beloved novelist Cheril N. Clarke. Not only is Clarke the author of lesbian contemporary romance novels, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[41,118,155,175,218,271,292,302,306,353,384,387,520],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sistahsontheshelf.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1321"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sistahsontheshelf.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sistahsontheshelf.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sistahsontheshelf.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sistahsontheshelf.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1321"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.sistahsontheshelf.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1321\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7356,"href":"http:\/\/www.sistahsontheshelf.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1321\/revisions\/7356"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sistahsontheshelf.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1321"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sistahsontheshelf.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1321"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sistahsontheshelf.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1321"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}