Stuff We Fight About Conversation Cards for Couples
Get on the Same Page with Your Dreams, Hang-ups, Traditions, and Everything in Between
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$20.00
Jul 18, 2023 |
ISBN: 9780593579961
About Stuff We Fight About Conversation Cards for Couples
Strengthen the relational foundation between you and your partner by entering into the real, important, and in-depth conversations sparked by these 125 practical prompt cards.
Inspired by the gap that exists across many relationships—one of unmet expectations, unfulfilled hopes, and a failure to communicate—Stuff We Fight About invites couples to express their preferences, pet peeves, assumptions, and major life goals in a safe and low-pressure context. By engaging in these vital conversations instead of pushing their differences under the rug, couples will preempt any fights before they happen and will fortify their relationship—whether dating, engaged, or married—and gain the added benefit of being more fully known and loved.
With 125 beautifully designed cards, this unique deck offers couples a helpful catalyst for conversations in five categories, with prompts such as:
Designed to be used at home or on the go, Stuff We Fight About teaches couples to communicate about foundational topics, sets a standard for vulnerable conversations, and breaks the fragmented patterns that wound relationships. With a hint of humor, and a lot of practicality, these cards will help prepare couples to create patterns of authentic conversations in their day-to-day lives.
Inspired by the gap that exists across many relationships—one of unmet expectations, unfulfilled hopes, and a failure to communicate—Stuff We Fight About invites couples to express their preferences, pet peeves, assumptions, and major life goals in a safe and low-pressure context. By engaging in these vital conversations instead of pushing their differences under the rug, couples will preempt any fights before they happen and will fortify their relationship—whether dating, engaged, or married—and gain the added benefit of being more fully known and loved.
With 125 beautifully designed cards, this unique deck offers couples a helpful catalyst for conversations in five categories, with prompts such as:
- Day to Day: What are your usual routines when waking up and getting ready for bed?
- Pet Peeves: How do you squeeze the toothpaste onto your toothbrush?
- Big Ones: How was money talked about in your home as a kid?
- Holidays: What is a family tradition that makes you feel the Christmas spirit?
- The Future: What do you want to accomplish in the next five years, both personally and as a couple?
Designed to be used at home or on the go, Stuff We Fight About teaches couples to communicate about foundational topics, sets a standard for vulnerable conversations, and breaks the fragmented patterns that wound relationships. With a hint of humor, and a lot of practicality, these cards will help prepare couples to create patterns of authentic conversations in their day-to-day lives.
About Jeniffer Dake
Jeniffer Dake is a professional speaker, teacher, and mentor who has had the privilege of counseling young women from middle school through to marriage. Over the past twenty-five years, she has spoken at professional conferences, youth councils, parenting symposiums, and leadership development conventions throughout the country. Jeniffer's passion is to teach others how to live to their fullest potential. She has a master's degree from Dallas Theological Seminary and lives with her husband and two children in Nashville, Tennessee.Product Details
125 pages | Published by Ink & Willow
On Sale Date: Jul 18, 2023
Trim Size: 4 x 3-1/8
Carton Quantity: 24
Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Elizabeth Groening, Publicity & Marketing Assistant
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Stuff We Fight About Conversation Cards for Couples
Get on the Same Page with Your Dreams, Hang-ups, Traditions, and Everything in Between
By Jeniffer Dake
Ink & Willow Conversation Cards | July 18, 2023
Conversation Cards to Confront Issues Before They Happen by Igniting Fun and Healthy Conversations for Couples in All Stages!
Often, the hardest part of having a conversation with one’s spouse or significant other is simply starting it. But avoiding sensitive topics for too long can lead to big fights that might fracture even the most treasured relationship. In an effort to help couples prevent these fights before they happen, professional speaker, teacher, and mentor Jeniffer Dake created Stuff We Fight About Conversational Cards for Couples: Get on the Same Page with Your Dreams, Hang-ups, Traditions, and Everything in Between (Ink & Willow, 7/18/23).
This retro-inspired deck of 125 cards strives to strengthen relational foundations through honest, vulnerable conversations that allow couples to share their preferences, assumptions, pet peeves, and life goals in a low-pressure context. Dake describes Stuff We Fight About as an overflow of her heart’s desire to help couples build a foundation for a strong marriage:
“After years of mentoring young couples, I have continued to see the same problem rise: failure to communicate,” says Dake. “These cards help couples create a pattern of communication.”
Her hope is that couples in any stage of their relationship, whether dating, engaged, or married, can use these cards to engage in vital conversations, instead of pushing problems under the rug.
Stuff We Fight About includes five categories (Day to Day, Pet Peeves, Big Ones, Holidays, and The Future), with prompts such as: “How do you squeeze toothpaste onto your toothbrush?” and “How was money talked about in your home as a kid?”
With a hint of humor and a lot of practicality, Stuff We Fight About encourages couples to have the hard conversations before they become too big to handle. And because of the tongue-in-cheek packaging and low-pressure tone of the questions, this card deck is perfect for gifting at weddings or bridal showers and ideal for using as a resource in marriage ministries or counseling sessions. As a result, with this proven pack of conversation cards in their relationship arsenal, couples can learn to heal wounds and create patterns of habitual and authentic conversation.
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JENIFFER DAKE is a professional speaker, teacher, and mentor who has had the privilege of counseling young women from middle school through to marriage. Over the past twenty-five years, she has spoken at professional conferences, youth councils, parenting symposiums, and leadership development conventions throughout the country. Jeniffer's passion is to teach others how to live to their fullest potential. She has a master's degree from Dallas Theological Seminary and lives with her husband and two children in Nashville, Tennessee.
For more information, visit jenifferdake.com.
STUFF WE FIGHT ABOUT CONVERSATION CARDS FOR COUPLES
By Jeniffer Dake
An Ink & Willow Card Game | On Sale July 18, 2023
ISBN: 9780593579961
Suggested Interview Questions for Jeniffer Dake
1. What inspired you to create Stuff We Fight About Conversation Cards for Couples?
2. How do the cards work and who should use them?
3. What kinds of questions are on the cards and why are these conversations so beneficial?
4. Why is it important for couples to talk about little and big things?
5. How will these cards impact couples’ day-to-day lives?
6. From your years as a mentor, can you provide an example of how a simple conversation helped a complicated problem?
7. If you could give one piece of advice to a newly married couple, what would it be? What about a couple that has been married for 30 years?
8. What do you hope couples will take away from engaging with these cards?
For an interview or review copy request, please contact Elizabeth Groening at egroening@penguinrandomhouse.com
