By Andrea Syrtash
Rodale, $15.99, 201 pages
ISBN 9781609611095

If the title doesn’t catch your interest, nothing will. Columnist and author Andrea Syrtash’s Cheat On Your Husband (With Your Husband): How to Date Your Spouse is a breath of fresh air in the relationship genre. Open its pages to learn how to create an exciting and more fulfilling marriage. Learn how to be passionate about your own life and discover the possibilities waiting for you. A new partner or lover isn’t the answer. Whether you’ve been married for one year or fifty, this book is a relationship gem sure to spice up your love life.

“The heart of our love story — and the most interesting and dynamic chapters in our relationship — happen after the dopamine has dissipated and we become attached to our partners. Falling in love and getting married are simple, but staying married — happily married — is a challenge.”

If you don’t read the subtitle, you might think this book was a sleazy guide to being immoral. My husband certainly gave me a strange look when he saw it lying on the counter! Syrtash certainly succeeds in getting attention. Inside, readers will find relationship medicine. Learn about finding balance in your marriage, the modern relationship, and keeping love alive after kids. Learn to improve your communication skills and solve arguments effectively.  “Your love story doesn’t end at “I do” — it is always evolving.”

This book is a quick and easy read full of great advice and interesting stories. I learned a lot and can’t wait to apply some of these ideas to my marriage. Who couldn’t use a little spice in their relationship?

Reviewed by Jennifer Melville