For those who bought "1001 questions to ask before getting married"

I have not bought the book yet. However I plan on doing so. This is going to sound really weird buy my FH and I play the questions game from time to time. It started out that he was really shy and quiet and I was a bit more outgoing and wanted to get to know him better when we first started dating. So we play 5 questions. That is just what we call it sometimes there are more sometimes fewer. The rules are that you can ask the other person anything and they have to answer honestly, once you are done asking questions tho what is discussed in questions is never discussed with anyone else. That way it creates a safe place to ask questions that might otherwise be awkward/embarrassing. It has worked well for us so far for everything from food preferences to sexual preference. At first my FH was not that into it but now he admits that it has brought us closer and he feels that he has gotten to know me better because of it. We have been together for 5 years and still play it.

I bought it but we just started. So far I think it will be worth it.

Funny - my fh moved in in June and proposed the day he moved in!

Were the same way - he's so shy and doesn't talk to anyone... I'm "shy" but not like him.. I can go up and talk to random strangers and always try to have fun no matter where I am or who I'm with. He always get mad because according to him I talk to everyone else but not him, mainly because I usually end up doing all the talking and rambling and he doesn't give much input back. I'm just hoping this book would help "get to know each other better", we already know all the basic stuff but I'm hoping this book goes into more detail - and if theres 1001 questions I'm sure it does lol

I haven't bought it, although I've heard it comes highly recommended by some of the brides on this site. I don't think you necessarily have to buy a book to ask your FH questions. My FH and I play the "question game" all of the time and have done so since we started dating 5 years ago. We have lived together for four years, so it really has nothing to do with whether you are living with your FH before or after the marriage, IMO. There will always be things you don't know about your partner, and each of you learn and grow as people, so communication is essential. Asking questions and expressing interest in your FH's thoughts, ideas, memories, and experiences is critical to the health of your relationship. However, if you don't feel like buying the book or generating questions on your own, a simple Google search produces links to questions you can use:

http://www.futurescopes.com/romantic-ideas/597/102-questions-ask-your-boyfriends-or-girlfriends

http://www.greenleafcounseling.org/index.php?view=article&catid=20%3Ahelpful-articles&id=76%3Apremarital-questions&option=com_content&Itemid=76

Thanks JLu! The reason I was considering it was because some brides on here have talked about it and I'm not good at always thinking of all the questions and making sure I cover every topic. I'm checking out the links now.. thanks

I just bought the book last week actually. FH and I have been together over 4 years....living together almost 2. I think it's definitely worth it. Although we talk about everything there are things in there that you may have never thought to go over with each other. There's a section about preferences between your parents and your future inlaws that def made me have to think twice haha. There is some stuff in there that you might be able to skip over if it doesn't apply but i think it's helpful.

@Allison D, You are quite welcome! Google searches for "questions to ask before marriage" and "questions to ask my fiance" are just some ideas. Happy questioning!

I have not bought the book, so I can't comment on it. However, I do think you should get a list of questions to discuss.

My DH and I were good friends for 3 years before we started dating. We lived together for 2 years before we got married. I learned something new about him last night!

You'll never know everything, but I think those lists of questions are great! It's not even the content all the time. It's the discussion. It gets you talking about things that you may not have thought to talk about. Some of those topics are uncomfortable, too. It really opens the lines of communication- which is the important thing.

I'm sure you can find lists of questions for free online.

Yes, free is always a good way to go! LoL I tried looking for it at the libraries to just rent it instead of having to buy it because once you go through all the questions whats the point of keeping it really? I've tried doing searches before buy they were for boyfriend and seemed like they were for young teenagers.. not appropriate for a serious relationship thats going into marriage. I'll just have to word it differently to find good questions that would fit to us. Thanks everyone!

I bought it about a week ago off amazon. i found it on there for about $9. I havent received the book yet tho. But i read all the amazon reviews and pretty much all of them were positive and informative. if you havent read those reviews i would do that.

i liked that it was the one of the only books that wasnt religion based.

I am reading it now just got it last week....and ummmmm I say for the price it is worth the read but did it tell me somethings I didnt know...yes a little....I think it has interesting questions and example...I say get it ....