Rick Johnson is the founder of Better Dads and is a much sought-after speaker at parenting and marriage conferences. He is the author of such bestselling titles as BECOMING YOUR SPOUSE’S BETTER HALF, HOW TO TALK SO YOUR HUSBAND WILL LISTEN, THAT’S MY SON and BETTER DADS, STRONGER SONS. Johnson makes it his mission to empower and then equip both men and women to fulfill the responsibilities given them by God as spouses and as parents. He speaks equally to both sexes and finds practical (and frequently comical) ways to reach deep into the hearts of men and women to energize them for the challenges they face daily.

In his newest book, ROMANCING YOUR BETTER HALF, Johnson finds novel ways of addressing worn-out topics and brings new life to such subjects as the principle of marriages that can last forever; how to effectively communicate with the opposite sex; understanding romantic love and bringing a new spark to those old, forgotten feelings; how romance and intimacy are the soul of a marriage; understanding sexuality and the blessedness of married love; overcoming personal woundedness through understanding and healing; and recognizing that his needs are very different from hers (and vice versa).

"As a motivational speaker, Johnson tells it like it is --- a welcome change from some experts who seem to offer advice far afield from the real life nitty-gritty.... ROMANCING YOUR BETTER HALF is sure to up the romance ante in the lives of anyone who takes his suggestions to heart and applies his recommendations."

Johnson opens his romance primer with the words that sometimes marriage is a lot like being in the zone as it relates to sports. There are those lovely moments when all is seemingly perfect…and there are often longer stretches of struggle and hardship that couples must simply endure. Like life, marriage has its ups and downs and seasons of great joy followed by seasons of difficulty and pain. Johnson helps readers understand that every marriage goes through these changes and seasons --- and hopefully all married partners grow up and through them all…together.

In each of his dynamically presented chapters, Johnson offers numerous stories of real folks who have weathered the hardest of marital problems (in positive ways and in some not-so-helpful methods). Herein, Johnson becomes the instructor who offers his students some real cause and effect type of scenarios that they can learn from (without having to endure the painful consequences). He gives ample practical suggestions for overcoming poor habits in marriage and includes marvelous ideas for couples to put into play under his Intimacy-Building Tips section.

As a motivational speaker, Johnson tells it like it is --- a welcome change from some experts who seem to offer advice far afield from the real life nitty-gritty. Johnson, married to his wife for over 30 years, is quite transparent as he shares some of the struggles they have endured through the years. He admits that he certainly doesn’t have marriage all figured out, but what he does know is that the institution of marriage has been created by God and inherently is a good thing designed to bless those men and women who take their marriage covenant seriously.

Whether readers are newly wed or seasoned marriage veterans, ROMANCING YOUR BETTER HALF is sure to up the romance ante in the lives of anyone who takes his suggestions to heart and applies his recommendations.