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We’ve been practicing clickbait headlines. How’d we do? Like any good clickbait, this post will sort of deliver on its promise: The Marriage Test has got a bunch of media coverage in the last few days and many of the stories have offered date descriptions–we won’t mention which outlet actually asked to publish all 40 dates on their website but… well, it was the Today Show....

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Launch party February 4 in NYC Book News

Get ready for an interesting night… Thursday, February 4, we’re celebrating the publication of “The Marriage Test” with a highly interactive launch party. You and someone special (or you and a stranger, or you and someone you sort of know, or you and someone you’d like to know better) will have ten relationship building, Marriage Test-certified activities to choose from. You can care for a crying,...

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How we made “The Marriage Test” Book News

One night a bunch of nights ago, we met up with friends at a bar on 14th Street in D.C. and told them our idea: We were going to build a series of dating challenges to decide if we were truly right for each other. Most of our crew that night were in similar life situations—seriously dating, open to marriage but unsure how their relationship...

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We have a cover and publication date! Book News

After two years of dating, writing and editing, we’re excited to share some publication details for “The Marriage Test.” Penguin/Berkley will release the book on February 2, 2016. There’s already an Amazon page… and a Barnes & Noble page. Artist Sarah Wilkins created the book cover, which we love. She even honored Jill’s request to give the woman curly hair. Brook didn’t ask for the...

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