The Couple's Book
by Benrik
Hodder & Stoughton $195
This ironic, interactive book for lovers to record and monitor the ups and downs of their relationship is structured along chronological lines: Love Is In The Air; Happy Together; Pillow Talk; Things I Know About You; Commitment; Trouble in Paradise; and Ever After. Couples can record who made the first move, the first time they had sex, their deepest secrets, their prenuptial agreement, their first row, each other's annoying habits and plan on where to meet in heaven. Single people can apply for an arranged marriage and gay couples are encouraged to modify gender-specific illustrations with white-out or by drawing in key elements as required. Much of the book consists of blank charts that couples are supposed to fill in. At the core is the relationship Logbook, which is 51 pages of lined blank paper.