title: Relationships: A Mess Worth Making
author: Tim S. Lane
description: This book is not just another simplistic manual on relationships, offering theoretical methods and procedures for arriving at someone else s idea of a model relationship. Instead, Tim Lane and Paul Tripp have written about Christ crucified the power of God and the wisdom of God for redeeming relationships. Destined to radically transform multitudes of families and friendships, their wisdom is based on the Rock and the Rock is very sound. --U.S. Rep. Bob Inglis (SC-4)<br /><br />Paul Tripp and Tim Lane bring deep Christ-centered thought and broad counseling experience to their writing, offering fresh hope and practical answers to people in less-than-perfect relationships. Paul and Tim are men who love our Savior, his Word and the Spirit, so it is with the utmost confidence that I always recommend their writing. --Elyse Fitzpatrick, Women Helping Women
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  _**What happens when the search for the perfect date goes perfectly wrong?**_
  
  Declan has commitment issues. He’s been an office temp for literally years
  now, and his friends delight in telling people that he left his last boyfriend
  at the altar.
  
  And that’s all true. But he’s starting to think it’s time to start working on
  his issues. Maybe.
  
  When Declan meets Sidney—a popular nonbinary YouTuber with an advice show—an
  opportunity presents itself: as part of The Love Study, Declan will go on a
  series of dates arranged by Sidney and report back on how the date went in the
  next episode.
  
  The dates are…sort of blah. It’s not Sidney’s fault; the folks participating
  are (mostly) great people, but there’s no chemistry there. Maybe Declan’s just
  broken.
  
  Or maybe the problem is that the only person he’s feeling chemistry with is
  Sidney.
  
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