Side-by-Side Summer — The Honeymoon Years
Keep Dating the Person You Married.
Marriage shouldn't be the end of dating. It should give you even more reasons to keep discovering each other. Summer is a romantic, private and enjoyable experience designed to help you build your life together while remembering to enjoy the person you're building it with.
Love brought you here. Don't stop doing the things that made you fall in love.
The Honeymoon Doesn't Have to End.
We've been married 40 years, but we're still newlyweds. She's still my bride. Because holding hands doesn't have to stop — and neither does discovering the person you chose to love.
Before Your First Date...
Summer was created to help you keep discovering each other while building the life you're creating together. Watch this together and then make your first experience a date.
Don't Just Take the Course. Make a Date of It.
Pick an evening. Make or order something you both enjoy. Pour your favorite beverage. Put the phones away. Find a comfortable place and spend some intentional time together.
You don't need a classroom. You don't need to make it formal. You just need each other.
And when the lesson is finished? Stay on the date.
Listen. Learn. Talk.
Sometimes the hardest part of a meaningful conversation is simply knowing how to begin. So we begin by listening.
Listen
Begin together with relationship wisdom from Tim Connor. Neither of you has to introduce the subject or be the teacher. You're simply listening to the same idea together.
Learn
Discover more about yourselves and each other — including the behavioral differences that make each of you wonderfully individual.
Talk
Turn what you've heard and discovered into conversations about love, money, family, expectations, dreams and the life you're building together.
Five Dates Worth Having.
We could call them lessons. But we'd rather you experience them as five opportunities to slow down, enjoy each other and talk about the things that will shape your life together.
Cherishing the Romance
Remember what drew you together and talk about something couples sometimes forget to protect as life gets busier — the romance.
Understanding Each Other's Needs
Explore how two people can experience affection, attention, communication and connection differently.
Money & Marriage
Talk about priorities, expectations and the financial life you're beginning to build together.
Family, Friends & Your New Life Together
Two people bring two histories, families, friendships and traditions into a marriage. Talk about how those worlds become part of your new life together.
Building Our Future
Dream together. Talk about the marriage, home, experiences and life you hope to create. The future becomes more meaningful when you begin imagining it side-by-side.
Sometimes, Just Listen to the Words.
Not every moment together needs to teach you something. Some moments should simply remind you why you chose each other.
Pour something you enjoy. Sit close. Press play.
Tim Connor's Words of Love brings poetry and romance into the Summer experience — because a relationship shouldn't only be understood. It should also be enjoyed.
For the next few minutes, don't analyze your relationship. Just enjoy being in it.
You Married Someone Wonderful — Not Someone Just Like You.
Love doesn't erase your differences. And it shouldn't. The behavioral science of ProScan helps each of you better understand how you're naturally wired — and your Side-by-Side insights help you see those differences together.
Suddenly, something you've wondered about your partner may make a little more sense. A reaction may look different. A communication style may become easier to understand.
Begin with personal behavioral insight.
Better understand the qualities and preferences that make your partner uniquely themselves.
Explore your similarities and differences together.
Some Parts Are Even More Fun With Friends.
Invite another couple over. Share dinner. Pour your favorite beverages. Choose one of Tim Connor's Relationship Principles, listen together and let the conversation begin.
One Principle. Two Couples. No classroom. Just good friends, good conversation and an enjoyable evening together.
Your personal ProScan results, Side-by-Side discoveries and private relationship conversations remain between the two of you. Couples' Night is simply an optional way to enjoy some of the shared relationship wisdom with friends.
More Than a Course. An Experience for Two.
Everything is designed to give you another reason to spend meaningful time together.
25 Relationship Principles
Relationship wisdom from Tim Connor gives you meaningful ideas to hear and discuss together.
Words of Love
Romantic poetry and audio bring warmth and reflection into your time together.
ProScan for Both
Personal behavioral insight helps each of you better understand yourselves.
Side-by-Side
Discover similarities and differences and explore them together.
12 Essentials
Explore meaningful relationship commitments and expectations.
Beyond Our Love
Conversation prompts help you move from assumptions toward deeper understanding.
Companion Guide
Reflections and conversation resources to accompany your journey.
Your Home. Your Pace.
No classroom and no required group sharing. Experience Summer together when it works for you.
The Honeymoon Season
Five meaningful experiences. Behavioral discovery. Relationship wisdom. Words of Love. And something even more valuable — intentional time together.
BEGIN OUR SUMMER JOURNEYKeep Dating. Keep Holding Hands. Keep Discovering.
Because the person beside you can still be your bride or groom 40 years from now.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Side-by-Side Summer for?
Summer is designed especially for couples in the Honeymoon Season — couples beginning to build everyday life together who want to keep romance, discovery, communication and intentional time together part of their relationship.
Does something need to be wrong with our relationship?
Not at all. Summer is built around the belief that you shouldn't have to wait until something is wrong to invest in a relationship you value.
Do we really use the experiences as date nights?
That's what we encourage. Make dinner or order your favorite food, pour something you enjoy, put the phones away and experience the material together. Don't rush through it. Enjoy the time together.
What is Listen, Learn and Talk?
It is the heart of the Side-by-Side experience. Begin by listening to relationship wisdom together. Learn something about yourselves and each other. Then allow those discoveries to become conversations between the two of you.
What is Words of Love?
Words of Love features romantic poetry from Tim Connor. It adds an intentionally romantic element to Summer because not every moment together needs to be instructional. Sometimes you should simply enjoy being in love.
What role does ProScan play?
ProScan provides behavioral insight into how each of you is naturally wired. Your Side-by-Side insights then help you explore similarities and differences together, creating another way to understand the person you married.
Can we invite another couple to participate?
Absolutely for the shared relationship-principle portions if you choose. Invite friends for dinner, listen to a principle and enjoy the conversation. Personal ProScan results, Side-by-Side insights and private relationship conversations remain between the two of you.
Is Side-by-Side Summer counseling or therapy?
No. Summer is a private relationship-development experience designed for couples to enjoy together. It does not replace professional counseling, medical care or other appropriate professional services when those are needed.
What happens when we're no longer newlyweds?
Maybe you never have to stop being newlyweds. Life will change and your relationship will move through different seasons. But holding hands, dating, romance, curiosity and continuing to discover each other can remain part of your relationship for a lifetime.