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Discussion Questions

We Take This Man

1. Do you think Tracey was too hard on Dwight? Should she have moved to Maryland with him?

2. Do you think Dwight was wrong for moving even when he knew Tracey was adamant?

3. Would you consider Dwight a good man? Why or why not?

4. Did you think Alicia was wrong for pursuing Dwight?

5. Do you agree with Dwight’s decision to leave his family to make something work with Alicia? Or was Alicia the easy way out?

6. Do you think Dwight and Alicia’s sexual encounter was inevitable? Or is it possible to remain friends under those kinds of circumstances?

7. Would you have been able to share your man with another woman?

8. Do you think Tracey really loved Dwight, or was she in love with his money?

9. Did the women have ulterior motives for sharing Dwight? If so, what do you think these motives were?

10. How many women do you think could handle an arrangement like this? And under what circumstances is it acceptable?

We Take This Man
by Candice Dow and Daaimah S. Poole

  • Publication Date: January 7, 2009
  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
  • ISBN-10: 0446501832
  • ISBN-13: 9780446501835