Index: src/OFDate.h
==================================================================
--- src/OFDate.h
+++ src/OFDate.h
@@ -156,6 +156,18 @@
  *
  * \param fmt The format for the date string
  * \return A new, autoreleased OFString
  */
 - (OFString*)localDateStringWithFormat: (OFString*)fmt;
+
+/**
+ * \param date Another date
+ * \return The earlier date of the two dates
+ */
+- (OFDate*)earlierDate: (OFDate*)date;
+
+/**
+ * \param date Another date
+ * \return The later date of the two dates
+ */
+- (OFDate*)laterDate: (OFDate*)date;
 @end

Index: src/OFDate.m
==================================================================
--- src/OFDate.m
+++ src/OFDate.m
@@ -344,6 +344,22 @@
 		return [OFString stringWithCString: buf];
 	} @finally {
 		[self freeMemory: buf];
 	}
 }
+
+- (OFDate*)earlierDate: (OFDate*)date
+{
+	if ([self compare: date] == OF_ORDERED_DESCENDING)
+		return [[date retain] autorelease];
+
+	return [[self retain] autorelease];
+}
+
+- (OFDate*)laterDate: (OFDate*)date
+{
+	if ([self compare: date] == OF_ORDERED_ASCENDING)
+		return [[date retain] autorelease];
+
+	return [[self retain] autorelease];
+}
 @end

Index: tests/OFDateTests.m
==================================================================
--- tests/OFDateTests.m
+++ tests/OFDateTests.m
@@ -59,9 +59,13 @@
 	TEST(@"-[year]", [d1 year] == 1970 && [d2 year] == 1970)
 
 	TEST(@"-[dayOfWeek]", [d1 dayOfWeek] == 4 && [d2 dayOfWeek] == 5)
 
 	TEST(@"-[dayOfYear]", [d1 dayOfYear] == 1 && [d2 dayOfYear] == 2)
+
+	TEST(@"-[earlierDate:]", [[d1 earlierDate: d2] isEqual: d1])
+
+	TEST(@"-[laterDate:]", [[d1 laterDate: d2] isEqual: d2])
 
 	[pool drain];
 }
 @end