This book was read for the Themed Reading Challenge (my theme is marriage.)
I must admit, I picked up this book because I thought I WOULDN’T like it. I don’t agree with some things Dr. Laura has said in her newspaper column and in general, Pagans don’t seem to like her very much. So I figured I would disagree with almost every piece of advice she would give. I readily admit I was WRONG. Although I still don’t agree with everything she says, Dr. Laura has some great advice when it comes to marriages.
Apparently this book is a follow-up to her book The Proper Care and Feeding of a Husband, which I have not read. However I can tell you from reading this one that it isn’t necessary to read the first one. They can be stand-alone books.
Dr. Laura gives lots of great advice. The best part is near the beginning when she asked a few important questions of both males and females. The questions are:
· What do you, as a man/woman, most admire about women/men in general?
· What do you least admire about women/men in general?
· What do you most fear in a relationship with a woman/man?
· What is the single, most important expectations you have in a wife/husband?
· What is the most important thing you think modern women/men don’t get about being a woman/man?
Reading the answers of the opposite gender was really an eye opener. I wish I convince my husband to read the women’s answers! This is a book for a wife OR husband to read unlike most marriage books.
Throughout the whole book, Dr. Laura gives examples from her call in shows.
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