Sex & the Married Girl: From Clicking to Climaxing: The Complete Truth About Modern Marriage

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Summary: Give this book to every bride you know...
Review: ...if you want her marriage to end in bitter divorce. This book emphasizes "me" over "we" at every turn. It completley omits the idea that a woman might want to put her job on hiatus while her children are young. In fact, it suggests getting a nanny so you don't have to deal with them at all. To summerize, love your children, but aviod a real relationship with them. Same goes for the rest of your family. You can't go to your mother for advice. She either, "lost her identity to that of 'the little wife'" or "swallowed the Superwoman ideal and collapsed under the pressure..." (p. 10) Your husband is an inferior life form, according to this book. He must be domesticated with negative reinforcement. The book suggests standing in the middle of the room and yelling until you get what you want. Extra points for swearing. Otherwise, you will be taken for granted. Effective, but not well thought out. Then there's the section on how affairs can help your marriage. If you're a conservative Christian, you wont like the chapter about why you need to sleep around to help decide who you should marry. It seems everthing Cosmo and Redbook says about nice ways to show your man what you want in bed is just a waste of time to this woman. It's more efficient to find one who already knows.

This book is all about life with a roomate you happen to have sex with, not a marriage. I gave it two stars because there were a few things I agreed with, such as not giving your husband ultimatums and it is important not to lose yourself in your marriage (or job, or anything else in life) but I'm glad I borrowed it from the library. I'd be very disappionted if I had spent the money.

I would suggest this book to someone who doesn't like her husband and wants him to spend all his time in the bar. He will need to be very, very drunk to be willing to come home to you. (...)

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Summary: A must read
Review: Finally, a book that tells the truth about modern marriage. The interviews are insightful and honest, the advice sound and funny, and the author's own words encouraging and supportive. It's like having an open, honest conversation with your best friends, no holes barred, and no judgments made. Mandi Norwood's book reaffirms that our marriages are different from our mothers', and that we're not alone in the issued we deal with or the feelings we have. I'm going to give this to every new bride!

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Summary: Marriage CAN be cosy and committed, exciting and evolving...
Review: Written in a funky style and a mischievous tone, this book reads more like a conspiratorial chat with your closest girlfriends.

Norwood interviews scores of women who are making matrimony work for them and promotes modern marriage as fun and sexy - a place where a strong, sassy woman can find a happy home. Balancing a passion for both intimacy and independence, she explores every nook and cranny of the institution from sex to finances - and how to manage a controlling mother-in-law - with flair and frankness that endures to the end.