Rating: 
Summary: ATTENTION MEN: Don't Share This With Your Wife
Review: "Married To Mommy" is truly a unique and highly humorous, though chauvinistic look at the average American marriage. The book is highly insightful and serious, yet still hilarious. Bakeman and Krinbring premise their book on what I would like to consider the "Bakeman-Krinbring Axiom." That is the following: "MEN LOVE WOMEN MORE THAN WOMEN LOVE MEN."To some this seems self-evident, but to some, this concept is at the very least foreign if not anathema. But B & K go on to explain that the things they discuss in their book are really the results of people interacting in society in accordance with their genetic programming. This observation is highly savvy and astute, as it brings together concepts of psychology, sociology, genetics, evolution and marital therapy. If as Darwin believed in the "Origin of Species" that in essence, men are genetically wired to have as many offspring as possible with as many women as possible; and women are genetically wired to be selective in who they mate with, then the result is the situation which leaves women looking for what they need for them and their progeny, with men looking mostly just to increase total progeny. While B & K's incisive observations and suggestions are surely things that will improve marital harmony, they do remind us, that women always WIN! However, B & K effectively say to women in this book, 'we know you know all this stuff already, but now you know men know it too.' The book is truly a very vast generalization of American Marriage, but in addition, it is so universal that virtually every married person will recognize and laugh at some of the things they say in their book. However, this review would not be complete without the caveat to men, that this book should not be shared with one's wife. There is almost no way to defend what you know in this book to be true, without getting into a flaming argument with your wife. So, the idea is, read the book, learn from it, and use it to increase your overall marital harmony, without revealing you had a little help along the way.
Rating:
Summary: ATTENTION MEN: Don't Share This With Your Wife
Review: "Married To Mommy" is truly a unique and highly humorous, though chauvinistic look at the average American marriage. The book is highly insightful and serious, yet still hilarious. Bakeman and Krinbring premise their book on what I would like to consider the "Bakeman-Krinbring Axiom." That is the following: "MEN LOVE WOMEN MORE THAN WOMEN LOVE MEN." To some this seems self-evident, but to some, this concept is at the very least foreign if not anathema. But B & K go on to explain that the things they discuss in their book are really the results of people interacting in society in accordance with their genetic programming. This observation is highly savvy and astute, as it brings together concepts of psychology, sociology, genetics, evolution and marital therapy. If as Darwin believed in the "Origin of Species" that in essence, men are genetically wired to have as many offspring as possible with as many women as possible; and women are genetically wired to be selective in who they mate with, then the result is the situation which leaves women looking for what they need for them and their progeny, with men looking mostly just to increase total progeny. While B & K's incisive observations and suggestions are surely things that will improve marital harmony, they do remind us, that women always WIN! However, B & K effectively say to women in this book, 'we know you know all this stuff already, but now you know men know it too.' The book is truly a very vast generalization of American Marriage, but in addition, it is so universal that virtually every married person will recognize and laugh at some of the things they say in their book. However, this review would not be complete without the caveat to men, that this book should not be shared with one's wife. There is almost no way to defend what you know in this book to be true, without getting into a flaming argument with your wife. So, the idea is, read the book, learn from it, and use it to increase your overall marital harmony, without revealing you had a little help along the way.
Rating: 
Summary: Not a serious aid to relationships...
Review: I bought this book after hearing the authors on the radio. I bought it because my brother was thinking about getting a divorce, and thought this book may help his understanding of his relationship. The authors ideas on maintaining a releationship are poor. If you have to resort to the simple tricks, half truths and cheating mentioned in the book, you may as well file the divorce papers now because the tricks won't last long.
There is some humor in the book, and it is an easy read. If you are looking for a book to help your marriage, this is not it.
Rating: 
Summary: What happened?
Review: I think, dispite the humor, that these authors are addreessing a real issue: what happened to the party girl I married? She used to dance 'till the place shut down. Now she is doesn't even like the music. Having read the book. I have a much better understanding of how to deal with it. I now know she's doing what she was programmed to do.
Rating: 
Summary: Long on humor, short on practical advice
Review: I would have laughed reading this book if it wasn't so true. They went to great lengths identifying everything a guy contemplating marriage needs to know. In fact, this book should be required reading BEFORE tying the knot. However, the advice for dealing with marriage is seriously lacking. I expected to find advice to tell me how to change a relationship that's sucking the life out of me into one that's fulfilling, but instead got the equivalent of "there's nothing you can do to change it, so learn to cope the best you can." Entertaining, but disappointing.
Rating:
Summary: a must have for the married (and soon to be married)
Review: This book had both my wife and I laughing (and learning) all the way through. This book brings many serious topics out in the open for discussion in a humorous and light-hearted manner. I recommend it to married and soon to be married couples as a good read and a life long, truly funny reference guide. Thanks! When's the sequel coming?
Rating:
Summary: a must have for the married (and soon to be married)
Review: This book had both my wife and I laughing (and learning) all the way through. This book brings many serious topics out in the open for discussion in a humorous and light-hearted manner. I recommend it to married and soon to be married couples as a good read and a life long, truly funny reference guide. Thanks! When's the sequel coming?
Rating:
Summary: Buy, read, laugh, learn!
Review: This book hits a nerve and the funny bone at the same time! I've never laughed so loud! These guys have almost too much fun with an otherwise dark and scary topic - the "Nuptial Netherworld"! Every friend I've recommended it to can't thank me enough. Everyone - man or woman - should get this book and then personally thank the "Professors"!!!
Rating:
Summary: Buy, read, laugh, learn!
Review: This book hits a nerve and the funny bone at the same time! I've never laughed so loud! These guys have almost too much fun with an otherwise dark and scary topic - the "Nuptial Netherworld"! Every friend I've recommended it to can't thank me enough. Everyone - man or woman - should get this book and then personally thank the "Professors"!!!
Rating:
Summary: Buy, read, laugh, learn!
Review: This book hits a nerve and the funny bone at the same time! I've never laughed so loud! These guys have almost too much fun with an otherwise dark and scary topic - the "Nuptial Netherworld"! Every friend I've recommended it to can't thank me enough. Everyone - man or woman - should get this book and then personally thank the "Professors"!!!
| 
