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Summary: Happy Marriage & Family is the Foundation for Good Society
Review: The working woman issue is addressed in this edition - the book has been updated to cover some things that were not happening during it's first publication. Many people believe that the husband and wife both have to work outside their homes to make a "decent living." But again this takes a lot of inward thinking (and prayer). Fact is most of us if necessary could live easily without the bigger house, the two cars and the trendy clothes, vacations and gadgets., It's a matter of priorities and telling the difference between wants and needs., To behave as though children were just one more thing to acquire between a husband and wife, and then farm them out to paid caregivers because Mommy has to work....Is nonsense and injurious to the children and the home life itself. The babies are nurtured and born from women's bodies, to birth them and hand them to a $5.00 an hour employee at a daycare facility is reprehensible and just a little ridiculous. Fact is, a woman's true calling is in caring for her husband and children and making their house a home. For this to be downgraded and mocked is shameful. Mrs. Andelin speaks the truth, whether it's hard to hear or not. I thought this book was excellent and am only sorry that I am now finished with it! I may just have to read it through again.
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Summary: Enforcing the gender dichotomy
Review: It sickens me that this book has received so many positive reviews. A womyn betrays humanity and feminism by telling females to make themselves feel small and worthless for the sake of men (as if decent men are attracted to silent mice and blowup dolls) ... and we praise her for it.
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Summary: Different!
Review: I was given the book by a friend and spent the entire weekend reading it as I couldn't put it down! I now realize that many of the things my husband did were merely reactions to my behavior! Unknowingly, I had become the nagging,complaining unfeminine woman I had sworn I would never become! I believe that this book has put a lot of things into perspective for me and has really changed my way of thinking..One thing I disagree with though is the idea that it is better for a woman to stay home and not work. In today's world that is almost impossible for most people and that chapter needs to be updated.
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Summary: helped save my marriage
Review: This book was very helpful in helping me to restore a peaceful relationship with my husband. By changing my behavior I was able to s-l-o-w-l-y make amends in a rocky marriage.I recommend this book to any wife who is critical, naggy, and dis-pleased with her husband. His behaviour is partially a mirror of how you make him feel.Give it a try!
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Summary: It's not the Bible, but contains sound principles
Review: I first read this book after hearing my sister-in-law talk about it. I am very happy in my marriage and realized that I unknowingly was living many of the principles the author talks about. It should not take the place of the Bible, but I think it could be very helpful to those struggling in marriage. I don't think the author's intent was to devalue women or men in any way. I think her intent was to help women see what ways they can change themselves to help their marriage change. So many people are getting divorced these days and seem to always blame the other person for the problems. Andelin wrote this book hoping to inspire women to do their part. Her husband wrote a book to the men inspiring them to do their part. Wise persons know that if you want to change your partner you change yourself. Of course you can't MAKE someone change, but by changing yourself you INVITE the other person to change. You become a better person in the process. Andelin is helping women do that. As I read the book I have started applying more things into my marriage, not to manipulate my husband but to help him feel good. I didn't realize in the past how he felt when I said certain things. This book helped me understand him better and show him love in the ways in understands. It has worked wonderfully. He is very respectful of me and treats me wonderfully. This book has helped us to make our marriage even better.
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Summary: Fascinating Insights
Review: Women have lost themselves. They are trying to be men. This role confusion has caused chaos in our society. Men compete with us instead of love us and treat us well. Ms. Andelin shows us how we can recapture our femininity and use it to our advantage... for happy, healthy lives. Men and women were meant to complement each other, not to compete. Each has a distinct role, as prescribed by God. I don't believe women should be slaves to their men, but they should work together in the roles that God created for us. Women have much more power than they realize. We can virtually change the world, simply by how we treat men. Ever hear the saying "behind every successful man is a woman"? That woman is a fascinating woman. I am a thirty-year-old single woman and I found the concepts truly fascinating and refreshing. I am using it as preparation for myself in getting to that kind of relationship. The concepts can be applied to men in all facets of your life. I don't say be manipulative but the moment you show them you know they are a man and "manly" (through words, honestly spoken), they are much more receptive to you. I have always felt there was a problem with the way men and women interact and this was my confirmation. God bless Ms. Andelin! She goes right to Scripture for her back up. God knows the way for all of us, we just have to open our hearts and minds and follow want He wants us to do, not want the world says we must do. Her book is a must read for any woman, married or single. Women who follow this "method' are not weak and submissive, but very smart and truly enlightened.
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Summary: Fascinating Womanhood is indeed FASCINATING!!
Review: I have read 40 of the 53 reviews on this book. I am amazed that there are definitely two camps of thought! I first read this book in the early 80's. My marriage was just beginning and I used the philosophy of the book. It helped that I had a mother as a role model, who followed the ideals natually, without having to read the book. She was a great role model. But this book put into words what she knew instinctively, and I didn't. I am now purchasing the book for my three daughters. I want them to know the proper way of looking at marriage and love. I also want a copy for a dear friend of mine who is having marital difficulties. I have tried to tell her what I would do. Finally, I thought of this book and got on the Internet and found that it is still in print. In fact, it has been updated. I have purchase four copies! I have been able to balance being a chiropractor and a mother of five wonderful children and a pretty fantastic wife. It is a classic book! It is FASCINATING! Obviously, I highly recommend this book to any woman who wants a fascinating life!!!
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Summary: If I have to work this hard at keeping a man...
Review: then he isn't worth keeping! Hey, if a man loves you, then he loves YOU and all you should really have to do to keep him is be yourself. Now granted, if you've got some unpleasant habits then change them, but really, do relationships really have to be this complicated!? The answer to a bad marriage is to make sure you are the best person you can be, the rest is out of your hands, the other person either lives up to his end of the bargain, or he doesn't which is when you don't try manipulating games that make you sick, but get out and find a mature person that loves you back. That is as simple as it gets. And I know, cause I tried all the B...S... in this book for 24 years and it made me sick and did not get me the love I wanted. Now I am going to school, looking for work, have my own bank accounts and charges, and I don't play silly games or act like I am reaking with femininity, I am simply me, and I get treated better than I ever did before. How much better? He calls me everyday from work to ask me how I am...He hands me money for no reason at all, when I get angry he gets scared and says HE'S sorry, he holds my hand in public (he would never do that before), and I could go on. I am not saying everything is perfect, but things are better and it isn't from following the advice in this book. Be an independent woman. A mature relationship needs TWO adults. Not a man, and a dependent little girl.
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Summary: Get out your salt shaker
Review: I read this book some time ago and I've been reading the reviews it has received here. I think as with any book, you have to take some things with a grain of salt. Although I do not agree with everything the author says, it is a Biblically-based book. My main disagreement is with the "child-like" behavior toward your husband. My husband would commit me to an institution if I started doing that. I have, however, applied some of the other principles from this book, and it worked! My marriage is richer because of it. Readers, just keep in mind that you have to read a book like this and keep a discerning mind.
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Summary: Many strong ideas, but needs some updating
Review: Fascinating womanhood explores a lot of great ideas on marriage, but at the same time it tends to lean towards the psychologically manipulating way of getting things done. I feel that this book degrades men as much as it does women. My husband is not an idiot who needs me to tell him how strong his muscles are when he can see that there aren't many there. He does not need someone to lean on him so much he feels like the world is on his shoulders and he has to hold it all. We marrried to become a team - one flesh. We both have strengths and weaknesses which should be utilized to make this team the best it can be. No one man(or woman) can be best at everything! I regards to the way woman are seen in this book, I disagree with a lot of the customer reviewers. It is degrading in the fact that it instructs a woman to act "less intelligent"/inferior in order to make the man think he is superior. By doing this it is actually encouraging women to use their brains a lot more than we do currently. How many times have we opened our mouths and said something without thinking? Ms. Andelin invites us to think about everything we say and do. I think this is the greatest advice to take away from this book. If one only speaks encouraging words, the results will be phenominal. Another book worth reading that addresses marriage as a team is the Five Love Languages and I highly recommend it.
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