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Summary: Excellent book for -anyone- who is engaged
Review: Upon hearing of my engagement (about a month ago), a friend of mine who was six months into her planning immediately wrote back to me and said, "I'm sending you this book!" I must admit, I still haven't finished it because I find parts of it ringing so true with things I wasn't even aware that I was feeling. I end up crying and needing time just to sit and think through what I've read. In recognizing that sad, angry, and upsetting feelings can (and perhaps even should) accompany engagements in addition to the socially-accepted pleasant ones, this book gives the reader permission to feel a whole range of emotions, all of which must be experienced to make the "transformation" from single to married complete.In working life, I'm a Ph.D. clinical psychologist, and sadly have never encountered anything like this book in all of my training or experience- I have been praising it to friends and colleagues alike. This book addresses a very specific but very important issue, and I would highly recommend it to anyone - male or female, of any age - who is engaged and wants to better understand the often unrecognized emotional turmoil that can accompany getting married.
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Summary: You are not alone
Review: While I was (and am) on clound nine about getting married to my (now) husband, I did not enjoy or relish being a bride. Upon getting engaged a myriad of strange and confusing developments occurred with myself, my parents, future in-laws, friends and other family. Unpleasant issues I never would have thought of cropped up out of nowhere. This book explained alot about how the wedding process is not just about getting married, and how you (and others) are "supposed" to feel is not always how you/they do feel (or act). After reading this book I was better able to clarify my own expectations, and discern and deal with everyone else's. I did not relate to every situation in the book, but it really brought into sharp relief several issues the bridal magazines won't touch with a ten foot pole, and provided a level of reality and sanity I really needed at the time.
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