by Dr. Laura Schlessinger
My husband laughed when I told him I\’d read this book (several years ago). He pointed out to me that the author isn\’t really qualified to give marital advice. All I knew about Dr. Laura was that I used to listen to her talk-radio show in the car occasionally. Most of the time her input struck me as sound, from the limited one-sided story you got from a caller. But reading the book, I got a different impression. It felt way over-simplified, and seemed to blame everything on women. That women need to treat their men better: quit nagging and complaining, and put their husbands up on a pedestal. That men want their wives to just give them good food and constant s-x and they\’ll be happy. While I appreciate the reminder to look at ourselves first to make positive changes, I don\’t think problem marriages are all the woman\’s fault, or solved in such simple fashions. And though some of the ideas here were useful, they were also obvious (respect each other, express your love, give each other some space). I think all the good material in this book could have easily been printed on one page. Unless you do want to read all the examples of people\’s problems and solutions which can be amusing- I could not believe how manipulative and insensitive some of them were- or insulting depending on your viewpoint.
Rating: 2/5 180 pages, 2004