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Incompatibility: Still Grounds for a Great Marriage

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If your marriage is on the rocks, you must buy this book. I bought two of them. One for myself and one for my wife.

I like how this book puts the (sometimes) complex man-woman relationship into a language that most can understand. I will say that it's written with a slant toward the "men are oafs by nature" mentality. But nowadays, it seems that this is the way most men in our culture are! Chuck Snyder hits on some strange truths that plague male-female relationships, but just when you're expecting a solution to these dilemmas, the chapter ends without one. I think his main goal was to help people understand that men and women think and relate differently, and he's done that.

It's a good book for husbands who refuse to get any help at all with their failing marriage. I hope readers understand that not all men are as "oafish" as portrayed by the author, and that not all women are as unbending as portrayed by his wife. :)

I never laughed so hard as when I read this book, yet it was full of great information! I laughed so much that my husband keep asking what I was reading, and then when I finished it he actually picked it up to read without any prompting from me, which is the only time he ever did that.

We both learned a lot about why we both respond to issues and each other the way we do. I recommend this book to other couples, whether newly weds trying to avoid the pitfalls of relationship or established marriages where you feel at odds all the time. It is a very insightful read, and can really help a couple relate better in their daily life.

I have to confess, I didn't read the book, I hardly ever do. but my wife read it to me. Almost the whole thing one thought at a time. And I must say it pleasantly hit me between the eyes and the sheets. My wife was laughing around the house for a week. You know it didn't hurt too bad either and helped to be reminded about the purpose of our differences.