The Unofficial Manual to Living with Men is a humorous cohabitation guide written in a girlfriend-to-girlfriend style. Over 70 tips solve couples' most common problems. Female readers will learn how to get what they want AND keep their men happy. Male readers may want to give a copy to their better female half. It's the perfect gift for new brides! Men love this book, too, because it simplifies their quirky behavior and teaches their girlfriends and wives what they wish they already knew. No more fighting or miscommunication -- some of men's most common habits are explained and solved in this short manual.
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Moving in with your boyfriend or husband? "The Unofficial Manual to Living with Men" is the honest, straightforward relationship advice you need! Editor Carina Castelli addresses cohabitating couples’ most common problems in this smart and savvy handbook for women.
"The Unofficial Manual to Living with Men" teaches women how to overcome their frustrations over things like dirty dishes, couch potatoes, and remote control commandos. "The Unofficial Manual to Living with Men" reveals over 70 secrets of seven older, wiser, women, including how to get men to cook more, buy better gifts, understand shopping, and respect decorative hand towels.
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When you're still getting to know someone's habits, their quirks, and their limits, add the pressure of sharing a 700 square foot space, and Mt. Vesuvius could look like a minor eruption. You may think you know someone pretty well, then put them in the comfort of their own home and an entirely new personality may emerge, or in my boyfriend's case, a whole new set of personalities.
When you are dating, it is easy to maintain an illusion of perfection. Your partner doesn't know if you like the TV on or off at night, if you are obsessively clean or prefer to set up an obstacle course of junk between the bedroom and kitchen, if you save your money or spend every penny, or if you will freak out or join in when his rear-end starts "talking" in bed.
These are not the things a couple discusses when they are considering living together. These are the things you find out as you go. I've learned that a relationship is hard work; it requires effort to succeed. Solving disagreements, adjusting to each other's constant presence, developing patience; these are acquired skills, not inborn talents.
I created this book because during my cohabitation journey, through the good times and the bad, I sought plenty of advice from older, wiser women. But despite their help, at times I still felt alone, confused, and frustrated. I wished I had a manual of some sort, something to offer me guidance, and let me know that my boyfriend's and my differences were normal.
True, there are tons of self-help books out there about relationships, but the ones I've found are mostly written in babble by people whose relationships resemble a cardboard box: hard, square, and dry. That image didn't accurately represent my relationship, which is lively, fun, argumentative, and mutually interactive.
Where were the real life answers for those of us just starting out, not already enrolled in marriage counseling? I needed "The Unofficial Manual to Living with Men."
When you are dating, it is easy to maintain an illusion of perfection. Your partner doesn't know if you like the TV on or off at night, if you are obsessively clean or prefer to set up an obstacle course of junk between the bedroom and kitchen, if you save your money or spend every penny, or if you will freak out or join in when his rear-end starts "talking" in bed.
These are not the things a couple discusses when they are considering living together. These are the things you find out as you go. I've learned that a relationship is hard work; it requires effort to succeed. Solving disagreements, adjusting to each other's constant presence, developing patience; these are acquired skills, not inborn talents.
I created this book because during my cohabitation journey, through the good times and the bad, I sought plenty of advice from older, wiser women. But despite their help, at times I still felt alone, confused, and frustrated. I wished I had a manual of some sort, something to offer me guidance, and let me know that my boyfriend's and my differences were normal.
True, there are tons of self-help books out there about relationships, but the ones I've found are mostly written in babble by people whose relationships resemble a cardboard box: hard, square, and dry. That image didn't accurately represent my relationship, which is lively, fun, argumentative, and mutually interactive.
Where were the real life answers for those of us just starting out, not already enrolled in marriage counseling? I needed "The Unofficial Manual to Living with Men."
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By Happily Co-habitating (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Unofficial Manual to Living with Men (Paperback)
I thought I was getting along with my boyfriend just fine, and that I really didn't need this book. But since we just started living together, I thought it might be wise to get another woman's advice just in case. Well, I'm really glad I did. This book is honest, accessible and fun, offering a bunch of different tips from several different women who have already been there and done that, which have already helped me make living together easier. I get less annoyed with the little things, because now I understand that most everyone goes through these same exact things when living with a guy for the first time. And it's such a quick read, you will want to refer to it again and again. I LOVE this book.
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