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The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands
The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands
Author: Laura Schlessinger
In her most provocative book yet, Dr. Laura urgently reminds women that to take proper care of their husbands is to ensure themselves the happiness and satisfaction they yearn for in marriage. Women want to be in love, get married, and live happily ever after. Yet disrespect for men and disregard for the value, feelings, and needs of husbands ...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780060520618
ISBN-10: 0060520612
Publication Date: 1/1/2004
Pages: 208
Rating:
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
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3.6 stars, based on 145 ratings
Publisher: HarperCollins
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio Cassette
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reviewed The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands on
Helpful Score: 20
I really liked this book. I read it when I was mad at my husband and didn't want to be nice to him. She does a great job of presenting information that may not be popular opinion, but is incredibly valuable. For some reason it is okay to treat men horribly in our current society. Living in a house full of men I really do see this all the time, one husband, four sons. This book mostly encourages women to stop being such snotty brats and treat their husband with respect. She never encourages women to put up with abusive or bad behavior but in this book she assumes that you have a relatively decent husband and deals with how you, the woman, behave. A definite benefit for any marriage but you have to be able to look at your own flaws since this book will not allow you to whine about his! :)
MyLikeIt avatar reviewed The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands on + 450 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 13
Dr. Laura argues for a conservative view of marital roles. Whatever you think of that, she offers interesting ideas, helpful tips, and a whack on the head to remind the reader that husbands are people seeking love and appreciation, too.
PaperBoy avatar reviewed The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands on + 9 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 11
Men are simple, make us feel valued, give us food, sleep, and sex, and we'll try to do whatever you need us to. No brainer.
reviewed The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands on + 5 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 11
Laura is not going to try to tell you what your itching ears are longing to hear. She is against man-bashing and the bias against masculinity in our culture. It was good to have some of the reminders in her book, such as that a man should be honored in his own home. I always try to keep that in mind, and was very upset recently when I had to make a choice between honoring my mother and honoring my husband in his home. Men have certain natural instincts, such as to protect their families, that they shouldn't be beaten up about. Also, I think Laura is right that men do need to have sex frequently to feel loved and to relieve stress, so that's a good reminder for us wives to have. It's too easy to get caught up in our day-to-day caring for the children, careers, and other work, and forget our man's needs. They can't help it that they have needs any more than women can help that they have needs. I think this book is a good, realistic, and conservative view of what a woman can do to keep her man happy and *around.* It's typical Laura Schlessinger, so if you like her radio show, you will probably like this book.
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Helpful Score: 10
Very good Book.... Very insightful, Makes you understand men better and how to keep your hubby happier :)
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reviewed The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands on + 6 more book reviews
I think this is a book is worth reading, especially if you want a great relationship. I learned a lot about respecting men and even people in general.
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Ah! I can't read this anymore. I cannot stand her negativity toward the subject that she chose to write about. The thing is, I do agree with a lot of what she is saying and I can see the perspective of the men in the scenarios that she presents. What I cannot stand is her snap judgements and her quick decisions on how to fix the problem. I am a licensed Social Worker and if I ever made my opinion from only one side of the story, I would be missing the family story. I am trained to look at all sides of the problem and to work together to create a solution. So far I don't see her talking about the couples working together to solve anything. It may be further in the book but I cannot stand to read any more. I am also reading The Love Dare by Stephen Kendrick and that book is so much more positive. It too presents a challenge for BOTH people in the relationship to work on TOGETHER and it also focuses on putting your partner first. I do not find it depressing or pointing fingers like Dr. Laura does. I will not recommend this book to anyone and I will tell them instead to read The Love Dare.
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Has great advice in it. Should be read and taken into account!
reviewed The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands on + 20 more book reviews
Not what I was expecting. This is not Dr Laura reading the book but notes from after teh book. I was disappointed but did get some ideas. Her voice drove me nuts too. Don;t know what it was. but it did!


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