The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands

THE PROPER CARE AND FEEDING OF HUSBANDS: Dr. Laura C. Schlessinger: Harper Collins: Nonfiction: 180 pages

Although the title of this book is enough to send some women running in the opposite direction, this is a must-read for all women in a relationship. Dr. Laura does not advise women to slave away at cooking, cleaning, and catering to his every whim; rather, she discusses the emotional needs of men.

The one point that most struck me is that a common expectation of some women is that men talk, react, and behave just as a girlfriend would.
Dr. Laura explains that today’s society has a unisex mentality, meaning that the belief is that men and women are so equal that they operate in the same way. She emphasizes throughout the book the simple fact that men and women are different, and points out how to embrace and work with those differences.

With the use of many enlightening examples throughout the book of
on-air conversations with men and mostly women, she is able to illustrate her main points. This is an eye-opening book with one really good and simple message: treat others as you would like to be treated.

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