| “It should be required reading for every bride.” - John Gray, author of Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus "What No One Tells the Bride" is the inside scoop – good and bad – on what it’s really like being married. In the pages of this perennial bestseller, journalist Marg Stark breaks the newlywed code of silence and exposes the profound adjustments brides often experience. Stark and 50 newly married women tell their stories – showing others how to handle turbulence on cloud nine – and reveal marital truths, such as: |
- You don’t feel like a “Mrs.” Sometimes you even dream about old flames.
- You write all the wedding gift thank-you notes. So are you doomed to your mother’s life – 60 years of doing more than your share?
- Making love is the last thing on your mind when you have the flu and haven’t showered for days. But he still wants to.
- You tell him you got these incredible bargains and quietly resent having to justify your spending.
- You have shining moments when marriage feels absolutely right, but nevertheless you pine for something more.
Humorous and compassionate – with advice from marriage counselors, ministers, financial advisors, and sex therapists – What No One Tells the Bride is not only a practical guide for every newly married woman, it also makes the perfect wedding shower gift.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/078688262X/qid=1104999106/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/104-3440821-8143117?v=glance&s=books
Read it, buy it as I will when finances pick back up (newlyweds can often be broke). And then go yell at your mother, "WHY DIDN'T YOU WARN ME?"
