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Great book, easy read, cheaper than counseling!

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Excellent book! I read it just prior to when I had suspected I would be getting engaged (I was right!), and it has helped me to overcome some huge hurdles and navigate the sometimes turbulent waters of being engaged. It was such a relief to know that how I was feeling wasn't just me being unreasonable, and the book has some very sage advice for handling the multitude of "disasters" you'll encounter. I'm a well educated, reasonable (usually), self-sufficient woman, and I suspect that if I hadn't read this book I would have thrown dishes at my hubby the first time he simply assumed I would do them...HA! Luckily I saw this coming and had a very calm discussion with him about what our "roles" would be in the house...my role was not to be the maid.

much-needed read	Customer Rating:
This book has changed my marriage and life for the better! Stark writes what many think and feel but no one says. I suggest at least flipping through it before your wedding, but definitely reading it soon afterwards. Well-organized, it's a fun read that could go quickly if I didn't constantly stop to digest her new revelation and apply it to my own marriage. My new favorite book.

Should be Required Reading for Any Bride-To-Be

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I got this book right after my own wedding and really enjoyed reading it. It dosen't tell you anything new. But the tone of the book and the personal stories the author shares makes it seem more informative. The book would be great at soothing pre-wedding jitters (and if you have time to read before you wedding you are to be commmended.) But I would reccomend this book as a "fun read" after the wedding and honeymoon are over. It helps transfer a bride's thoughts from wedding day worries to larger marriage issues in a fun friendly way.

therapeutic for author only

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I'm guessing that writing this book was quite therapeutic for Ms Stark; marrying a military guy must have been hard. I found it full of personal info, but short on real-world application. I would not recommend this book for anyone looking for real advice, but only as a semi-entertaining story of one woman's trial thru her early days of marriage (with tidbits thrown in from her friends' lives). And maybe that's all its meant to be, but the flavor is laced with resentment--which is not that funny.

Reply to What Have You Done For Me Lately

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I read What No One Tells the Bride a while ago and was shocked when I read the review titled "What Have You Done for Me Lately." Let me quote what comes straight after "To this day, her husband does not know about the fling" on page 48. "Now, I'm not recommending a fling as the learning experience is was for Yvonne. But among the brides I interviewed for the book, Yvonne's experience is not that uncommon. Many brides contemplated one last fling, while almost everyone I know or interviewed, either in the engagement or early in the marriage, entertained such questions as, Am I doing the right thing? Did I marry the right person? Or, Am I even the marrying kind?" The review I am replying to paints an unfair picture of this book, and represents an attitude that many brides struggle with. It may not be OK to have one last fling, but judgmental attitudes towards the many complicated emotions people experience while navigating their relationships lead to shame, which is not productive for anyone. Cheers to Stark for talking about the stuff everyone's afraid they're the only one thinking or experiencing.