Review: An Invitation to Examine Marriage
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 24, 2013
Relationships are difficult for everyone.  I recommend this book as an invitation to examine marriage.  Although there's no bibliography or much of an argument, some of the author's recommendations are right on target.  For example, she recommends dropping the romantic ideal and dropping the "blueprint" idea.  She emphasizes the fact that, since male and female brains are different, this leads to different emotional needs.  She has a good discussion of some ways of handling stress, the importance of communication in a relationship, and the importance of self-examination.  This book is substantial; it's obvious the author worked hard on it.My only serious complaint is that it is based on unexamined assumptions.  For example, "You are entitled to a happy marriage."  Really?  Why?  What makes it an entitlement?  What is a marriage?  What is happiness?  Is being in a happy marriage supposed to be the best way to live life?  Nevertheless, some of its readers should be encouraged to examine more thoroughly how they are living their lives, and, if so, that would be very good.