The Guy's Guide to Dating, Getting Hitched, and Surviving the First Year of Marriage
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.56 (625 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0738210765 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-10 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
From Publishers Weekly Crider has no trouble tackling difficult questions. All rights reserved. In this prequel to The Guy's Guide to Surviving Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the First Year of Fatherhood, he dissects his own relationship with his wife—from first hello at a college frat party, through humiliation and embarrassment—on the long road to marriage. . With such chapter headings as "Open Mouth, Insert Foot," "Pop Goes the Question" and "Booze, the Bride and Blue Balls," the book is comical and witty, and offers honest advice (and even the occasional anecdote about masturbating astronauts) to the hapless, love-lost guy in every man. (Feb.)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc
Remembering his evolution from swinging singleto linked for life, Crider chronicles the highs and lows of relationship progress: from the nauseating dating days of "No, I love you more!" to his own embarrassing version of "Meet the Parents"; from plotting his marriage proposal to the wedding and reception itself (a.k.a. In between that moment of early understanding and his sweaty presence years later at the altar, however, Crider missteps, stalls, and resists like a true man's man. From the moment he
A semi-funny look at a familiar topic pcwluhn Crider tackles a topic that's been tackled by many others, who have done so to far better effect. (Thurber and White's "Is Sex Necessary?" comes to mind.) This tome (originally titled "The Slow and Inevitable Crawl Toward Happily Ever After") is, alas, not in the same ballpark with Thurber, much less Greene, Erma Bombeck, or lesser comedic lights. This is a so-so rehash of all the usual stuff, with Crider trotting out every cliche you can imagine, from the obsessive girlfriend to the knuckle dragging, beer sucking, clueless male. Every once in awhile he manages to wring a laugh out of this over-exploited topic, b. Hysterical and a peek in the guy's mind Bridezilla NOT What a refreshingly funny book! I bought this for my fiancee and I ended up reading it myself. Truly honest, funny and insightful. I know when we get pregnant I'll have to buy the other book!
He lives in Tennessee with his wife and son.. Michael Crider is the author of The Guy's Guide to Surviving Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the First Year of Fatherhood, and The Guy's Guide to Dating, Getting Hitched, and Surviving the First Year of Marriage