Book Review: Have a New Husband by Friday
September 25, 2009 | Books, Family: Nurturing Family
Richard walked in from the bedroom, holding Dr. Kevin Leman’s book in his hand.
“Have a new husband by Friday?” he said. He pretended to be sad. “Oh, no. It’s Thursday!”
Okay, Dr. Leman isn’t suggesting that you ship your guy out the door. He’s simply giving five days worth of instruction to help you reconnect with your guy in a whole new way.
I’ll be honest. There’s some information in the first chapter that made me roll my eyes. After all, I know Richard. And I’m a modern, independent woman. We have a good relationship and I doubted whether Day One would make a whole lot of difference.
But I wanted to be open minded, so I put Day One into action.
And the results surprised me. Day Two, I read Chapter Two. And it made me look at a few things a little differently.
By Day Five, I didn’t have a new husband. I like the one I had before. But what I did have is an understanding of a few things I could do that really make him happy.
I like Dr. Leman’s conversational tone. Sometimes it feels a little old-fashioned, except for the fact that it really connected with my guy — who’s not old fashioned at all. Hmm.
And I was grateful that Dr. Leman didn’t assume that all women reading this had a guy who could be a “new husband” by Friday. He took a time out in the middle of the book to talk honestly to women whose husband was verbally, physically, or sexually abusive.
Overall, I think it’s a great resource. If you gain just a few tips that make your marriage stronger, it’s worth it. But if your marriage really is struggling, I think it’s well worth the investment.
Just my two cents,
Suzie
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I’ve seen that one in the resource room and wondered about it! Thanks for letting me know it’s a good read!
September 25th, 2009 at 8:22 pm