SubscribeYou know those sappy sentimental how-to books instructing you how to build a meaningful relationship? Kathryn in South Carolina delivers a scathing review of one such title. Here it is for the world to see– the truth about Lies at the Altar: The Truth About Great Marriages:
I’m sorry to be the only one to leave a review, and a bad one at that… But like everyone else Oprah endorses, this woman is completely unqualified. What does she know about marriage? She was married once, for less than five years.
Besides “marriage”, she seems to know next to nothing about men in general. Try asking your boyfriend/fiance/husband 276 questions. Go ahead. You know what you’ll get? Exchanged for a woman who doesn’t badger them about stupid things like “how do you FEEL about unexpected guests?” and “how do you mentally justify to yourself what you said to me about that thing last week?”
Its the female equivalent of being dragged to a some barely-known sports game in the freezing cold, and asked to give a running narrative. Agonizing.
As for this woman giving advice and formulas and capitalizing words that shouldn’t be to make them seem more meaningful, I would say there are no absolutes in relationships. No one size fits all. She’s no better than Sylvia Brown, promising people vague answers and happiness. Don’t waste your time.
Thanks for the honest review– I’m glad someone else is baffled by the presence of marathon questionnaires in these kinds of books. Counter-argument, anyone?