Editorial Reviews "Well written, hip, packed with good advice." Robin Edismo - Executive Director of the Sun Valley Writers Conference "A guide to marriage written by two women with plenty of marital experience. Anderson and Davi have genuine insight to share and use a clever structure in organizing chapters according to marriage vows Chapter 4: To Have, Chapter 5: To Hold, etc. They cover everything from questions to ask prior to commitment, how to balance a growing family and a career, caring for an ill partner and ...
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Editorial Reviews "Well written, hip, packed with good advice." Robin Edismo - Executive Director of the Sun Valley Writers Conference "A guide to marriage written by two women with plenty of marital experience. Anderson and Davi have genuine insight to share and use a clever structure in organizing chapters according to marriage vows Chapter 4: To Have, Chapter 5: To Hold, etc. They cover everything from questions to ask prior to commitment, how to balance a growing family and a career, caring for an ill partner and even adjusting to an empty nest. The writing is packed full of pithy metaphors and witty allusions..." Kirkus Indie Reviews Book Description The VOWS - A Marriage Monologue - Keep the Ring On Your Finger & Off the Trigger Did you think falling in love would be enough to overcome the divorce deck that was stacked against you when you tied the knot? Has your home front become grounds for HOMEicide and you often find yourself with an itchy-trigger-ring finger? When marriage expectations become a 4-alarm marriage reality, this hilarious guide will show you how to keep the ring on your finger and off the trigger, because no matter how much love you share, there will always be a handful or, more likely, a hamper full of annoying habits that will drive you nuts about your husband. With a comical eye to validating the marital mayhem of everywoman through humorous, yet serious comMANdments, this marriage monologue will guide you through each marriage vow for BETTER or WORSE. I DO - "Accept Him in Spite of Him" FOR BETTER - "His Quiet Support May Be Your Life Support" FOR WORSE - "Map Directions to Never-Ever Land - Then Never Go There" and "Learn to Debate, Not Box?" FOR RICHER - "Watch for Glitches in Champagne Wishes" FOR POORER - "Don't Retaliate with RETAILiation" TO HOLD - "Encourage His Inner Rooster, Boys Love to Crow" IN JOY - "Look at Married Life like a Bowl of Cherries, Not a Little Blue Box" IN SORROW - "What to Do When, 'I'll Drink to That' Turns into 'I'll Drink to Anything?'" TO LOVE - "Love Might be Blind, but Deaf Too?" and "Include Him in Your Daily Planner, Love Takes Time" TO COMFORT - "Unplug the iLife & Tune into Your Home Life" FORSAKING ALL OTHERS - "Hang Up on the Virtual Hook-Up" Uncover the dirty little secrets that make up your wedding vows and build brick-solid marriages by simplifying, applying and living The VOWS. Each of the 16 vows is wrapped by a relevant statistic that you may or may not want to be counted in. Take The VOWS to heart, keep the ring on your finger and you too can declare Victory Over Wedded Statistics!
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