The husband of The Bitch in the House responds with a collection of original essays in which male writers describe what men desire, need, love, and loathe in their relationships and in the world today. Cathi Hanauer's bestselling The Bitch in the House: 26 Women Tell the Truth about Sex, Solitude, Work, Motherhood, and Marriage spurred a national conversation about the level of friction in contemporary marriages and relationships. Now her husband, Daniel Jones, has rallied the men for the "literary equivalent of The Full ...
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The husband of The Bitch in the House responds with a collection of original essays in which male writers describe what men desire, need, love, and loathe in their relationships and in the world today. Cathi Hanauer's bestselling The Bitch in the House: 26 Women Tell the Truth about Sex, Solitude, Work, Motherhood, and Marriage spurred a national conversation about the level of friction in contemporary marriages and relationships. Now her husband, Daniel Jones, has rallied the men for the "literary equivalent of The Full Monty," in which twenty-seven thoughtful, passionate and often hilarious men, lay it bare when it comes to their wives and girlfriends, their hopes, and fears. Enough with pop psychiatrists telling us why men lie, cheat, and want nothing more than to laze around the house in front of the TV. Enough with women wondering aloud-at increasing volume-why the men in their lives behave the way they do. The time has come for men to speak for themselves. Many of the husbands and fathers in these pages contemplate aspects of their personal lives they've never before revealed in print-they kick open the door on their marriages and sex lives, their fathering and domestic conflicts, their most intimate relationships and situations. Yet unlike the average meat-and-potatoes father who still rules the roost, these men are grappling with new ideas of manhood -- some they are going after and grabbing, and others that are being thrust upon them by a changing world. Powerful, heartfelt and irreverent, The Bastard on the Couch is a bold, unprecedented glimpse into the dark corners and glaring truths of modern relationships that is guaranteed to amuse, entertain, enrich, and provoke.
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New. The husband of the author of The Bitch in the House presents a collection of straight-talking, original essays by such contributors as David Gates, Vince Passaro, and Anthony Swofford on the motivations and pet peeves of today's men. Reader's Guide available. Reprint. 40, 000 first printing. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 205 x 25. Weight in Grams: 252. 2005. Reprint. Paperback.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
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I bought this book because I wanted to know what married men elsewhere were really going through. Just about every married man I know lies about his married life either out of shame or some perverse pleasure in seeing me make the same mistake. Anyway, this book features 27 tales by 27 different men on their relationships and lives. Apparently, most are prolific writers which explains the highly descriptive (sometimes overly descriptive) and humourous literary styles. It's almost as if you are reading exactly what is going on in their minds... word for word. The tales are interesting but after reading about 20 or so, it might seem repetitive to some. The book picks up toward the end, though. There is not much 'substance' in terms of what a bachelor (or other married men) could learn from all this except some simple truths:
1) Women tend to outearn men these days and men generally don't like it
2) Men are relegated to housework and they generally don't like it
3) Men aren't getting enough sex from their girlfriends/wives and generally don't like it
4) Women want the same rights as men but not the same responsibilities and men generally don't like it
5) Men will soldier on no matter what life throws at them and they like that about themselves
I haven't read, 'The Bitch in the House' which is the predecessor to this book on the same theme except written by women and don't intend to. It's not that I'm not sympathetic to what women are also going through in relationships and life but being a man, I really don't need an additional dose of bitching in my reading material. Overall, I recommend 'The Bastard on the Couch' if you are a guy looking to learn the truth about how other men feel about the stuff they wouldn't ordinarily talk about. Here's a hint: it's not very different from how you feel. Don't expect to put this book down feeling cheerful, though.