His Cold Feet: A Guide for the Woman Who Wants to Tie the Knot with the Guy Who Wants to Talk About It Later

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St. Martin's Publishing Group, Jan 22, 2008 - Family & Relationships - 240 pages

Finally, a book that offers a behind-the-scenes look at what happens when she is ready to tie the knot and he prefers to talk about it later. His Cold Feet is a collection of stories, commentaries, and practical advice that will ultimately create a bridge between women and men, enabling each to better understand the other's experience when facing a marriage commitment. His Cold Feet is the ultimate guide and a definite must-read for the woman who feels stuck in neutral within her relationship.

In His Cold Feet, you'll find:

• Advice on how to have "the talk"

• How to deal with the dreaded "When are you two getting married?"

• The scoop on ultimatums

• A man's perspective on popping the question

• How to manage "pre-engagement limbo"

• How to find out what's really behind his cold feet

• When to walk away

And lots of other crucial, sanity-saving advice.

 

Contents

Introduction Why I Engaged in Writing This Book
1
1 The Eternal Question When Are You Getting Married?
9
2 Her Hot Feet Its Time We Got Engaged
26
3 A Sweet Date Gone Sour Expectation Downers
46
4 His Cool Feet Im Not Ready
60
5 His Love Affair with Later Putting Off the Talk
96
6 The Chat How to Talk the Talk Finally
112
7 Once He Opens Up
126
8 She Proposes She Proposes Not
142
9 Its Your ThingDo Whatcha Gotta Do
166
10 Keep Him or Sweep Him and the Scoop on Ultimatums
186
11 Your HappilyEverAfter A Final Wrapup on Preengagement Limbo
207
References
223
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About the author (2008)

Andrea Passman Candell, M.A., has a masters in counseling psychology and is a relationship coach specializing in pre-engagement issues. She launched the popular Web site HisColdFeet.com in 2005 and has been featured on CBS and in The Wall Street Journal, Modern Bride, the Boston Herald, the Chicago Sun-Times, and others. She lives in Marin County, California, with her husband, Scot, and their son.

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