The Proper Care and Feeding of Marriage

Dr. Laura Schlessinger, Laura Schlessinger

Dr. Laura Schlessinger, Jan 2, 2007 - Family & Relationships - 240 pages

In the long-awaited follow-up to her groundbreaking, million-copy bestseller The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands, Dr. Laura now focuses on how men and women need to understand and appreciate the uniqueness of masculinity and femininity; what the best ways to relate, caretake, and nurture each other are; and how to bring a marriage back from the brink of disaster.

Dr. Laura asserts that in order to produce and sustain a wonderfully satisfying marriage, spouses must recognize and appreciate the polarity between the masculine and the feminine. Both husband and wife have power in the relationship, and each needs to realize this in order to ensure personal satisfaction. Using real-life examples from her call-in radio show, and giving real-life solutions, Dr. Laura focuses on the typical mistakes made by men and women in their relationships and shows how marriages can not only survive but thrive.

Contents

• Me Tarzan You Jane: 11
• Ive Met the Enemy and Its ME: 49
• The Good the Bad and the Ugly: 85
• Dos and Donts: 105
• To Hell and Back: 155
• Mother Lauras Marriage Tools: 181
• The Gift of the Magi: 191
• Epilogue: 221

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About the author

Dr. Laura Schlessinger, a licensed marriage and family therapist, is one of the most popular talk-show hosts in radio history and the only woman to win the prestigious Marconi Award for syndicated radio. She is the author of twelve New York Times bestsellers, writes a daily blog, and is a regular Newsmax columnist. She is heard daily on Sirius/XM Channel 155 live, and her program is streamed and podcast on www.drlaura.com. Dr. Schlessinger has her own YouTube Channel (YouTube.com/drlaura). She is also the skipper and driver of a racing sailboat program that won the 2010 international race from Newport Beach to Cabo San Lucas. She and her husband live in Southern California. Dr. Laura Schlessinger holds a post doctoral certification in marriage, family and child therapy and is licensed by the state of California as a marriage and family therapist. She is the author of best-selling children's books, Why Do You Love Me?, But I Waaannt It!, Growing Up Is Hard and best-selling adult books, Ten Stupid Things Couples Do To Mess Up Their Relationships, Ten Stupid Things Parents Do to Mess Up Their Kids, The Ten Commandments, How Could You Do That? The Abdication of Character, Courage and Conscience, Ten Stupid Things Men Do To Mess Up Their Lives, and Ten Stupid Things Women Do To Mess Up Their Lives. Dr. Laura is a leading radio talk show host whose weekday show is syndicated nationwide to approximately 12 million listeners. She is also the president and founder of the Dr. Laura Schlessinger Foundation, devoted to abused and neglected kids through its unique outreach of My Stuff Bags. She lives with her husband, Dr. Lew Bishop, and their son, Deryk, in southern California.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Proper Care and Feeding of Marriage
• Authors: Dr. Laura Schlessinger, Laura Schlessinger
• Publisher: Dr. Laura Schlessinger, 2007
• ISBN: 0061142840, 9780061142840
• Length: 240 pages
• Subjects: Family & Relationships / Divorce & Separation; Family & Relationships / Marriage & Long-Term Relationships; Self-Help / General; Self-Help / Personal Growth / General; Self-Help / Personal Growth / Happiness