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Recipe For A Good Marriage: Wise Words and Quirky Advice For Happy, Long-Lasting Relationships
Cheryl Saban brings us an enchanting collection of words of wisdom on marriage and relationships. With quotes gathered from married women of all ages, and teamed with timeless words from great writers and philosophers, this witty little book takes a clear-eyed look at marriage and the roles we play within it - lovers, partners, and friends. Some of the tips are fun, others are serious, but all speak to the basic human desire to find lasting love, passion, and friendship with our life partner. This is the perfect gift for those embarking on the great adventure of marriage, as well as those celebrating many happy years with their soulmate.
64 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2005
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Cheryl Saban
37 books3 followersDr. Cheryl Saban is a writer, activist, and social commentator who holds a Ph.D. in psychology. She is well-known for her philanthropic endeavors and respected for her dedication to pediatric medical research, foster care education sponsorship, and affordable health care for everyone. Dr. Saban is the author of a new self-help book for women, entitled: WHAT IS YOUR SELF-WORTH: A Woman’s Guide to Validation, which Hay House is publishing May 1, 2009. She has also written numerous articles about women, children, marriage, parenting and socio-political issues and is a regular blogger for HuffingtonPost.com. Her previous books include New Mother’s Survival Guide, Miracle Child, Sins of the Mother, Griffin's Play Group, 50 Ways to Save our Children, Recipe for a Good Marriage and Recipe for Good Parenting.
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September 5, 2016
This is an interesting book of quotations and advice on marriage for not only does it contain words of wisdom from great writers and philosophers, every other quotation is from a variety of (unnamed) married and unmarried women of all ages. It is an interesting combination for the married and unmarried women perhaps do not look as deep as the others and they, therefore, offer more practical advice - obviously based on experience!
An apt Swedish proverb starts us off with 'Love me when I least deserve it, because that is when I really need it' while the first bit of advice from a married lady is a simple but meaningful 'Love each other unconditionally'. Martin Luther obviously knew what he was talking about for he wrote, 'There is no more lovely, friendly and charming relationship, communion or company than a good marriage' - here, here.
Ralph Waldo Emerson suggests, 'Give all to love', not bad advice while I rather like John Donne's advice, 'Licence my roving hands, and let them go, before, behind, between, above, below'; the only puzzling thing in that is that I feel sure that I don't remember needing a licence - that is, of course, if I ever followed this advice!
Friedrich Nietzsche got it spot on when he wrote in 'Test of a Good Marriage', 'The quality of a marriage is proven by its ability to tolerate an occasional "exception"', yes, I feel a very necessary trait. He also wrote, in 'Friendship and Marriage', 'The best friend will probably get the best spouse, because a good marriage is based on the talent for friendship' - very true.
Married ladies offer such as 'Make love, connect, talk, respect and stand by your man and expect him to stand by you', 'Take romantic holidays often, and bring sexy lingerie' - I will go along with that one - and a very sound piece of advice from one lady is 'Keep a place both physically and spiritually for yourself. Private time is important' - it certainly is.
Finally, I can fully empathise with part of Samuel Johnson's quotation from 'Rasselas', particularly as Linda died over 12 years ago, when he says 'Marriage has many pains, but celibacy has no pleasures' - pains I cannot support but the remainder of the quotation shows what a knowledgeable gent Sam was! It is coupled with a married lady's comment 'Candlelight ... Champagne ... Beautiful sheets ... Sex, Sex, Sex!' Well I don't drink but I could stretch a point particularly if I were to follow the advice in the remainder of the quotation! By the way the introduction does state that the guidance in the book is 'sometimes silly, sometimes raunchy, but it is always based on experience'.
There are many more gems in a book that has the common denominator of everyone's hope for lasting love, passion and friendship with a mate.
An apt Swedish proverb starts us off with 'Love me when I least deserve it, because that is when I really need it' while the first bit of advice from a married lady is a simple but meaningful 'Love each other unconditionally'. Martin Luther obviously knew what he was talking about for he wrote, 'There is no more lovely, friendly and charming relationship, communion or company than a good marriage' - here, here.
Ralph Waldo Emerson suggests, 'Give all to love', not bad advice while I rather like John Donne's advice, 'Licence my roving hands, and let them go, before, behind, between, above, below'; the only puzzling thing in that is that I feel sure that I don't remember needing a licence - that is, of course, if I ever followed this advice!
Friedrich Nietzsche got it spot on when he wrote in 'Test of a Good Marriage', 'The quality of a marriage is proven by its ability to tolerate an occasional "exception"', yes, I feel a very necessary trait. He also wrote, in 'Friendship and Marriage', 'The best friend will probably get the best spouse, because a good marriage is based on the talent for friendship' - very true.
Married ladies offer such as 'Make love, connect, talk, respect and stand by your man and expect him to stand by you', 'Take romantic holidays often, and bring sexy lingerie' - I will go along with that one - and a very sound piece of advice from one lady is 'Keep a place both physically and spiritually for yourself. Private time is important' - it certainly is.
Finally, I can fully empathise with part of Samuel Johnson's quotation from 'Rasselas', particularly as Linda died over 12 years ago, when he says 'Marriage has many pains, but celibacy has no pleasures' - pains I cannot support but the remainder of the quotation shows what a knowledgeable gent Sam was! It is coupled with a married lady's comment 'Candlelight ... Champagne ... Beautiful sheets ... Sex, Sex, Sex!' Well I don't drink but I could stretch a point particularly if I were to follow the advice in the remainder of the quotation! By the way the introduction does state that the guidance in the book is 'sometimes silly, sometimes raunchy, but it is always based on experience'.
There are many more gems in a book that has the common denominator of everyone's hope for lasting love, passion and friendship with a mate.
August 14, 2012
I really loved the recipes in this book...and the story.
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