Last One Down the Aisle Wins: 10 Keys to a Fabulous Single Life Now and an Even Better Marriage Later

by Shannon Fox, Celeste Liversidge

Think your twenties are just a waiting period--waiting to get married, waiting for real life to begin? Wrong! As Shannon Fox and Celeste Liversidge show with humor, intelligence, and reassurance, getting a ring on your finger is the last thing you should be thinking about when you're in your twenties. In fact, statistics show that if you wait and marry at thirty, your chances of having a healthy, long-lasting relationship more than double. So before rushing off to become someone else's better half, take the time to become the best, strongest whole person you can be! Last One Down the Aisle Wins will show you how

- develop and improve your emotional health, body image, and confidence
- take risks and tap into your adventurous side
- create a dependable network of friends and mentor relationships
- identify and avoid the top ten reasons women marry too young

Last One Down the Aisle Wins is like having your very own life coach, therapist, financial planner, spiritual adviser, career counselor, and cheerleader all rolled into one.

Genres: Self Help

368 pages, Paperback

First published May 11, 2010

Reviews

[Maddie · Rating 5 out of 5]

So encouraging and empowering!!


This book dissects the reasons why people get married too early, and it makes a lot of sense.

It addresses and eliminates preventable issues that could lead to an imprudent, strenuous, or “band-aid” marriage.

By confronting these common factors, you are doing what you can to prepare for a marriage with two emotionally, spiritually, and financially healthy adults who are capable of being completely independent.

[J Nicholle · Rating 4 out of 5]

A friend bought me this book and it completely changed how I viewed "staring down the barrel" of 30 as a single woman. Lot's of great advice to combat all the well-meaning comments that you get.
I loved the fun way the authors advise to not take life too seriously and to get to know yourself before you make a lifelong commitment.

[Renee · Rating 4 out of 5]

I would like to recommend this book to my current and future nieces, daughters, and granddaughters. I hope they take opportunities to find and pursue what makes them happy before they dedicate their lives to their partners.

[Leah · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is a great read for young adults (young being 18-23 range) who don't know a whole lot about what they want yet. Two successful women co-authored this book, one is a lawyer and one is a psychologist. Both were married in their late 20's-early 30's. These ladies frequently insert their own testimonies or testimonies given by their clients, giving the book the perfect balance between personal insight and facts. This book is meant to encourage young women to be financially, emotionally, and physically independent before they make a commitment to a man.
The authors use personal first-hand experiences (both positive and negative) as well as their own expert legal and counseling advice. This is extremely effective in getting their advice to women across. It is conveniently divided into sections according to subject, which makes it easy to digest, and at the end of each chapter the authors include questions for the reader and space to write answers. This helps the reader to reflect on what she just read, where she would like to improve, and to set goals. Using these techniques, the writers are successful in encouraging the reader to reflect on themselves and how to become a more independent woman with healthier personal relationships. It even includes resources in every chapter that will guide the reader in future instruction if they would like to learn more about what is discussed, such as finances or emotional health, fro example. Through these techniques, Fox and Liversidge accombpish their goal of writing a book that is " like having your very own life coach, therapist, financial planner, spiritual adviser, career counselor, and cheerleader all rolled into one."
This book is a refreshing take on how to make yourself the best person you can be. This book is a great read for women in the 18-23 range, who are just experiencing their first taste of independence and not sure where to go now that they're out from under their parents' roof.

[Anna · Rating 3 out of 5]

While not extremely enlightening, this book is a fascinating look into the mistakes many of today's 20-something women make in our persuit of happiness and our desire to live up to the expectations of our family and society. I got a few good laughs when a few chapters described my close friends to a T. And I found encouragement in the choices I've made in my life. This is a good little pick-me-up book for the single 20-something. However, if you got married straight out of high school, I'd avoid this one.

[Emily · Rating 5 out of 5]

My brother gave me this book when my boyfriend and I seriously began considering marriage. We are still planning on getting married, and I am very glad that I read over this plethora of advice and exercises in this book that can improve anyone's outlook on many aspects of life, both when single and in a committed relationship. It is also encouraging when you read the chapters for which you are ahead of the game!

[valerie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really liked this book. It's written by a Westmont alum which makes it worth reading. :)
It is more aimed towards recent college graduates. I love that the book includes good questions to think through about financial, emotional, familial and other issues.

[Eileen · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read the first half of this book in earnest, but when I got to the financial chapter I more or less rolled my eyes and skimmed the rest of the book. The ten points are good ones, but I could have saved a lot of time and simply read them as a list online somewhere.

[Erin Lavender-stott · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed the beginning despite being heteronormative. However, the further I got into it the more I didn't like the book. Particularly the patriarchal views of the authors and the fact that they blamed so many problems on parents.

[Jennifer · Rating 2 out of 5]

read this for a book club. It was ok, definitely some parts that were helpful that I could identify with and some parts that I had to skim because they were kind of silly.

[Denise Crawford · Rating 2 out of 5]

It got to be really repetitive. I enjoyed the overall message, however.

[Amy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good for women in early twenties to read!

[Rosen Jasmin · Rating 4 out of 5]

great book!!! have a lot of tips n advice. made me realise a lot of things dat was goin on in my life...helped me a lot.