Secrets of Happily Married Women (eBook)

THE AUTHORS DR. SCOTT HALTZMAN is clinical assistant professor of psychiatry and human behavior at Brown University and medical director of NRI Community Services in Rhode Island. He also has an active private practice, with a focus on marriage counsel-ing for individuals and couples. You can reach him at DrScott@HappilyMarriedWomen.com. THERESA FOY DIGERONIMO is the author of more than fifty books in the fields of education, parenting, and family relationships.

Acknowledgments vii

Introduction 1

1. Know Your Husband 7

2. Nurture His Needs--and Yours 45

3. Fight Better 63

4. Talk Less 103

5. Have Lots of Sex 127

6. Take Charge of Your Own Happiness 163

7. Heal Thyself 191

Epilogue: When Mamma's Happy, Everybody's Happy 209

Notes 211

About the Authors 215

As Haltzman (psychiatry & human behavior, Brown Univ.; The Secrets of Happily Married Men) knows-he's been married for 20 years-the idea of shaping one's marriage without it seeming like another job appeals to most women. Together with DiGeronimo (Raising Baby Green), he here proposes that men are hardwired to please women and that if a knowledgeable wife tailors her message to the way her husband can hear it, she will enjoy a deeper connection and achieve happiness without compromise. In a manner somewhat similar to John Gray's in Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus, the authors advise married female readers to speak in shorter sentences, directly ask for what they want, and take charge of their own spiritual and intellectual need. Well done and recommended to update marital self-help sections.-Deborah Bigelow, Director, Leonia P.L., NJ (Library Journal, January 2008)

"...this delightful...humorous and entertaining book is a must- read for savvy brides-to-be." (Ladies First, Spring 2008)