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The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands
10/03/2011
Why Are You Always Rejecting Me? "I'm tired." "I'm exhausted" "I need to tuck our daughter into bed" "I need to change the baby's diaper"... For too many weeks now, these have been my reasons, no wait, excuses, for not wanting to make love with my husband. More >>

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09/22/2011
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We had reached a crossroads in our relationship and I wasn't sure whether we were going to make it. He asked me to read it, and I thought "Sure. Kick me when I'm down. I already know I've blown it."

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09/14/2011
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The referenced email is a nice letter: Our Marriage Needed Feeding. Thanks for sharing it. "The Proper Care & Feeding of Husbands" is a great book, but it really is not necessary. From a husband's perspective it really is very simple...

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09/06/2011
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I am my three kids' stay-at-home mom. They are ages 13, 12, and 9. I wasn't always a stay-at-home mom. I used to think that a career was what I wanted.

 

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08/17/2011
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My husband and I are coming up on our 10th Wedding Anniversary. To be completely honest, 6 years ago, I didn't think we would make it here...

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08/15/2011
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I just wanted to let you know how amazing my husband is. He is almost 62 years old and is still working in road construction. Yep, 100 degree weather in the direct sun for 12 hours a day, 5 days a week.

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08/08/2011
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I've been married for just over two years and have been having a hard time with my husband. We've been fighting on and off since the marriage.

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07/20/2011
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I have never written a letter to anyone like this. I can't stop thinking that I just need to let you know how I feel about two of your books: The Proper Care & Feeding of Husbands, and In Praise of Stay-At-Home Moms.

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07/07/2011
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My sweet husband and I have been married for almost 30 years. We look like the typical older couple with 4 kids, carrying a little extra weight, getting grey together. He's experienced hair loss and I have experienced loss of gravity on some of my body parts.

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07/06/2011
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...My husband and I have a "never say no" rule in our house (and in our truck, living room, backyard shed,...). As long as we have at least ten minutes of privacy, and one of us is in the mood, we get it on.

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