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(More customer reviews)I wish this book had been written twelve years ago when I was married at the tender age of twenty.
The book's format is quite straightforward. It comprises ten brief chapters on eminently practical relationship issues, from romance and sex to décor and in-laws, plus everything in between. Each chapter ends with an installment of "The Smart Guy's Guide to Being Awesome." Sounds empowering, doesn't it? Well, reader beware: in some cases be ready for a sock in the gut. The two most convicting chapters for this reviewer were the chapter on money and the chapter about the importance of showing my wife masculine, biblical consideration.
The final chapter is a brief but punchy call for the husband to lead, protect, and accept help from his wife. Chivalry is far from dead, if Jess MacCallum has anything to say about it. Not merely a door-opening, eyes-always-fixed-on-her, coats-over-mud-puddles type of chivalry (although these are noble things to do) but a chivalry that protects her life and reputation and feelings at the expense of your own.
This is a book written for men, but I can envision women benefitting from it as well. For those men who might feel that MacCallum has at times let the cat out of the bag and betrayed us, such as the page-long "explanation of two halves of a man's brain" - a section that is far from complimentary, let me tell you, but entirely warranted - I would pass along MacCallum's counsel from a different context, but which remains apt and applicable here: "Get over yourself." The better your wife/fiancée understands you, the better she can help you be a better husband/man.
This book is an all-around "strong dose of reality" (to borrow another of the author's phrases) for males who aspire to biblical manhood. It is an inexpensive and worthwhile investment in any married or soon-to-be-married or wants-to-be-married man's spiritual life, especially the one who cannot read 10-point font and polysyllabic words without losing interest or falling asleep.
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Women don't come with a handbook—if they did, you wouldn't be able to pick it up. Biblically based, immediately applicable, and succinct, this how-to guide for newlyweds could save a young man loads of trouble and set the tone for many years of happy marriage. The concepts presented in the guy's guide are what every father should teach his son, what every father-in-law wishes his son-in-law knew, and what every wife wishes her husband understood.
• Written in an entertaining-yet-to-the-point style, this guy's guide combines humor with compelling common sense ideas supported by God's Word • The guide takes on ten tough topics—from security to finances, from communication to leadership—that young couples will deal with, especially in the first years of marriage • Each chapter features relevant insights about marriage linked with key passages of Scripture • Each chapter concludes with "The Smart Guy's Guide to Being Awesome"—practical takeaways for immediate use • Each chapter is illustrated by a witty line art cartoon drawn by author Jess MacCallum
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