I bought "
The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands" for my wife when it was hot off the presses back in 2003. I read it first because I didn't want to lay it on the nightstand and risk getting in trouble! At that point, my wife and I had been married for twelve years. We were an active military couple with two young children. We spent years working opposite shifts with opposite days off so there was always someone with the kids. We were busy all the time, and sometimes we felt more like roommates than husband and wife. I wanted something to reinvigorate our relationship.
I was astounded at how accurate the book was. It was as though you were talking directly to me about our marriage. After I finished it, I gave it to my wife and told her I had read it, and I hoped she would read it do. She did, and we have benefited from it, even all these years later. We had a great relationship - it just needed some fine-tuning.
We're empty nesters now, but through all the years, we put our relationship first and maintained a solid base. Today, my wife remains my best friend and my girlfriend. She's the first thing on my mind when I wake up and the last thing I think about when I go to sleep. We were friends for a year before we started anything romantic, so I knew I liked her before I loved her, and that has been key to our success. She is still the most incredible and beautiful woman in the world. Thank you for your commitment to forging great relationships and for your hand in forging ours.
Robert
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