Wifework: What Marriage Really Means for Women

by Susan Maushart

Paperback, 2003

Status

Available

Call number

306.872

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Publication

Bloomsbury USA (2003), 288 pages

Description

A revealing and far- reaching investigation that wittily lifts the lid on the supposed equality of the modern family.

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LibraryThing member Black_samvara
Nothing has changed; I've no desire to be a wife but am still quite keen to acquire one.

Interesting points to note for me is that men get far more out of marriage than women in terms of health, stability, leisure time, companionship and happiness. They are less prone to mental illness and live
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 longer in married relationships. No wonder women initiate most divorces. I feel like I've known this all my life, it's hardly ground breaking information and yet it's so persistent.

Extract - "The practice of husbands 'helping' around the house is no more a solution either. Any man who insists that this is good enough should be immediately downgraded to 'helping' with his wife's sex life as well."
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LibraryThing member estellen
I loved this book - it made me think a lot about why I act the way I do...even though I read it before I got married. After I said I do, I went back to it. Challenges your ideas on love and cleaning!

Subjects

Divorce
Marriage
Wives

Original language

English

Physical description

288 p.; 5.5 inches

ISBN

1582342768 / 9781582342764

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