This humorous, helpful, and hopeful book is a must-read for anyone trying to navigate a marriage or start a family.
The bestselling author of The Between Boyfriends Book finds wedded bliss . . . or so she thought.
In her search for true love, Cindy Chupack endured enough emotional wreckage to fill a New York Times-bestselling book, two magazine columns, and five seasons of Sex and the City. Finally, at the age of thirty-eight, Cindy met Ian, and despite his bad-boy ways, he turned out to be a romantic (he proposed on a beach at sunset, on a horse, dressed as a knight), but Cindy soon discovers 'happily ever after' is the epitome of lazy writing, and having a husband is a lot like having a permanent houseguest.
This is Cindy's hilarious and sometimes heartbreaking story of her failed first marriage to Perfect Man #1 (who, after two years, realized he was gay), meeting Perfect Man #2 (Ian), and their mutual realization that matrimony is a matter of constant negotiation about pets, cooking, travel, holidays, space, money, and sex. When Cindy and Ian start trying to have a baby, the endeavor turns out to be far more complicated than they ever could have anticipated. This humorous, helpful, and hopeful book is a must-read for anyone trying to navigate a marriage or start a family.
'I laughed, I commiserated, I wanted more and more. Marriage is laid bare . . . with affection and brutal honesty.' Julia Sweeney
'If you need a new best friend-look no further! Cindy Chupack's wonderful book will make you laugh, cry, and feel less alone.' Winnie Holzman
'Laugh-out-funny and surprisingly poignant.' Booklist
'A straight-talking, funny and poignant memoir.' Kirkus Reviews
Industry Reviews
"Laugh-out-funny and surprisingly poignant."
" Booklist"
"A straight-talking, funny and poignant memoir."
" Kirkus Reviews"
"The characters on 'Sex and the City' (for which Cindy Chupack wrote) could never wait to get together and share the most scintillating details of their romantic triumphs and tribulations. Opening Cindy's book is like getting invited to lunch with those women--the details are keenly observed, laugh-out-loud funny and you never want the meal to end."
Cynthia Nixon
"If you need a new best friend--look no further! Cindy Chupack's wonderful book will make you laugh, cry, and feel less alone."
Winnie Holzman
"Cindy's essays are dizzyingly good. They're funny, they're meticulously crafted, and you hardly notice she's doing a comedic equivalent of a ballerina's masterful pirouette. I laughed, I commiserated, I wanted more and more. Marriage is laid bare, negotiations, passion, uncertain leveraging, children, dogs and even boob-jobs are all covered with affection and brutal honesty."
Julia Sweeney
"Laugh-out-funny and surprisingly poignant."
Booklist
"A straight-talking, funny and poignant memoir."
Kirkus Reviews
The characters on Sex and the City (for which Cindy Chupack wrote) could never wait to get together and share the most scintillating details of their romantic triumphs and tribulations. Opening Cindy's book is like getting invited to lunch with those women the details are keenly observed, laugh-out-loud funny and you never want the meal to end.
Cynthia Nixon
If you need a new best friend look no further! Cindy Chupack s wonderful book will make you laugh, cry, and feel less alone.
Winnie Holzman
Cindy's essays are dizzyingly good. They're funny, they're meticulously crafted, and you hardly notice she's doing a comedic equivalent of a ballerina's masterful pirouette. I laughed, I commiserated, I wanted more and more. Marriage is laid bare, negotiations, passion, uncertain leveraging, children, dogs and even boob-jobs are all covered with affection and brutal honesty.
Julia Sweeney"
