Divorce: The Middle-Aged Man's Survival Guide

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Secondly, this book is very poorly recorded. To be fair, the narrator actually has a good voice for the work so I didn't mind that it sounded like he was sitting in a bathroom with a tape recorder. What made this book absolutely un-listenable is that after a point, you start hearing a copy machine or some other machine make a squealing noise once ever minute. Once you begin to hear this noise, its so distracting you can't force yourself to listen to the book.

As for the content... this book really paints most women as money-hungry psychos whose only goal in life is to kill you once they've robbed you of your sperm and your money. This book feels a lot like the guy is talking about himself instead of addressing things in a neutral way. I found very little insight in this and only felt it was propaganda to make you fear what a spouse might do to you.

That's if you even get past the grating copier machine noise that occurs every minute.

The author is funny and makes good light of separation and divorce. But, this is not really a self-help book. There are parts that lifted my mood, but there is not really much practical advice. I still recommend it if you have a good sense of humor even while you struggle.

No matter what this seems to be the core. It may get amplified, or reduced by people and the situations their in, but this is the core string of it all.
This gave me insight and understanding, and made me understand there are things I will never understand, into why after 20 years it has to end. And it made me laugh in the process.

amazing how accurate. puts things into perspective and make sense of her behavior. thanks

Sad, but oh so true... in so many ways.
Only helpful if you put the overly macho guy attitude away and simply hear strategy.

Zachary nailed it on the head. He confirmed what I thought and described my wife to a tee. Thanks for the book.

Less Pain Thanks:
The only thing thus far that has lessened the pain associated with the ending my 23 year marriage!

The author, because he has already gone thru almost exactly what I am going thru.

Do yourself a favor and get this book. I am serious. It is helping me a great deal.

Its the real deal on what will happen and why. I was blown away , it was as if he was writing about me to the letter.

me

Great tone

The opening because it lets you know you are not alone.

Book might be okay for someone who is past the point of no return and needs to prepare their defense against an adversarial soon-to-be-ex. If hope remains, this book is not for you. I was looking a book that was more geared to preparing me in the event that everything went south. Prepared: emotionally, legally, and how to move forward, handle the grieving, help with the grown children, etc.

Story lacked requisite detail to understand how his case is similar or dissimilar to mine but soon into the book it became apparent that his situation was very different than mine.

Yes.

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Nope.

Definitely a 'Must Read' if you're a guy (of ANY age) who is or has divorced. If you're still 'hoping' to reconcile or even 'unresolved' if the divorce has been filed or finalized, then give this book a try. It's like have five or six sessions with a therapist ... an excellent running-head-start on the road to recovery, healing and moving on!

This book is like talking to that close friend you never had and who walked down that painful and lonely road. No BS here - just a very real look at divorce from the man's view point.

The quality of the recording is not the best - however, the content more than makes up for it.