Jenna McCarthy
Jenna McCarthy
Jenna McCarthy is an American author who has written the books Pretty Much Screwed; I've Still Got It... I Just Can't Remember Where I Put It: Awkwardly True Tales from the Far Side of Forty; If It Was Easy They'd Call the Whole Damn Thing a Honeymoon: Living With and Loving the TV-Addicted, Sex-Obsessed, Not-So-Handy Man You Married; The Parent Trip: From High Heels and Parties to Highchairs and Potties; Cheers to the New Mom; Cheers to the New Dad;...
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husband crazy bird
If you had asked me when I was 28 and in my wedding dress if I ever thought I would end up in my forties flipping my husband the bird over potato chips, I'd say you were crazy.
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When you're pregnant, you go out and buy every single book; you have this stack of books on your nightstand, but there was nothing that was preparing me for anything even remotely resembling what my life was going to look like.
believe bottom marriage pursuing searching whether
The bottom line is, whether you're in it or you're searching for it, I believe marriage is an institution worth pursuing and protecting.
days five husbands joe left nearly ragged scattered seat thousand toilet
Now, as husbands go, I have to admit I did all right. Joe is unquestionably handsome, doesn't leave ragged toenail clippings scattered about the house, and has never once, in nearly five thousand days of togetherness, left the toilet seat up.
couple divorce splits
Divorce is contagious. That's right - when you have a close couple friend split up, it increases your chances of getting a divorce by 75 percent.
sex motivation inspiration
Beyond the profound federal perks, married people make more money; we're healthier, physically and emotionally; we produce happier, more stable and more successful kids; we have more sex than our supposedly swinging single friends; we even live longer.
rest-in-peace motivation inspiration
[Newlyweds,] these optimistic young bastards, promise to honor and cherish each other through hot flashes and mid-life crises and a cumulative 50-pound weight gain, until that far-off day when one of them is finally able to rest in peace. You know, because they can't hear the snoring anymore.
motivation inspiration realization
Merely watching a romantic comedy causes relationship satisfaction to plummet. Apparently, the bitter realization that maybe it could happen to us, but it obviously hasn't and it probably never will, makes our lives seem unbearably grim in comparison.
sweet care handsome
I don't care how handsome or fabulous or funny the groom is, or how sweet and accommodating the bride, or vice versa. Marriage is hard.
cupcakes healthy groups
Subsisting on a diet drawn from one food group isn't healthy or gratifying. Even eating cupcakes 24/7 eventually would get old!
men differences together
What do women do when they get together? We sit around and talk! Men, not so much. My theory is that this difference is genetic and dates back to the hunter-gatherer societies, when the men had to be quiet as they hunted, lest they scare away the bison and then everyone starved to death and it was all their fault.
names giving everyday
Scientific studies about relationships fascinate me, and I devour them hungrily, especially when they give big, fancy-sounding names to everyday experiences.
men guy forever
Women tell stories; men want answers. Guys get impatient when we drone on forever; we get frustrated when they tune out.
divorce people childhood
One study found that people who smile in childhood photographs are less likely to get a divorce.