What an amazing book that is, that Topiary recommended! It’s called ‘Why Men Marry Some Women and Not Others, and basically, it tells you what you have to do to get married. Especially if you are getting on a bit. The advice could be boiled down to:
1)Diet until you are around size 10
2)Put makeup on and groom yourself
3)Wear nice (not tarty) clothes
4)Be a very nice person
5) Spend all your free time going where men are
6) When you find a man (and you have to be prepared to accept balding, fat guys) determine whether he is a serial non-committer or not. If he is, dump him and find someone better
7) After you’ve get into nice relationship with this balding fattie, make it very clear that you want to marry him desperately and are expecting a proposal. If you don’t get it, dump him and…etc.
I never realised you had to try that hard. But I suppose it’s obvious that you do. I immediately got Rachel and Jasmine to read it, and we’re all now practising ‘looking pleasant’ (you have to look as if you are just about to smile)(No grinning madly). And you’re also supposed to walk about with rolled-up washcloths on your shoulders, to get a nicely erect posture.
Anyway it is just amazing, and everything in it is backed up by reams of research. I just wish it wasn’t ESSENTIAL to lose all that weight.
2 comments:
Cow agrees the book has a bit of a disaster tone. Do this or else you will be single forever! A little too much probably...
What Cow liked most about the book was that it truly was based on research, not just somebody's ideas cobbled together into a book.
Cow thinks looking good doesn't necessarily require you to be thin, mostly, just not to be too off-puttingly fat. Like, within normal range. Certainly a few gooey cakes are allowed!
Scone's summary was masterly. And Cow admits HER copy has been passed around to more friends than she can count. One of whom DID get married shortly after reading it, amazingly enough, and not to a fat bald guy either.
Cow thinks the best she got out of the book was the advice, if you want to get married, don't stick around guys who tell you they don't want to. Cow hopes that Scones and her friends at least feel it was worth the money...and Cow apologizes for any bad feelings the book engendered (Cow quickly throwing away her posture-improving washcloths before Scones can see them!)
Moo!
Dear Topiary, I didn't mean to sound like I was laughing at the book. I think it's great. It explains so much. And yes, it is very useful being told (with a mass of statistics to back it up) that a guy who says he will never commit really means what he is saying. You are NOT going to change him. Sigh. I wish I'd known this when I was 22 and got involved with my Mr Wrong. Love scones xx
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