Ok, I’ve seen a lot in my day, but this really takes the cake. Especially in this “enlightened” age.
What’s a gal to do when her man’s giving her everything she wants except a ring? This irreverent guide will help the marriage-ready woman evaluate the severity of her not-so-ready man’s excuses for delaying marriage and sharpen her abilities to dismantle them. With a funny but firm hand, Lori Uscher-Pines, who herself maneuvered for a ring from her now-husband, offers the reader serious tips for securing a marriage proposal from the excuse-ridden, free-milk-gulping man she loves.
Buying the Cow in the Age of Free Milk includes:
*How to know if it’s really time to push for a ring
*The difference between me excuses, you excuses and institution of marriage excuses
*The “severity” scale of common male excuses, and the associated tactics for changing his mind
*Behavior fouls not to make on the quest for a proposal
Pushing for a proposal is about female empowerment, and this must-have guide will help the reader take control of her personal life without giving up the romantic, “then-he-got-down-on-one-knee” moment she’s always imagined.
Hey, I wonder if this is secretly my old pal The Psycho Bride?
Thanks to Wendy for the link via Twitter
Huge “WTF???” moment here.
“Pushing for a proposal is about female empowerment?”
huh?
By that reasoning, it could be considered “female empowerment” ’cause roping in some dumbass would make the woman *some*thing (vs the nothing she would be if single)
Again, what the everliving fuck?
The saddest part is that I know a few women who would buy this thing and take it as gospel–a “how to” guide, if you will.
*head desk*
Wendy and AL,
That was the line that jumped out at me as well. Although..I suppose it’s true. A woman might feel empowered if she bullied some guy into marrying her, right?
I really thought this was a joke, Wendy.
Oy.
Marriage is hard work, what are these women expecting it to be magic going to do when they shove and push a man into marriage and then the real work begins?
Christamighty.
Also, it’s bad enough when men make the milk and cow reference, do we have to start now?
W-T-F
Amazingly enough, my husband pursued me. I didn’t have to run him down, hog tie him and coerce him to get him to propose. And if he hadn’t, that would have been fine. And if I had ever felt like I needed to do that, then he wouldn’t have been the right man for me.
Do women really need shit like this to feel empowered? Can’t we be empowered knowing we DON’T need a man in our lives to be a complete woman? Or that it’s okay to walk away from a guy who isn’t the right guy, knowing that really..it’s him, not you.
There a million things wrong with this book.
Ugh. Just ugh.
I had my s.o. take a look, and he kept saying, “It’s a joke, right? or a satire? It can’t be for real, can it?”
don’t I wish it were a joke!
*head desk*
Oh, what can I say?
Hey ladies,
My name is Lori Uscher-Pines and I am the author of “Buying the Cow.” I saw your comments about the book and I just wanted to clarify a couple of points. I appreciate your interest in the topic.
The reason that the book is about “female empowerment” is the timing of an engagement shouldn’t be totally up to men. After all, if a marriage is really a partnership, it is unfair that a woman has no control whatsoever about when a marriage will start. The book is only for people in serious, committed relationships so it isn’t about forcing a guy, but about having a timeline that works for both of you. Also, the title is meant to be tongue-in- cheek. The question “why buy the cow…” is absurd and something my crazy grandma would say. It is meant to be funny but also to refer to a truth in human nature- that people are unlikely to make a long term investment if they can get the benefits without the investment. This is true in all aspects of life, including relationships. I hope that you will read the book to see that I am truly a feminist who believes that women should get whatever they want in life- whether that be a husband or not. I’m not here to question your desires or choices (i.e. to marry or not to marry), I am just here to help you get what you (the strong female) want.
For more info on the book, including the controversial title, please check out the following links-
http://www.getyourmantomarryyou.com
Azteclady: That was the line that jumped out at me too.
Call me old-fashioned but if you have to berate a guy into marrying you…um…he’s probably not good marriage material.
But I’m wacky like that.
And I love how this plot description reinforces the idea that a woman is NOTHING unless she ropes some poor schmuck into marrying her. Gah!
Oh, and it should probably be mentioned that a major, major publisher is releasing this clap-trap. St. Martin’s. Who I normally love, but dayum.
gak.
did i accidentally find myself in a time machine and get myself transported to 1952?