I think not, for this ideal mate I have pictured would have no need for this approach. She and my son would have formed their courtship, engagement, and eventually their marriage on a sounder foundation, part of which would have been to call upon the Lord for guidance in the decision as to whether they were right for each other.
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Be the first to start one ». Readers also enjoyed. About W. We work at everything together and are still the best of friends. Good read. I think even those "ideals" play out different from couple to couple. Neither husband or wife are meant to be identical in what they can or can't do obviously.
Learning to honor the differences and show support is something that creates strong relationships. I think a lot of times our instincts is to correct and mold each other into what we think is best but really for selfish reasons.
When we learn to empower the other, it actually creates much greater potential for the relationship. Marriage is an equal partnership built on the trust and commitment of two imperfect people.
It takes hard work to accomplish the goals of a good and successful marriage. I am single but my opinion married people not happy life. She wants all thing. For me there's no such thing as an ideal wife or ideal husband, you just need to communicate, listen using both ears and heart.
Make sure to always see the good things in your partner, let's not be fault finder. After graduating from university, moved to Saskatchewan, Canada, to teach high school English, on a two-year teaching contract in When she's not writing, she enjoys reading, music and knitting. She also enjoys watching tennis and curling. Mary Balogh started writing in the evenings as a hobby.
Her first book, a Regency love story, was published in as A Masked Deception under her married name. In , she retired from teaching after 20 years to pursue her dream to write full-time. She has written more than seventy novels and almost thirty novellas since then, including the New York Times bestselling 'Slightly' sextet and 'Simply' quartet. She has won seven Waldenbooks Awards and two B. Search review text. Mary Balogh had this format she used for a time in her earlier books where the heroine was keeping a secret from the hero and this is the driving point for most of the plot.
I can tolerate it once in a while but after more than two books it gets annoying. For example I can deal with it in her book "Heartless" because I loved the hero in that one. It starts off with a meet cute premise…the hero, the Earl of Severn, needs a wife to avoid being set up by his mother so he vows to marry the first plain manageable female who crosses his path who he can set up in his country estate and ignore.
Enter an impoverished relative looking for a work reference so she can obtain respectable employment — Abigail Gardiner. So he proposes marriage.
Who, of course, when she finally does is like all like…oh is that all? Don't let the 3 stars fool you. This was not a bad read. It's just that in , I'm planning to be a little more discerning in my ratings. I've been known as a high grader before : This was a fluffy piece.
Light and fun in places. No real substance, and based on a very unbelievable premise tho one that HRs tend to use : the H marries a complete stranger, an impoverished distant cousin, in 2 days by special license.
It is the reason that he marries her that's weird. He just did it to avoid being badgered into a different marriage with a jewel of the ton by his female relatives. This is not the first time MB has used this plot device. In The Arrangement she did the same thing.
The H runs away and marries a stranger because he doesn't have the balls to stand up to the female relatives he loves. I wonder if this actually happened back in the time period these novels are set. That would be very strange indeed.
Anyway, this is the premise, and after doing this crazy thing, the H then plays the part of a level-headed, indulgent, mature husband, while the h is herself - bubbly, natters on, big-hearted, and honestly not very smart.
The explanation is that she thinks with her heart instead of her brain. Which is another way of saying she doesn't do much thinking. I give it 3 stars because the writing reminds me of Jane Austen novels - in terms of the banter and lightness.
There are parts that are believable - like how the couple don't both achieve orgasm in lovemaking until they are actually in love. Overall, it's something to read while I'm snacking on things and want to multi-task. This is not the sort of novel that commands my entire attention. I can put it down at any time. This was a light and fun romantic comedy tale with just enough heart to it to keep it an engaging tale.
It had plenty of humour but also stood out from the crowd due to the fact that the characters were not your usual HR standard fare. I liked the change. In some ways the tone and feel of this reminded me of Amanda Quick's HR books. Which is a good thing in my eyes.
The plot was crazy but fun. Miles Ripley, Earl of Severn, is despairing the fact that his meddling mother and sisters are due in London within a week and are bringing with them the girl they are determined to see him married to.
Miles loves his family but has no desire to settle down with a wife. He even claims to his friend that the ideal wife for him would be meek, quiet, plain, and easily forgotten about. His friend laughs off Miles crazy claim but the offhand remark sticks in Miles mind and the very next day, when just such a woman pops up at his door claiming she needs his help, it prompts him to offer her marriage as a solution to both their problems.
It all goes wrong for the hapless Miles as it quickly becomes apparent that his "ideal wife" Abigail Gardiner is not at all the quiet, meek, and forgettable girl she seemed when he first met her! It was a fun tale. Miles was an unusual male lead for a romance tale and I think that benefited the story and Abigail was super easy to like so that made rooting for the romance between the pair to work out an easy task.
It was actually a lot of fun to follow how quickly Miles had his life transformed by Abigail's antics after her arrival. All in all I quite enjoyed this one and look forward to reading the sequel book in the future!
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