[Onelifetogive]

By "bitch" the writer appears to mean a calm, logical, assertive woman who stands on her own two feet, respects herself, and doesn't go crawling and begging after men.

Then the writer is misusing the word for shock value and is simply not worth reading.

[cmj328]

Then the writer is misusing the word for shock value and is simply not worth reading.

Sadly, some men in the world, mostly Democrat voters, will think that any woman who doesn't act like a prostitute for free is a "bitch". Just like they think anyone who disagrees with them on foreign policy is "dumb".

[ottbmare]

. . .the writer is misusing the word for shock value and is simply not worth reading.

Perhaps, but I'd make two points:

First, sometimes a certain amount of shock value is necessary in modern marketing, since the competition among such self-help or relationship-help books is so very intense. It's quite easy for a valid, valuable book to get lost in the insipid crowd. What, really, could you suggest that would be a better or more compelling title? Why Men Marry Calm Logical Quietly Assertive Girls? Why Men Marry Girls Who Stand Up for Themselves? These don't really have that cash-register ring to them.

You also have to figure that these days "bitch" does not have the connotation it used to. It's just not as harsh a word as it once was.