Not to say that women shouldn't love their husbands, obviously. But I'd like to see more material out there about how men should love their women.
If more young men had the skills, I'd think there would be more of them who were confident to marry.
Marriage, and relationships are a two way street, but Dr. Laura's book is a good start. She is trying to get women, (who usually set the mood of the home), to put the effort out there. Men usually will respond positively to this. Making for a more harmonious lifestyle. Each person working to help the other feel more comfortable. It just makes sense to me.
We are all just human, and are flawed. But we have decades of feminism to undo. Some of the feminist movement was for good intentions, however, it has caused the divorce rate to skyrocket, and peoples lives to be terribly unhappy. Just a thought.
One obvious thought is that women are probably much more likely to buy/read a book about marriage than men are. That would factor in also.
Her basic theory (I'm a radio listener who has not read the book) is that women have been taught to be aggressive and demeaning toward men. Most men, when a wife is nice to them, will KNOCK THEMSELVES OUT to make her happy.
I think she is absolutely right. My husband isn't a simpleton but the major fact of his life is that he works most of the day. A smiling wife and decent food go a long way toward setting him up for a happy evening.