[.ca] Men Are Like Waffles, Women Are Like Spaghetti (ISBN 0736904867)

A Travel Guide For The Sexes:
When venturing out into unfamiliar territory, how many of us would proceed without a map? Yet, many of us do! "Hmmm... this neighborhood looks familiar. I'll just drive around until I find where I'm going." Sound familiar? Bill and Pam Farrel take the guesswork out of communicating and living with the opposite sex. In fact, they help deepen the understanding you have of your own gender. Whether at home or at work, no one can afford too many 'wrong' turns. This Guide could literally 'save' your life, your career, and the relationships you value most. Fun, informative, and pragmatic, "Waffles and Spaghetti" turns foreign territory into familiar, even pleasurable travel.

Sitting on the Fence:
I have to say when i first picked up the book i found it extremely hilarious and informative. I was looking at it primarily from my point of view and noticing some remarkable similarities in the examples shown in the book and in my own relationship. When i got further into the communication part of the book i started to see some heavy stereotypes pertaining to male communicative habits and was quite taken back by the "simple mindedness" portrayed by the authors. I was quite confident in sharing the book with my boyfriend, however he pointed out to me that several males, himself included, would be quite offended by the author's point of view. He particularly detested the "thought boxes", saying that it is entirely unfair to judge all males by this theory of organizing thoughts and relating to males as though they can only open one box at a time. Now of course this review can't speak for everybody who reads the book, I just thought that I would be honest in saying that the book does condone the stereotypical male portrayed in our media, such as the Harvey commercials that advertise simplisticly (Ex. meat, fire, good). I think that we need to be more open minded, and even though this book was meant to be taken light heartedly, it came off offending my boyfriend who is extremely open minded when it comes to books. Please respond back if you have any comments. This review was not meant to offend anyone. Thank you.

Definitely worth the time and money.:
Excellent book! I have read several relationship books and this is the FIRST one that I have totally agreed with. It's amazing. They've described the workings of my relationship with my girlfriend perfectly. It has done wonders. I know I will never totally understand her, but at least now I understand why she sees things the way she does. Also, it's almost worth buying just for the humorous sections. :o) Thanks Bill and Pam Farrel!

Best Explanation You Can Find:
I have to say this book has one of the best explanations for the working of the male and female mind that I could have asked for. My marriage counselor recommended my husband and I read Men are from Mars Women are from Venus. When I went to the bookstore to purchase the book I found this one instead. It looked so much more interesting. I changed my mind on which one to buy. When I went back a few weeks later I discussed the book at length with my counselor and she was really impressed with how much the Waffles and Spaghetti had really helped me. This was probably the first time I had really understood my husband's need to watch NASCAR. He has a really stressful job and works six days a week, for the first time I understood why he didn't want to spend the seventh running all over town with me. In addition, the Farrels put in some great problem solving tips. I am also trying really hard to get my husband to agree with some of the other tips they write about including planning weekends and code words. There were some things that I did disagree with. First, I was unaware the book was a faith based publication. The authors are ministers and spend a lot of time pushing God. This isn't a bad thing, but I found it distracting at times. I felt that they were spending too much time telling readers to place everything in God's hands and not enough about doing things for yourself. I also objected to their statements that a married person shouldn't have a personal conversation one on one with a person of the opposite sex. Both my husband and I have jobs that require us to spend large amounts of time alone with people of the opposite sex. Part of his responsibilities require him to probe for personal information and form close contact with men and women of the opposite sex. The Farrel's seem to believe this will only lead to an affair. I really have to disagree with that. Overall, this book is excellent. The advice is for the most part practical and I don't think you should expect to agree with everything you read in a self-help book. I would recommend the book to anyone looking for an insite to the mind of the mind of the opposite sex.

A must read for married couples.:
The analysis of men and women in this book is very easy to understand and interesting for both the male and female reader. Both my husband and I read this book and we are constantly making refrence to some of the insights we gained while we were reading it. This book helped both of us understand how the other was made. Best of all this book has a Christian focus. Unlike other man and woman comparison books, this book is written with God in mind. However, the refrences are not so overwhelming that someone who is not of the Christian faith wouldn't get something out of the book. I think all newly married couples should read this book.