Shacking Up : The Smart Girl's Guide to Living in Sin Without Getting Burned
Author: Stacy Whitman, Wynne Whitman
List Price: $13.95
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ISBN: 0767910400
Publisher: Broadway (18 March, 2003)
Sales Rank: 51,106
Average Customer Rating: 4.42 out of 5
Customer Reviews
Rating: 5 out of 5
Loved it!
Thinking of moving in with Mr. Perfect? Don't do it before reading this book. It contains so much great advice that could help, whether you're trying to decide where to live or furnishing your new pad. Shacking Up is both funny and incredibly honest. I especially had to laugh when I read the parts about chores/cleaning and privacy issues. There was one line about feeling like you're living under a microscope--it's SO true! I just moved in with live-in boyfriend numero two. Maybe my first cohabitation experience wouldn't have been such a disaster if someone had told me what to expect and the questions to ask before doing it? Who knows. I would have liked more information on how to handle family disapproval after moving in together. (There's advice on how to tell mom and pop that you're doing it, but not a lot on what to do after you're living together and getting grief). My boyfriend's parents were appalled when we told them we were moving in, and basically act like I don't exist. Other than that, Shacking Up hit the nail on the head. If you want to know what living together is really like, GET THIS BOOK! If you'd rather keep wearing your blinders, take a pass.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Get real
If this book scares you about moving in with your boyfriend, then you probably shouldn't be doing it in the first place. Personally, it made me feel even more confident about my decision. I knew I had thought it through carefully and we'd had all the conversations we needed to have. Plus, I had a better idea of what to expect after we were living together. I also knew not to let the little stuff (like the toilet seat!) bother me. My boyfriend and I have been living together for almost 2 months now, and it's going great. I'm so glad that I found this book!
Rating: 1 out of 5
Ridiculous book
This book is like a Cosmo article. This is not surprising beacuse it's written by a person who writes for women's mags like cosmo. I really think its a horrible resource. Its overwhelming message is that to live together who have to be seriously considering life-long committment. It completely ignores those of us who simply want to share our lives with someone. I found it to be very poorly done and actually scared me about moving in with my mate. A much better book I would like to recommend is _Unmarried to eachother_ by Solot and Miller also offered here at Amazon. It is a good resource which discusses all kinds of reasons that people decide not to get married and includes all kinds of different relationships. It discusses financial and legal issues. It is a book that made me feel more confident about my ability to make this important change in my life, that the risk might be worth it. Leave Shacking up on the Amazon shelf.
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