For all of you married or soon-to-be married guys out there.  I want to recommend an eye-opening book.  It’s called For Men Only – a straightforward guide to the inner lives of women written by Shaunti and Jeff Feldhahn.  It will totally change your understanding and interaction with your better half. How can men possibly understand what goes on in the mind of women? 

Well, this book reveals just that and more.  Following the runaway success of For Women Only, Shaunti and Jeff worked to build an “inner map terrain” common to most women, but misunderstood by most men.  They conducted surveys, interviews, focus-groups, and events in order to “survey” the inner map of women.  They say that over 3000 women contributed to the book.  The authors have a Christian worldview and write from that perspective in order to help men “love their wives as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.” – Ephesians 5:25.   

The terrain map is divided into six major findings about the inner lives of women.  The authors then give really easy, simple, practical advice in just how to interact with your wife based upon these findings.  Once understood and taken to heart, they aren’t that difficult to understand.  The book even includes a quick reference chart in the front cover of the book to help you remember what went wrong and how to do it better next time when you screw it up again.  

As I read each chapter, I sort of quizzed Sheri with questions like, “Do you think like this?” or “Is this really true?”  Her responses were in total agreement with five of the six findings.  I read this book in a day and a half and it totally changed my understanding of who my bride really is, and how she really operates on the inside.  I have just begun to put some of its advice into practice.  This book can be life-changing for many husbands.  I would also recommend that wives read For Women Only simultaneously.  Sheri has already started it and has asked me some profound questions.  We will keep you updated!