Dated Jekyll, Married Hyde

by Laura Jensen Walker

Who is that (wo)man I married? You're not the person you were when you were engaged. Neither is your spouse. But let's be honest. Who is? No one sets out to deceive his or her happily-ever-after-intended, it's just that until you're married, you don't see all the different sides of each other. And face We are different. Laura Jensen Walker has a keen eye for the ironies of male-female relationship. In Dated Jekyll, Married Hyde she skillfully dissects the oddities of both men and women directionally impaired wives, chick logic, the eating habits of human males and females, the female nagging gene, and the relational value of GI Joe collections and black velvet Elvis paintings. Dated Jekyll, Married Hdye is a lighthearted romp with the absolutely serious point of helping you laugh together. And live happily ever after. The next time your spouse does something irritating, have a good chuckle. Unless he forgets to put the seat down. Then you can just deck him. Laura Jensen Walker-is a public speaker and former reporter. She's written hundreds of articles on topics ranging from Billy Graham to emu ranching. She and her husband have a laughter-filled home in northern California.

Genres: Marriage, Christian

176 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 1997

About the author

Award-winning author Laura Jensen Walker has written several fiction and non-fiction books. Her historical fiction debut, DEATH OF A FLYING NIGHTINGALE, spotlighting a group of overlooked real-life women histories from WWII, releases in September 2024. A lover of mysteries since she read her first Trixie Belden in the fourth grade, Laura is thrilled to return to writing after a decade’s absence to write mystery novels. Her Agatha-nominated MURDER MOST SWEET is set in the small town of Lake Potawatomi, Wisconsin, features baker, writer, and breast-cancer survivor Teddie St. John and her irrepressible American Eskimo dog Gracie. Laura's Faith Chapel Mystery series (HOPE, FAITH, & A CORPSE, Jan. 2021) set in rural Northern California, features the movie-loving Episcopal priest Pastor Hope Taylor and her loyal Black Lab Bogie.

Grateful to be a longtime breast cancer survivor (THANKS FOR THE MAMMOGRAM! rereleases September 2020) Laura flew a typewriter across Europe in Uncle Sam's Air Force in her twenties, and lived in Oxfordshire, England for three years where she became a lifelong, tea-loving Anglophile. A native of Racine, Wisconsin—home of Wisconsin’s official state pastry, the delicious, mouth-watering Danish kringle—dog-lover Laura lives in Northern California with her Renaissance-man husband and their canine daughter, Mellie.

Reviews

[Erin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Funny, quick, mostly relatable read.

[Amethyst · Rating 4 out of 5]

I picked this up off the bottom shelf of the dusty bookcase in the living room. I can say with a laugh, it was an enlightening read, whether one is married or not. If you happen to be in the singles category it is still helpful. It gives you good topics to chew on and consider before finally deciding to go out there in the giant world of other human beings. Instead of, you know, staying sequestered away in the safe, warmth of your overstuffed love-seat, nursing a hot mug of tea with a thick tome in your hand, door safely locked to keep those other noisy nosy people away. It is filled with just the right amount of humor and real life situations. Understand that you wont relate to everything the author says, I didn't, but it is still a wonderful opportunity to glean from another's perspective and broaden your own. Pick it up. Its a short read and worth your while!
P.S. If you want good movie advice I just finished the movie , about the painter form Nova Scotia. A heavy one but good. You should really watch it! :)

[Christie · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was an enjoyable, quick read, with a few laugh out loud parts. Very short vingettes made it easy to pick up and put down.

[Therese · Rating 1 out of 5]

It was humerous but certainly gave no solutions and all the problems while real were very superficial.

[Laura · Rating 2 out of 5]

good for a laugh :-)