Wedding Toasts I`ll Never Give Paperback – Import, 15 June 2018

It stemmed from a New York Times article and to be honest the reprint of that in the book is still the best bit, but I like this lots as it reminds you that marriage is hard work but worth it. I buy it for everyone I know who is getting married who I think is clever enough to take it the right way.

I loved every page of Ada’s book, it was witty and honest and entertaining. I truly enjoyed it, I could relate to so much of what she shared from her life and I’m sure I will read it again and again!

This is a personal, powerful and really, really useful book for anyone who is married or even thinking about it.

Some much food for thought. Recommend it to all people of ‘marrying age”. She brings respect and candour to the institution of marriage. But it’s fun too.

Sharp, witty and thoughtful observations about the difficulties and rewards of marriage. Interesting to read what kept some together and what caused other relationships to implode. Grace, fidelity, history and the ability to weather the rough patches seemed to be the best advice, as commitment is a choice continually made, and not just at the altar.I was stunned by a passage from a clergyman, who mentions that while there are many happily unmarried people, he refers to some unmarrieds as "sad" , who "by all rights should have been married", and then goes on to reference aging, as if these "sad" souls have aged out of wedded viability. If that wasn't enough, the same clergyman further rhapsodizes that there is even "a certain dignity" to being divorced, because "at least it had happened.", referring to marriage. My feminist heart blanched and shuddered. I realize Calhoun doesn't express this opinion, the clergyman does, but are we still trotting out and perpetuating these tired, opinions in 2017? re: Single people are sad. Better to be married as we age. It's better to be divorced than unmarried. Find this thinking so outdated and offensive. Again, I'm aware that these are merely the thoughts of one person Calhoun encountered. It just saddens me that to be unmarried and alone is still perceived as sad, undesirable and unfulfilling by some. There are many roads to happiness.Calhoun's book is a good read. Funny, wise and thought-provoking.