Buying the Cow in the Age of Free Milk: Get-Your-Man-To-Marry-You Plan, The

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What's a gal to do when her man's giving her everything she wants except a ring? This irreverent guide will help the marriage-ready woman evaluate the severity of her not-so-ready man's excuses for delaying marriage and sharpen her abilities to dismantle them. With a funny but firm hand, Lori Uscher-Pines, who herself manoeuvred for a ring from her now-husband, offers the reader serious tips for securing a marriage proposal from the excuse-ridden, free-milk-gulping man she loves. Buying the Cow in the Age of Free Milk includes:- How to know if it's really time to push for a ring- The difference between me excuses, you excuses and institution of marriage excuses- The "severity" scale of common male excuses, and the associated tactics for changing his mind- Behaviour fouls not to make on the quest for a proposalPushing for a proposal is about female empowerment, and this must-have guide will help the reader take control of her personal life without giving up the romantic, "then-he-got-down-on-one-knee" moment she's always imagined.

Lori Uscher-Pines holds a PhD in public health from Johns Hopkins University. She lives in suburban Philadelphia with her husband who never regrets her (whoops, his) decision to get married.

"More practical (and fun) than clubbing him over the head and dragging him back to your lair. A modern approach to an old-fashioned concept. Buying the Cow in the Age of Free Milk is perfect for when you're ready to hook up for good...and he's not." --Andrea Lavinthal & Jessica Rozler, authors of The Hook Up Handbook: The Single Girl's Guide to Living it Up