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Men Are Like Waffles--Women Are Like Spaghetti: Understanding and Delighting in Your Differences
With 150,000 copies sold, bestselling authors Bill and Pam Farrel have a fun new cover on their biblical wisdom, solid insight, and humorous anecdotes--all served up in just the right combination so that readers can feast on enticing ways tokeep communication cookinglet gender differences work for--not against--themhelp each other relieve stressachieve fulfillment in roman
...morePaperback, 253 pages
Published
February 1st 2007
by Harvest House Publishers
(first published January 1st 2001)
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"Men are Like Waffles, Women are Like Spaghetti" by Pam & Bill Farrel. I enjoyed this because it was funny. If you read it you'll get the title so I won't give it away for you by explaining that here. This was a good model for me to start thinking about how I might be thinking about my relationship with my wife versus how she might be thinking about her relationship with me and what we can do to validate each others needs in the relationship. Sometimes Pam and Bill seemed over-ster...more
It's awful. This book is written by a married couple without any professional counseling training (although the husband is a pastor). If you have done the Catholic wedding prep stuff before, you've probably encountered people like this in your process. They are obviously extremely hardcore evangelical Christians, and they rely on Biblical quotes and stories heavily to make their points about heterosexual relationships and the differences between the sexes. I personally found a majority of th...more
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I'm not in a relationship right now, but with a title of Men are Like Waffles -- Women are Like Spaghetti, I just couldn't pass this book up. It did have valuable information and offered great insight into why relationships are the way they are. I would recommend anyone that is in a relationship or wants to one day be in a relationship to read this book. The communication styles of men and women are dramatically different and the ways we process information are dramatically different. This b...more
I really did try to finish this book since it was a Christmas present. I had to do it in spurts because I got so tired of the cheesy quizes and jokes throughout the book. They had a sort of "Take my wife...PLEASE" kind of humor and feed off sterotypes of men and women in relationships. It is written by a Christian minister and his wife, and it focuses a lot on the scriptures and your relationship with God, which I really appreicated. The authors referred to their own relationship to...more
Ok don't make fun of me. I read this to understand better the difference between males and females, and I learned a lot - at least from the first chapter and the last chapter. The rest in between were not very interesting and relevant. The basic premise is that what makes men different from women is that they compartmentalize their lives into "boxes" like waffles. They focus on one box at a time, depending on what they are good at, and they will stay there until they have conquered it ...more
A very interesting look at the differences between the sexes. I couldn't help but agree with the Men are like Waffles (they compartmentalize everything) & Women are like Spaghetti (they are into everything and it all overlaps). But I firmlly believe we are all a little combination of both depending on the topic and time of life. An easy read worth it.
its silly and true.. its telling me what i already know.. but i guess its good if the other gets a little big more how to talk to the other.... just today i wondered now i was coming across or what i really should have said to my husband in a discussion we were having. i think its a little hokey and there are other books i have enjoyed more.
the Farrels gave a workshop that my husband and I attended with some other coaches... I'd like to think that I am a waffle, but my beloved consistently bellows that may be one of the spaghetti prototypes!!! I do know that at times it is ridiculous to think that you can have a descent conversation with a waffle.
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I enjoyed listening to the authors on Focus on the Family and enjoyed the book too. It was a great explanation about how men and women approach topics differently and the thought processes going on in the background. Helps in understanding your partner.
This is a great book. The differences between men and women are explained as Waffles- Men put things in boxes. Spaghetti - Women approach everything as it's connected to each other. It's an entertaining book and has a lot of good points. Definitely recommend it!
So...once you get married everyone and their mom decides they need to loan you Christian marriage makeover books... Good advice, but ended up breezing over most of the "devote yourself to God and your husband will love you more" bits.
this book seemed to hit the nail on the head about the differences that men and women ahve. Anyone who has ever had the "are you even listening to me?" conversation needs to read this book
Men really do retreat into their own little caves. It has helped me understand what is happening when a guy disappears.
Highly recommend this book for couples. Helps to understand how each gender listens/communicates differently.
Read this book for a couples retreat. They explanations as to how men and women think differently is so true. Good book
Absolutely loved this book. It really shows you what goes on in the minds of men and women. Very funny read.
I'm going to try to stop pouring meat balls on the waffles in my life lol Read it! From a Spaghetti
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The book is not that informative, but the title alone is catchy and provoking - at least for me.
Loved it - Provided much insight into how men and women differ, and how you can delight in those differences.
This a great book for couples. It was written in a light, easy style by a husband and wife team. A lot of their stories and examples came from their own experience, making the book seem very sincere. Parts were LOL funny.
There was one chapter in the book that was a total spot-on description of me. It made me feel better to know I am not the only wife who thinks and feels these things. If my husband doesn't read the book (which I hope he does), he at least needs to read that chapter! ...more
There was one chapter in the book that was a total spot-on description of me. It made me feel better to know I am not the only wife who thinks and feels these things. If my husband doesn't read the book (which I hope he does), he at least needs to read that chapter! ...more
An excellent book to help couples understand each other. One of our best Marriage gifts!
For some reason I got this is high school. I just don't understand why??!
Stacey
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During a mops talk, this analogy hit home. William is a waffle!
Lots of funny humour into the realities of our differences!
First half great second half weird.
So far its good!
I think anyone can benefit from this book because we all interact with the opposite sex. Everyone has a mother, father, sister or brother, etc. It's about learning the differences between men and women. Once you learn how the opposite sex thinks and feels it will change the way you approach them. Very useful, especially for your marriage, and it doesn't hurt that it's sooo funny because it's sooo truthful! If you have it on your to-read list, get to it, you won't regret it :)
A fun read-- it kind of demystifies how and why guys operate the way they do.
The best part of the book is the title. It might only have 3 stars if the title and concept weren't so fitting. To understand the analogy you have to read a little bit of the book. Just like most self help type books there is plenty of over generalization. However, it is good advice and insight, especially for someone who values a healthy marriage. My husband and I will be quoting concepts from this book for a long time (mostly related to waffles and spaghetti).
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My wife and I read this together during a semester of small group. We found that we learned quite a bit about each other, even after 11 years of marriage.
I would have to agree with some of the other reviews... the authors are a bit melodramatic or over enthusiastic about the topics that they are presenting. However, this book has made us a stronger couple and I have recommended this book to a number of my friends.
I would have to agree with some of the other reviews... the authors are a bit melodramatic or over enthusiastic about the topics that they are presenting. However, this book has made us a stronger couple and I have recommended this book to a number of my friends.
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