The Mr. & Mrs. Happy Handbook Everything I Know

[Page 2] T he M r. & Mrs . HAPPY HANDBOOK E ve r y t h i n g I K now A b o u t L ove a nd Ma r r ia ge ! ❤ 1 S T E V E D O O C Y ( w it h cor re c t ion s b y M rs . D o o c y ) [Page 3] To Kathy, Peter, Mar y, and Sally, thanks for making me Mr. Happy ❤ [Page 4] ❤ Contents INTRODUCTION 1 c h a p t e r o n e : In the Beginning . . . 5 For His Eyes Only: Ladies, Please Skip This Passage 7 My Date with Destiny: October 27, 1985 7 c h a p t e r t w o : The Wedding and the Honeymoon 14 Our Wedding Day: Countdown to Cake 15 George of the Wedding Jungle: W’s Dos and Don’ts 18 What’s a Honeymoon? A History Lesson 21 Adam and Steve: My Accidental Honeymoon 22 Lovers and Lepers: My Honeymoon with Meg Ryan 26 Honeymoon Horror Story: The Man from Glad 30 Porn to Be Wild: Should You Camcorder Everything ? 32 A for Effort: Grading the Honeymoon 33 c h a p t e r t h r e e : Marriage 35 You’re Mr. & Mrs. Happy: Now What? 35 What We Really Want: The Lowdown on Love 37 I Can See Clearly Now: The End of the Honeymoon Effect 37 From “I Do” to “Uh-oh”: Retraining the New Hire 38 Wedding Ca$her$: I Married a Cheapskate 42 Love Me (Legal) Tender: Marrieds and Money 44 Tastes Like Chicken: The Fear Factor 48 [Page 5] i v ✦ Contents The Edit Sweet: Honesty 51 Married to the Mom: In-laws 54 I Dropped When I Shopped: Gift Fatigue 57 Saturday-Night Fights: How to Argue Without Gunplay 60 Oh No, It’s Geraldo! When There’s an Age Difference 63 Rules of Engagement: Married in the Military 67 Gimme Shelter