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The Catholic Girl's Survival Guide For The Single Years: The Nuts And Bolts Of Staying Sane And Happy While Waiting For Mr. Right (2012)

by Emily Stimpson(Favorite Author)

4.12 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

193715534X (ISBN13: 9781937155346)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Emmaus Road Publishing

review 1: For single girls who want to be single, at least for the present moment, this book is a great guide. When peer pressure makes single life an abnormality it is nice to find help that says you do not have to "measure up to some over-sexed, under-sexed, or completely idealized conception of womanhood." In other words it is okay to be a single woman. Being single is not just a holding zone until getting married. Single life is a perfectly valid life for as long as "you" want it to be.Emily Stimpson offers counselling not so much to convince single girls how to live (or be good Catholics)but rather support those single girls who "want" to do it right. She offers support of vocations, career women, and the single life; helps her recognize who she is; suggests do's and don't's in... more dating so she remains who she is (not what someone else wants her to be); discusses those tough issues of sex, chastity and the biological clock; etc.Is it easy being single? The author says "Sometimes being single just plain stinks." And no matter how good you do it "...there will still be days when you feel like Job; afflicted, persecuted, abandoned, alone." But the nice thing, she says, is "that's normal." Actually it sounds the same as how you feel at times even if you were married. And she suggests that if no one brings you flowers "....buy some pretty flowers"... yourself.The book also deals with nuts and bolts stuff like IRAs, owning your home vs renting, student loans, etc. You can do all these things yourself even if you catch some flak from those you deal with who think this is up to the guy to handle. Maybe the greatest danger to the single girl's life style is being taken advantage of by guys or business people and certainly not being taken serious. Read this book if you want the support that says you are okay as you are. The author offers some support specific to Catholic single girls but other single girls will also gain from this book, immensely. In fact this book is really a great read for all women (even guys).
review 2: I am preparing to give one of the best compliments that I can give a book: I will not be giving this book away or trading it in at the local book store, because I'm going to want to read it again.There. I've said it. I'm not single and I'm not Catholic. I'm not even what you would call religious. But, I'm a woman. And this book is a wonderful treat! It's not just a guide for remaining true to the church's teachings; it's a guide for how to be an upstanding, good friend, wife, woman.Ms. Stimpson was charming, funny, and clever. Parts of the book were steeped just a little too deeply in the dogma of the church - but, it's not like the title of the book didn't warn us! Nevertheles, the author makes the lessons seem more contemporary without sounding condescending.I plan on loaning this book to my Catholic, married, BFF. I'm sure she'll enjoy it. But, she better give it back, because this is going to become a permanent addition to my library. And, I'll share it with my 13 year old niece very soon!Note to Emily Stimpson: OK, OK. You win. I'm totally going to try a pumpkin spice latte the next time I have a chance!Oh, and to satisfy the FTC, I should also say that I received this book for free through Goodreads First Reads. less

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