One of marriage's unwritten rules

Just read The School for Husbands by Wendy Holden. It was rather enjoyable, even though I didn't expect the storyline to turn out that way.

The book is about a husband who works late and doesn't help his wife out with housework or their child. So when the wife thinks that he's having an affair, she leaves for her parents' home. And the husband enrols in a "school for husbands"...

I was kinda disappointed that the actual "school" didn't start until halfway through the book...there was too much stuff about how the marriage went through problems. But maybe it's because I was pretty eager to find out how the school was :P

And that part was the most enjoyable. Amongst others, one of the "practical training" sessions was to go out and say "I love you" to everyone they meet, to get them in a "verbal emotional release situation". And we also learn about the Dental Preparation Packaging Disorder and the Retail Environment Temporary Personnel Loss (otherwise known as "Husbands Buggering Off In Tesco").

Also disappointing was that the school didn't really help much. I was expecting the husband to come back and charm his wife, but he didn't really need to...well, I'll stop there so as not to give out too much information.

About the title. This is the rule: Many women do not routinely order fries, but they routinely expect to be able to help themselves to their husbands'. That is so true for me. lol (or should I say "will be"? :P )