Its safe to assume that I’m definitely not the person Rick Burgess and Bill “Bubba” Bussey had in mind when they set out to write Rick and Bubba’s Guide to the Almost Nearly Perfect Marriage.I have read so many books on marriage and relationships and I have to truthfully say this is the most childish book on the subject that I have ever encountered.Maybe I just don’t get Rick and Bubba’s humor,maybe I got bored with all the hunting references,maybe I just didn’t see the point of the whole book period.
Rick and Bubba’s Guide to the Almost Nearly Perfect Marriage started off as a potentially good book on what it takes to make a marriage work but somewhere along the way,the authors lost focus and derailed into defensive guy mode and then it was all downhill from there.I don’t recall the last time I was this disappointed in a book but then again,I’m not in the typical “Rick & Bubba” target age group so maybe I just didn’t “get” and appreciate their humor sprinkled throughout the book.
Personally I don’t believe in the institution of marriage although I am a strong believer in the family concept (whatever your idea of family is – two parents raising kids,two people who decide not to have kids,single moms,single dads,same sex couples with kids,same sex couples without kids etc,etc)…to that end,I was really impressed with how much emphasis the authors placed on the value and importance of the family unit.I was genuinely moved by how dedicated the authors seem to be to their families so maybe they should consider writing books about families as opposed to writing books about marriage…just a thought;)