Desperate Husbands Secret Fears, Hidden Longings, And the Quest for Meaning in the American Male

It isn't just housewives whose private lives are marked by desperation. This provocative and eye-opening book, fueled by never-before-seen research, reveals the secret fears, longings, and search for purpose experienced by husbands around the country. Millions tune in every Sunday night to watchDesperate Housewivesand its darkly comic view of the reality behind the apparent domestic bliss of housewives in American suburbia. Now Steve Perrine, editor-in-chief ofBest Life, the fastest-growing men's magazine in the country, draws on a startling new survey to explore the secret lives of men. As cultural expectations for "being a man" continue to shift and more women are seeking lives outside of, or in addition to, their men, men are struggling to redefine their role in their relationshipswith their spouses, families, and society at large. Perrine tackles these concerns head-on with candor and humorbacked up with shocking statisticsbringing clarity to hot-button issues including: how women's financial independence has altered men's body imageand shaken men's once secure view of themselves the myth of the "sensitive guy" and the real reason men are afraid to show their sensitive sides why 7 in 10 breakups are initiated by womenand why men are the ones fighting to stay married Not content to simply lift off the veil of male desperation, Perrine also explores a new definition of happiness for men and offers insight into how they can take positive steps to redefine their roles. Offering readers a rare opportunity to peek at the secrets hiding behind their neighbors' doors,Desperate Husbandsis can't-put-down reading material.Perrine, Stephen is the author of 'Desperate Husbands Secret Fears, Hidden Longings, And the Quest for Meaning in the American Male', published 2008 under ISBN 9781594866302 and ISBN 1594866309.