Jenna McCarthy Quotes

Jenna McCarthy — Author

Jenna McCarthy is an American author who has written the books Pretty Much Screwed; I've Still Got It... I Just Can't Remember Where I Put It: Awkwardly True Tales from the Far Side of Forty; If It Was Easy They'd Call the Whole Damn Thing a Honeymoon: Living With and Loving the TV-Addicted, Sex-Obsessed, Not-So-Handy Man You Married; The Parent Trip: From High Heels and Parties to Highchairs and Potties; Cheers to the New Mom; Cheers to the New Dad; Big Rigs for Moms; and Tea Parties for Dads. Her TED Talk "What You Don't Know About Marriage" got 3,000,000+ views... (wikipedia)

If you had asked me when I was 28 and in my wedding dress if I ever thought I would end up in my forties flipping my husband the bird over potato chips, I'd say you were crazy.

What do women do when they get together? We sit around and talk! Men, not so much. My theory is that this difference is genetic and dates back to the hunter-gatherer societies, when the men had to be quiet as they hunted, lest they scare away the bison and then everyone starved to death and it was all their fault.

I don't care how handsome or fabulous or funny the groom is, or how sweet and accommodating the bride, or vice versa. Marriage is hard.

As relationships progress, the time you spend smooching diminishes. Where kissing was once an enjoyable entree unto itself, it becomes a mere appetizer couples hasten through on the way to the main course.

Now, as husbands go, I have to admit I did all right. Joe is unquestionably handsome, doesn't leave ragged toenail clippings scattered about the house, and has never once, in nearly five thousand days of togetherness, left the toilet seat up.

Jenna McCarthy Quotes

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