Big White Panties

Dale Alderman turns a comic eye on marriage, writing as a husband who readily admits he has never quite worked out his wife. These essays cover the small misunderstandings and bigger frustrations that arise between men and women at home, from household projects that go sideways to the puzzles of bedtime habits and shared money. Written for couples on both sides of the argument, the collection finds laughs in the many ways partners see the same situation differently. Wives who wonder what their husbands are thinking, and husbands left baffled by their partners, will find they are not alone. The best way to read it, the author suggests, is together on the couch with a glass of wine within reach.