Love and Marriage: Cartoons About Imperfect People Managing Their Most Important Relationships (The Slings and Arrows of Mundane Fortune): A hilarious and thought-provoking inside look at the mundane side of intimate relationships I enjoyed this hilarious cartoon book for adults. It looks into the complexities of intimate relationships from dating and marriage up to the twilight years. What sets it apart from most books on relationships is that it draws attention to the mundane instead of the grand issues. It becomes more relatable and amusing because the scenes bring to mind personal experiences or from someone familiar. Also, looking into the small things give clues on how to address the big ones and somehow prevent them from happening. The book is suitable for a wide range of audiences. There is something for those considering having a relationship, new couples, and seasoned ones.I got this entertaining and thought-provoking book from my book club, and I share my views voluntarily.

Love and Marriage: Cartoons About Imperfect People Managing Their Most Important Relationships (The Slings and Arrows of Mundane Fortune): Unique book about relationships and marriage “Love and Marriage” by Arthur Hartz is a delightful and also very insightful comic book that takes an in-depth look at dating, romantic relationships, and marriage. What is unusual about this book is that it conveys its messages via witty cartoons. The cartoons come in several different art styles which match the messages they are conveying. The artwork has clearly been done by talented and practiced hands, both by the author and the collaborators with whom he works.The writer effectively uses humor to convey his messages about love and marriage. In my opinion, this method of using humor is the most effective way of teaching and getting the message across. Hartz’s humor keeps things light while making a point and, at the same time, showing up the complications that relationships can face.The author of this book teaches us that the basics we need for romantic relationships are much simpler than we may think. Choosing someone we love and respect who has mutual feelings for us is one of the key factors we need for a romantic relationship to work out long term. Another key factor that the book highlights is making sure we use effective communication to share our wants and needs. What I really appreciated is that the book makes very clear that culture can have a huge influence on relationships – and not always for the better. This is very shrewdly and perceptively portrayed in many of the cartoons. For example, the cartoon showing two women talking to each other, with one of the women saying, “I despise anyone who wants me,” reflects on the toxic nature of power relationships and our tendency to be attracted to partners who are unavailable.I love the cartoons that show the humorous side of marriage as well as those showing married couples appreciating each other despite their troubles or differences. One example of this is the cartoon of two women on the telephone, one of whom is saying, “How do I tell him that I know he’s stupid, but that’s okay?” The author has aptly written beneath this cartoon that “fundamental deficiencies are not always disqualifications.”This volume does not profess to have all the answers to our relationship problems. However, it does make us aware of many things we can adjust in order to improve them. At the same time, it also uses humor to us encourage us to laugh at our own failings and recognize or humanity. I wholeheartedly give this relationship book five stars for excellent advice and originality.

Love and Marriage: Cartoons About Imperfect People Managing Their Most Important Relationships (The Slings and Arrows of Mundane Fortune): Highlights the Reality of Imperfections In Relationships Love and Marriage by Art Hartz was one amongst the few books that I have found to be sincerely intriguing and worth the read. It lays out the sequence of one’s love life from the beginning, knowing what we want and how we go for it, and relationships through the many stages of marriage. Not only did the author take on these serious topics with a satire based sense of humor, but he beautifully illustrated comics that display the unfortunate truth behind modern day relationships.A particular cartoon illustration I found to be among my favorites was one in the chapter titled “Support and the Lack Thereof.” The wife is in a chaotic mess of a kitchen with dirty dishes and filthy floors. She’s holding her child in one arm, and a bottle in the other, her hair is uncombed and her robe is unwashed. Her husband is on the other side of the kitchen dumbstruck, and above the wives head is a simple text bubble saying “It would really help if you would love me now.” Hartz inserts a caption under the comic saying “Sometimes we need the most love when we are least lovable.” – If that isn’t the truth!At the beginning of every chapter, Hartz begins with an introduction to the topic that takes a more serious note, where readers are able to gain an understanding of where the author is coming from with each illustration. From beginning to end, every page leaves readers with a deeper perspective on the topic of each chapter, and encourages readers to be more mindful of their own relationships. I wholeheartedly recommend this piece to all who seek love, are within a place love, or have lost love.

Love and Marriage: Cartoons About Imperfect People Managing Their Most Important Relationships (The Slings and Arrows of Mundane Fortune): This book for a young reader was definitely an eye opener As a young reader this book was very realistic to what I see in college on a day to day basis. This comic was a new kind of read for me I enjoyed the pictures with actual happenings. I’ve compared this reading to my life an asked friends of certain situations and we all created such good conversation from it. Great read! Great illustrations!

Love and Marriage: Cartoons About Imperfect People Managing Their Most Important Relationships (The Slings and Arrows of Mundane Fortune): True illustrations about dating and marriage I liked that I could relate to a lot of the illustrations or agree on most of them from what I have experienced in my dating life before marriage. I did not like that I struggled reading this book on my phone.

Love and Marriage: Cartoons About Imperfect People Managing Their Most Important Relationships (The Slings and Arrows of Mundane Fortune): Entertaining AND contains great advice This tongue-in-cheek and entertaining little volume makes profound observations about our most important relationships. There are no “7, 14, or 100 habits” to be learned in order to make a success of your love life and no “27 rules for a perfect marriage.” Instead, the book uses few words and many cartoons to ridicule fundamental human behaviors that create problems even in the relationships that we want most to succeed.One of my favorite cartoons in the book is in the chapter about how we select romantic partners. It shows two princesses unhappily kissing frogs with the caption “Sometimes the process just isn’t worth it.” Although the majority of the cartoons show problems with relationships, some show the beauty of relationships that have gone right. An example in this category is a young couple holding hands in an idyllic Walt Disney type setting with the caption: “You’ve rose-colored my glasses.”The author’s brief chapter introductions, which are generally more serious than the cartoons, also contained ideas I liked. For example, in the introduction to his chapter about love in marriage, he says “The ideal marriage partner is a great lover — not in the commonly used sense of a great seducer with great sexual sophistication — but in the sense of one with a great ability to love, fully appreciate, care for, and support another person. That ability is rarer and more important to the happiness of both the lover and the loved.”A caution in reading the book is that you have to be aware that the author is often not endorsing the behavior he portrays, often quite the contrary. If you miss that, and you have strong feelings about how people should think and behave, you may become upset. If you see the irony, you will understand that it is our natural instincts and the conventional views of our culture that cause most problems in relationships.

Love and Marriage: Cartoons About Imperfect People Managing Their Most Important Relationships (The Slings and Arrows of Mundane Fortune): Understanding How to Communicate In a Relationship Love and Marriage, a book that it goes from what it is supposed to and not supposed to do in a committed relationship. I feel connected to the book because it gives examples of what everyone does in the dating life, it is true that everyone has stereotypes about the “perfect” partner and “Love and Marriage” shows the way people interact when it comes to relationships. 
The cartoons gives the book a fun and easy to read format, but it also has the introduction section in each chapter, so it is a lot easier to understand the point of the book.
The author talks about deal breakers and one of them is the lack of communication and understanding when it comes to emotional problems, if you are looking for a book that helps you to understand a little bit more about dating, this is the one. Arthur Hartz delves into the double burden faced by women, who are expected to fulfill their responsibilities and the traditional household duties, childcare and marriage. It deeps into the tensions that arise when men and women try to balance work and family obligations. The book also touches on communication and understanding in relationships, particularly in regards to the struggle for a fair distribution of domestic labor and emotional phases. The author provides practical advice and real-life examples to help couples understand and resolve conflicts, build intimacy and deepen their connection.

Love and Marriage: Cartoons About Imperfect People Managing Their Most Important Relationships (The Slings and Arrows of Mundane Fortune): Unlearn everything you know and experience a no-BS Bootcamp approach into relationships This book gives us a close-up, first-person look at dating, what we want in a partner, marriage, and the bumps along the way. This book takes a no-nonsense stance and offers harsh facts. To unlearn what you believe you know, you must go to this Bootcamp. This strategy is fantastic, and the more I read, the more I concur with Arthur Hartz. Because of evolutionary psychology, most of our sexual preferences and the benefits we derive from them are predetermined, like the qualities that indicate fertility in women, and traits that indicate males make effective providers.I read this book in one night because I found it to be so enjoyable. I became engrossed, interested, and fascinated. The majority of the book was illustrated with cartoons, and it forced me to consider the reasons why my prior relationships failed. In any relationship, all parties must be willing to compromise, yet we also desire independence and power. We have trouble making decisions! I can absolutely connect in this case. We also compromise because we don’t think highly enough of ourselves: “If you like me, I’ll like you.” I’m content with the fact that he admires me right now. Although it is evident that this is the wrong course of action, we continue with it since we are unsure of any alternatives. Read this book for some hard facts and a definite eye-opener!

Love and Marriage: Cartoons About Imperfect People Managing Their Most Important Relationships (The Slings and Arrows of Mundane Fortune): Creative book that teaches about romantic relationships This book shares a lot of useful tips in comical and entertaining way. From dating to marriage, everything is covered. A great book indeed.

Love and Marriage: Cartoons About Imperfect People Managing Their Most Important Relationships (The Slings and Arrows of Mundane Fortune): Societal norms Sometimes without realizing it we choose who to marry based on outer appearance and not on internal values. This causes relationships to be valueless and not last long. This comic book did a great job of portraying these societal norms based on who we choose to date and love.