Is Your Husband a Lech?

Russell Moore at Mere Comments weighs in on a popular new American book. Link. Excerpt:

It's ten o'clock, do you know where your husband is? Apparently many Americans are asking this question, judging by the sales and buzz generated by The Script: The 100% Predictable Things Men Do When They Cheat, a new book by Elizabeth Landers and Vicky Mainzer.

The book aims to educate women on how to see the "warning signs" that their husband is, to use the parlance of my Deep South upbringing, "running around." The authors give a list of possible clues: a sudden interest in the gym, buying expensive gifts for his wife, emotional distance.

Of particular interest is the authors' observations about the mind of the adulterous man. He rarely will admit to an affair because he wanted to have sex with an attractive woman. Rather he will use such language as, "I found my soul-mate." Moreover, he will prepare the way for the affair by letting others know how cold his wife is, often by telling the wife she needs to lose weight or even see a psychiatrist. The woman who laughs at his jokes and plays with his hair, however, now she understands what he's all about.