Message I got a while ago (paraphrasing):
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“I’d buy your book, but my wife won’t let me put my card details into such an amateurish website”.
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Jeepers.
So much to unpack here.
Let’s start with the obvious:
No man with his meat and two veg intact lets his missus dictate where he can and cannot use his bank card. Because, fundamentally, this behaviour stems from a total lack of respect.
Think about it: She can’t possibly trust your judgement if she feels entitled to this degree of control – or, indeed, that she needs to control where and how you spend your money lest something terrible happen.
And now for the somewhat less obvious:
I’m actually glad the hero of our story didn’t purchase my book.
Not only does he probably have poor decision-making ability (otherwise his missus wouldn’t be watching his online activity like a hawk), but he’s demonstrated that he’s too weak-willed to put the material to good use.
After all, if his missus says he can’t go to the gym for some asinine reason as misuses are wont to do from time to time, is he going to tell her “no”?
Methinks he will not.
He’ll roll over like the good little doggie he is and remain out of shape and, worse, under the thumb.
Anyway, you’ve got until midnight tonight (15/03) to preorder my latest book “The Constance Chronicles” and get 50% off.
The book is definitely not for men who need to ask their wives or girlfriends for permission to buy it.
Here’s the letter containing all the deets:
https://philtyreman.co.uk/chronicles/
Thank you,
Phil Tyreman