So, I was browsing the book section at the local Navy Exchange today, and as I was browsing the different categories, something struck me as odd.
In case you can't read these steamy titles, the NEX's Romance section includes such lusty titles as:
The Birth Book: Everything You Need to Know to Have a Safe and Satisfying Birth
The Complete Book of Baby Names
Entertaining and Educating Babies and Toddlers
along with some real bodice-rippers like:
Life with Mother and
Bond with Your Baby Before Birth: How to Communicate with Your Unborn Child
Life with Mother and
Bond with Your Baby Before Birth: How to Communicate with Your Unborn Child
I'm so confused. I can't decide if this is just a matter of mis-shelving or if someone is trying to provide a public service here. This is the Navy Exchange after all, full of women whose husbands have been away at sea for months at a time. Perhaps they're just trying to reduce incidence of infidelity by removing material that might incite temptation or providing a gentle reminder to practice safe sex when your loved-one makes it safely back into port.
To be fair though, they do include some romantic titles like:
1001 Ways to Save Money and Still Have a Dazzling Wedding, presumably to help you avoid having to purchase Financial Infidelity: Seven Steps to Conquering the #1 Relationship Wrecker down the road while still allowing you the freedom to be able to afford The New Dad's Survival Guide: Man-to-Man Advice for First-Time Fathers.
7 comments:
Brilliant! Were there any real romance books? - if so what were they shelved under?!
I think there were but I forgot to check and see where they were shelved!
lol. That's hilarious in a bizarre kind of way :P
I don't know, I find all of those titles extremely romantic. :)
Good catch though, that's pretty funny. I wonder what books are under the parenthood section...
Nymeth-I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought so!
Mike-I suppose there probably is a subset of readers for whom a ticking biological clock provides plenty of romantic inspiration. I think the parenting section included things like Iguanas 101 and Tank Repair for Dummies: How to remove, clean, and reassemble a turret in under 10 minutes.
It's because they're a necessity, LOL! The hubby/boyfriend comes home from months at sea and they enjoy each other in a biblical sense and the wife/girlfriend gets knocked-up, and there ya' go!
I mean, come on, it's the military. Their idea of romance is to drink lots of beer and belch out the national anthem.
Chartroose-I guess you're right-it could just be practicality!
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