This book bothered me. Probably because I could identify with Matt a little too closely. Not that my world is falling apart, but that I still share his insecurities. It's a Generation X book, this. Financial/Career insecurity and the "whatever" response. Not that Matt doesn't worry - he worries incessantly, right? - but in the end the "It's OK" mantra is something akin to "Nevermind" right? And the relationships aren't shallow, but they seem to be on the surface. Matt knows his wife has her shallow, materialistic side; but there's more to her than just that. She's still there at the end and you get the sense they'll work through it. I can't write anymore (TIME!) but the more I think about this book, the farther away I get from the discomfort of reading it, the more I like it because it's typically Gen X.