I didn't even finish the whole thing. I skimmed it. By page 12, I was so irritated with the old-fashioned, sexist views that I didn't want to finish it. Curiosity won out and I scanned little bits of each chapter. The only one that didn't made me want to drive to the library in the middle of the night to return the book was the chapter that spoke on setting standards right off the bat. There was actually some useful information in those few sentences. Other than that, it was a huge flop that seemed to pander more to the egos of men than to the women who actually want some real advice on how to find love without becoming docile, spineless caricatures of themselves.

I put this book on hold at the library because I saw Steve Harvey on Oprah a couple of times, and I thought he had some useful advice for women. Steve's voice jumps off the pages of the book, making it an entertaining read. It's maybe a bit more targeted for single moms--especially African-American ones--or fast-track career women than it is for me personally right now, though. I'd rate this book 4 stars for anyone who has NOT already attended or listened to a PAX workshop (www.understandmen.com), and 3 stars for anyone who HAS, simply because it won't really be new information. I didn't always totally agree with Steve, but most of the time, he was right on the money.

Eh... *shrugs* It was ok. Not as funny as I thought it would be coming form Steve Harvey. I read a review where the reviewer wrote that 90% of Harvey's charm is his performance and that it was lacking in written form. I couldn't agree more!!! Although he makes some good points, I thought a good portion of it was basic common sense. And though I don't really feel that I learned much from this book there certainly were some parts that gave me pause for thought. The jury, for me, is still out as to whether or not he accurately represents the male perspective well. I'm just not 100% sure that his generalizations of the way men think and act are all true. If I'm being honest I think his thoughts/ideas are more culturally motivated than anything, and certainly not applicable to ALL men.

Av någon anledning så stängs Goodreads alltid ned när jag försöker skriva min långa och inte så glada review av denna.
Så nu kommer den kortfattat istället.

Boken är non-fiction och tar upp hur män fungerar i förhållanden.

Bokens kanske enda positiva sidor är att den inte är så långtråkig och att jag (kanske) förstår män lite bättre.

Det negativa är dock hur det enligt boken är kvinnan som ska förhålla sig efter mannen för att förbättra förhållandet. Mannen beskrivs som ett simpelt djur, han är på ett sett och kan inte ändra sig.
Det är kvinnan som ska tänka på hur mannen är, hon kan ställa krav på honom, men hon måste göra det på ett specifikt sätt osvosvosv.

Ett segment som fick mig att vilja skrika av ilska var när författaren förklarade att män är otrogna för att de kan vara det. De är otrogna för 2 anledningar, den ena är att kvinnan inte sätter tillräckligt med gränser, den andra är att hon inte ligger tillräckligt mycket med honom.
FÖRLÅT?!?
Vad är det ens, liksom vadå. Helt plötsligt är det kvinnans fel att mannen är otrogen, för att de inte ligger tillräckligt ofta?!? För att hon inte sätter tillräckligt med gränser??!?!?
Jag blev så arg, det är inte som att det är ganska självklart att man inte är otrogen om man är i ett förhållande? Liksom va

Nu kommer Goodreads säkert krascha igen, så det var allt för nu. Tack och hej.
Föresten var den typ läsvärd, om inte annat för att den har en så komiskt hemsk syn på förhållanden


Read this because I heard it's funny. Basically, men need constant attention and their ego consistently stroked.

Like us women didn't already know that.

Should be required reading for women who just can'e figure out why they've been in the same relationship over and over.

ok so this book was just terrible.
I think if i was 50/60 years old, a lot of the "advice" would make sense, since men that age aren't really gonna change anymore and are just gonna stay the way they were raised. However, I'm 22 and I think i can expect a little bit more than this from my young peers.
Steve Harvey says men show their love be protecting us, claiming us and having sex. So we can't be too independent, or else we'll hurt our mans ego. And also, if we don't have sex with our man, he'll cheat cause thats just what men are like! And we can't expect to have nice conversations with our partners, cause men were raised to never talk about their feelings and repress all that, but thats what our girlfriends are for! Nevermind tackling these terrible gender roles that hurt men and women, no! Just accept that that's the way the world is baby.
Also if your man isn't religious he doesnt have morals, cause why would he right? Religion = morals, no religion = no morals. Seem logic? The only thing stopping Steve Harvey from being a dick seems to me is the fear of hell and not that he actually is a good person.
I also learned that it's a womens job to do the chores at home and that Harvey cheated on his wife.
But sure, take this advice and you'll find a man. After all, would you rather be independent and lonely or a lady and find a man (a high quality man like harvey who cheated on his wife)?

I loved this book! It is one of the funniest I have read in a long time and it has given me wonderful advice about men that I never knew about. I even tested what Steve Harvey told me to try out on my boyfriend and I did and he ended up being right and I learned more about him. This book is for any women who is looking for a good man, for women who is dating someone and wants to find out if their intentions for being with them doesn't revolve so much around sex, and for women who are married and wants to make their marriage better. I recommend this book to every women in the world so they can be prepared and know what to expect about the majority of men in the world.
funny informative

Enlightening. A must read-again and again.