easy enuf to read...not sold on the premise...never aspired to being a lady, let alone acting like one

Very quick 1 or 2 day read. If you thought "He's Just Not That Into You" was in your face, well get ready for some real insider information about men. All I can say is all women should read this book and learn the secrets(smile).

After reading this book I passed it on to each one of my daughters who were in high school and college. They got a lot out of it , as did I.

funny book that's all...but i don't think i'll read it again .

Friend's therapist recommended this book to her, so I decided to read it too. Seemingly simplistic and a bit stereotypical when it comes to making categorical statements about men and women, it also makes quite a bit of sense. The thrust of the book is that women need to have standards and expectations for men if they want to land a man worth having. Since I know considerably few women with men worth having and I know a LOT of women who make the mistakes Harvey points out in the book, I'm glad I read it. I will certainly enter my next relationship differently than my past relationships for having read it.
funny informative medium-paced
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4.0

This book really helped me when I decided to get back out there

I actually thought this book was pretty hilarious. Some things like the family/marriage didn't apply to me and won't for a while, but it was a great read :)
funny informative reflective

 
I only read this book because a friend told me she read it and was taking its advice as she tries to find a serious relationship. Everything I had heard about this book seemed, uh, not good so I wanted to check it out for myself.

It is very bad. I don't know how else to say it. It is extremely sexist and stereotypical and Steve Harvey should be embarrassed. In this book, men are "simple" who "just want sex." Men, according to Harvey, are so significantly different than women, as in they will not take care of you when you are sick, do the dishes, or want to talk with you, it is just not in their DNA. What is in their DNA? Sex and taking care of people with money. That's really sad, okay? I know so many fantastic men who are not like that, who absolutely like to help out around the house, who genuinely enjoy their partner's company, etc. etc. Harvey does not speak for all men.
I found it fascinating that Harvey said that men hate it when women keep sex from them, then on the next page said that men only "put up" with cuddling, kissing, holding hands, etc. Basically all the foreplay that would make women actually enjoy sex with their partner is only something, according to Harvey, men "put up with." Dude! Maybe she is withholding sex from you because you're not good at sex! Or maybe, because you're not getting her warmed up enough, sex is actually painful to her! Go TALK to her. Since this book is very religious, and a belief in God is an essential aspect of a relationship according to Harvey, I would recommend The Great Sex Rescue by Sheila Wray Gregoire, as it talks about this very thing.

Anyway, I'm going to try my best to tell my friend that this book is not one that she should be listening to.