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Yes I listened to this 5 hours audio book in a lonely afternoon. I know some people said this book was misleading and full of conceit of a fool. Yet I found it helpful. As a little girl, I wasn't taught how to be a lady. Growing up I realized my mom also suffered from the same low self-esteem problem I found myself in now. I don't blame her for not teaching me how to be lady-like. Instead she taught me what she was good at - how to fight, how to survive, how to be on your own as a woman. So now no matter how much I suffer, I could always stand up because that's what I have always been doing. Like they said "Stop complaining and go get the knowledge you think you need". Here I am reading about the basics of what to expect in relationships and from the potential partner. How long to wait. What to do. What to ask. What to expect. When to move on. For my broken self-esteem and survival skills have always been pushing me to fight for what I want and not to acknowledge what I already have. This book helps me appreciate myself as a young lady. Although I doubt that I gonna keep this as a bible, it helps reassure me that I'm enough and as a woman, I could sit back, relax and let the man do his hunting job, and for the first time in my life, make me believe that at least for this battle, I am not the one to fight.
I think this book was terrible. It pretty much told me what I already knew...that most men are assholes. He puts men and women in very traditional roles and I don't really agree with it. Most of the time it just pissed me off and it seemed like he was always blaming women for men's behavior.
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While there are many things in this book that are helpful as women in their 20s and 30s navigate dating and life, some of this book is outdated in what we think of as gender norms or division of labor. Essentially doubling down on gender roles and feigned incompetence on both sides. It was entertaining and listening to it being read by the author was additionally enjoyable, however, I caught myself more than a few times disagreeing with his recommendations. However, there are many tidbits and takeaways that are timeless.
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.