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A readable, brutal analysis of how your brain chooses partners for you... it helps to know love is a mental disorder, like OCD. Romantic feelings are chemical responses triggered in the brain - not the mystical meeting of souls. (Liz Hoggard EVENING STANDARD )
In a world world where over 50 per cent of marriages end in divorce, spending £12.99 on some great advice and insight has to be cheaper than calling in the lawyers. (DAILY RECORD )
In a world world where over 50 per cent of marriages end in divorce, spending £12.99 on some great advice and insight has to be cheaper than calling in the lawyers. (DAILY RECORD )
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'A readable, brutal analysis of how your brain chooses partners for you... it helps to know love is a mental disorder, like OCD. Romantic feelings are chemical responses triggered in the brain - not the mystical meeting of souls.' -- Liz Hoggard EVENING STANDARD 'In a world world where over 50 per cent of marriages end in divorce, spending 12.99 on some great advice and insight has to be cheaper than calling in the lawyers.' DAILY RECORD
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Interesting read - to a limited extent - but the book is based completely on the theories of evolutionary psychology, so the fundamental message at the heart of this book - which they say explicityly again and again - is that WOMEN WANT RESOURCES (basically a man who can provide money/financial success/resources/look after her) and MEN WANT YOUNG/HEALTHY/ATTRACTIVE looking women (for reproductive purposes).
All very well and good but its a one dimensional and limited view. If it were true, then every out of work male actor or male earning below the national average wage would be single, as would every woman who isn't at least 7.5/10 on the physical attractiveness scale who would never be in a successful relationship, and would never get married.
Some of the things they say in this book are just bizarre and/or infuriating. For example:-
"Love rule for men - you must show heartfelt concern and public sadness for the death of your girlfriend's cat even if it was you who secretly set it on fire and threw it into a ceiling fan."
"Aging female movie stars with young men. From an evolutionary standpoint, this relationship has no value because these women have no reproductive value."
Some interesting commentary in this book, but its so one dimensional to the point of being distateful.
All very well and good but its a one dimensional and limited view. If it were true, then every out of work male actor or male earning below the national average wage would be single, as would every woman who isn't at least 7.5/10 on the physical attractiveness scale who would never be in a successful relationship, and would never get married.
Some of the things they say in this book are just bizarre and/or infuriating. For example:-
"Love rule for men - you must show heartfelt concern and public sadness for the death of your girlfriend's cat even if it was you who secretly set it on fire and threw it into a ceiling fan."
"Aging female movie stars with young men. From an evolutionary standpoint, this relationship has no value because these women have no reproductive value."
Some interesting commentary in this book, but its so one dimensional to the point of being distateful.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is very fun, easy and quick to read. It contains references to evolutionary biology/psychology as well as surveys and research done on women on various topics. As such it is quiet informative and filled with heaps of interesting facts on women. Authors have also included funny jokes and remarks on various topics relating to male-female relationships along the way which makes this book fun to read too.
I did find that authors have in some sections heavily referenced research/surveys conducted by Buss Labs (ie. David Buss, an expert in this field). So if you like the sections of this book that refer to surveys and experiments done on women, I suggest you also read the book written by David Buss titled "Why Women Have Sex". This book has just been released (see my other reviews) and would compliment this book very much.
I do wish there are more books like this out there. So far I have only managed to find these two.
I did find that authors have in some sections heavily referenced research/surveys conducted by Buss Labs (ie. David Buss, an expert in this field). So if you like the sections of this book that refer to surveys and experiments done on women, I suggest you also read the book written by David Buss titled "Why Women Have Sex". This book has just been released (see my other reviews) and would compliment this book very much.
I do wish there are more books like this out there. So far I have only managed to find these two.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I bought quite a few books recently, all of them more or less on the same topics. When I started reading this book I just couldn't stop. I liked the idea that everything is based on the research; it explains it in a way that is very easy to understand and gives plenty of examples and it's very easy to read. Also the book has interesting pictures and phrases that really make you think and laugh at the same time. I loved this book and it opened my eyes on many things that I didn't know about men.
I would recommend this book.
I would recommend this book.
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the book started good but then went off in too much of scientific research etc or may be its just not for me?! Read more
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This is such a great book: easy to read, easy to understand, and yet very profound. My partner and I went through a rough patch, and he bought it. Read more
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I did enjoy reading this book but i came away thinking and feeling that this book is very biased and categories all men the same. Read more
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