Women Men Love, Women Men Leave: What Makes Men Want to Commit? by Connell Cowan, Melvyn Kinder
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Book Reviews of Women Men Love, Women Men Leave: What Makes Men Want to Commit?
Book Review: TIMES ARE CHANGING...
Summary: 2 Stars
This book was an okay read but I think it may be better suited for an older population, I tried to pull what I could from it but its too old fashion. Young men now-a-days are a breed of their own (along with some young women.) The book makes a lot of sense and I wished it applied to my generation but more opportunities are available for cheating & lying, like all the clubs the INTERNET, it just makes it too fun for men. And with women becoming more independent now-a-days men are able to SLACK OFF. People are a lot lazier too now. Young people have the "whats in it for me" attitude among other issues we face. Times are a lot more stressful than ever before and our way of thinking is different and more indulging. We all want a better car, bigger TV, faster computer...upgrade this and upgrade that and now we upgrade our lovers without thinking twice. They leave you anyways no matter how you were in the relationship...too many options and too many promiscuous women. Its like a big game, tiring to play! Its a just a mess and very disappointing for girls in my generation. They are a lot more date worthy women out there than there are men even my guy friends agree. Things are just not that simple any more, so if your around 25 y/o this won't be the book for you!Book Review: Okay for those to whom it applies
Summary: 3 Stars
I got this book in the hopes that it would help me make better relationship choices. I don't have a problem with men leaving me, but with men who won't go away so I should have known it wouldn't apply. Part of it looked to me like it was describing men who act like women, begging for emotional intimacy and stuff like that. I thought that was downright weird. But the book might work for you if men keep leaving you and you don't know why.Book Review: Are you done having yet another failed relationship?
Summary: 5 Stars
I know I was. Six months ago, I finally decided it was time to understand why every relationship ended in drama and disaster. I felt so out of control because I invested so much and then ended up with nothing.
This book (along with Why He's Dating Her (Instead of You) - Why He Didn't Commit, Why He Left, and Why You're Still Hooked - 10 Ways to Be the Woman Every Man Wants) helped me turn things around.
This book helped me to get honest. I always thought it was the guys I was choosing who had the problem. To my surprise, I had deep feelings of resentment toward men and really made things hell for them and myself.
Not only did this book help me recognize what I was doing, the author gave very wise and very sound suggestions on how I could stop behaving the way I had been. It's taken some practice, but I am getting better.
Awareness is everything.
Book Review: Not what I expected
Summary: 3 Stars
I was a little disappointed with this book. Although it was informative, it was written in the 80's. Times and attitudes on relationships have changed and I would have liked to have read something a little more current; some of the information seemed a little outdated. Also, I felt like I was trudging through the book instead of enjoying it. Some fun and whimsical passages would have made it more interesting; instead it was dry and read like a college text book. There is still some good advice to be learned, but if I had known it was such a dry read, I would have ordered something else. Book Review: Good condition, good book!
Summary: 5 Stars
The book is EXCELLENT and clearly explains, elaborates and gives great examples as to behaviors that lead to unhappy relationships. The examples of self-defeating behaviors and the perspective of both of the people in the relationship where the behaviors are manifesting gives good perspective. The book also describes various different types of manifestations as a result of various insecurities, fears, and anxieties; 'the caretaker', 'the easy lover', the martyr', 'the Siamese twin' and so on. These profiles take you into the mind of the woman acting out these roles and the man experiencing them and in these multifaceted expressions and explanations the reader not only is able to see into the minds of these types of people and relationships, but also into a solid understanding for why these profiles are destructive to relationships. The book takes it further in breaking down fear, anxiety, self-esteem and so on. This book also goes in depth to give great information about productive behaviors and explanations for why they are productive behaviors, half the book is about 'Women Men Love' and the other half is about "women Men Leave'. This is a book I will read again.