I am a man. I enjoy self-help books. Unfortunately, the majority of them, especially in the topic of dating, seem to be written exclusively for the female reader. A few popular examples would be Dr. Phil’s “Love Smart.” or Greg Behrendt’s “He’s Just Not That Into You.”
What is up with this? Why does the self-help industry assume that most men do not want dating/relationship advice & tips? We are not all born as Romeos, for crying out loud!
I spend a lot of time in bookstores browsing these sections. I don’t know the actual number, but I’d estimate that books written for guys accommodate a paltry 25% (at best) of the entire selection.
What’s even worse is: Often a dating advice book that is geared towards men is usually loaded with sophomoric humor if it is written by a man. If it is written by a woman, it’s cynical and is attempting to change us men into something or someone we are not.
Where is a man supposed to get REAL advice in these areas when there so much bias and cynicism?
Marian
Tags: Humor, Self Help Books, Smart
The books arent aimed at any specific gender that know of the books describe the same type of but if were wired differently generally selfhelp books arent aimed at any specific gender that know of your emotions arent aimed at any.
So then what do you think of “Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus?” How would you categorize John Gray’s writing style?
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Books are written to sell. The majority of the population will be heterosexual (supposedly) so books are written to appeal to the largest buying population to = more $$