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Title: How to Ruin Your Love Life by Benjamin Stein, Ben Stein ISBN: 1-4019-0240-5 Publisher: Hay House Pub. Date: August, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.8 (5 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: A Nice Heavy Dose of Sarcasm
Comment: This book, while a quick read, was quite enjoyable. Taking the opposite approach from the other books that tell you what to do to maintain a healthy loving relationship, Ben goes through all of the most common things that people do to ruin a relationship, or even to keep out of a relationship at all. Everybody should be able to relate to this book in some way. I know I've been guilty of some of these behaviors, and I've certainly been a victim of some of them, too. If you want to learn a little more about how good relationships work without getting bogged down by some tedious psycho-babble nonsense, Ben's book is a very entertaining way to go about it. He even manages to squeeze in a nice little plug for Jimmy Kimmel.
Rating: 5
Summary: I laughed out loud, not once but throughout the book!
Comment: I laughed out loud, not once but virtually throughout the book, when
reading Ben Stein's HOW TO RUIN YOUR LOVE LIFE . . . he presents 44 easy-to-follow steps that will absolutely
do just what it promises.
Each step is presented in a short, hysterical essay with such
telling titles as "Talk About Yourself Exclusively," "Make Fun of
Your Lover's Family," "Demand Expensive Gifts From Your Lover,"
and "Compare Your Lover With Lovers You've Dated in the Past" . . . then
there's arguably the most important one of them all: "If You're
Dating Someone Who Has a Lot of Problems, Is Generally a Mess,
All of Your friends Dislike Him or Her, Get Married Anyway--Marriage
Will Solve All of Your Problems."
I'm not so sure that last statement is true, but I do know that I
have learned from this book--and pledge to start doing the opposite
as I type . . . also, in thinking about all the useful advice that
Stein has provided, my only regret is that I did not have access
to this material much earlier in my life!
For example, I now know that the following are not exactly what
might be considered to be good things to do:
* Let's face it: It's really boring to listen to other people's problems. But
for other people to hear your problems, now that's truly fascinating.
Why is there a difference? Because your problems are about you, and
that makes them far more interesting than what anybody else has to
say.
* You can be confident that your lover will be happy to be frequently told
how she can perfect her appearance. People like to be reminded of
their flaws--especially by their lovers. And don't forget to pinch her
upper arm or her thigh every once in a while to remind her that she's
go extra fat in those areas--everyone loves that!
* So say anything you like-no matter how hurtful--and when your lover
says, "That's a bit rude, isn't it?" respond with an outraged look and a
haughty reply, such as: "Oh, I guess I'm not allowed to say anything
at all, right? From now on, I'll just talk to my cat. She lets me say
anything I want and doesn't jump down my throat."
Or else, say something really cutting, maybe about his mother or father,
and then when he looks shocked, say, "I'm just trying to have a healthy
relationship by expressing my feelings. But I guess that's not allowed.
What am I supposed to do-keep it all bottled up inside me forever?! I
don't think that would be healthy for either of us, do you?"
The beauty of this is that your lover really can't provide an adequate
response to your "logic." What's he going to say--"No, you're not
allowed to express your feelings?" Of course not.
So, feel free to say or even do anything you want, and know you can
get away with it. Why? Well, shucks, you're just expressing your feelings.
Rating: 5
Summary: Eat Your Heart Out Ex-boyfriends!
Comment: Ben Stein has the talent and humor to prove me right in the book "How to Ruin Your Love Life". It identifies all the frequent behaviors many people have that results in unhappy relationships. This book is a necessity for anyone who is married, dating or single. Two things will happen if you read this book:
1.) You'll stop doing all the unobserved things that drives your partner crazy and leads to misery.
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2.) You'll know what to watch out for and you'll stay away from people who exhibit these types of behaviors.
Bravo, Ben Stein. Bravo!
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Title: How to Ruin Your Life by Ben Stein ISBN: 1561709743 Publisher: Hay House Pub. Date: September, 2002 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: How to Ruin Your Financial Life by Ben Stein, Benjamin Stein ISBN: 1401902413 Publisher: Hay House Pub. Date: March, 2004 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Yes, You Can Time the Market! by Ben Stein, Phil DeMuth ISBN: 0471430161 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: 04 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Cracked: Putting Broken Lives Together Again by Drew Pinsky ISBN: 0060096543 Publisher: Regan Books Pub. Date: 14 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Tommy & Me: The Making of a Dad by Benjamin Stein, Ben Stein ISBN: 0684838966 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: June, 1998 List Price(USD): $23.00 |
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