Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man: What Men Really Think About Love, Relationships, Intimacy, and Commitment

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I have to question the sanity of someone who says that we all know women run the household, but women should continue to let men think they run it. He knows this, and he still says that? If he's aware of it women are not doing such a hot job of letting men think they run things, are they? This is not to appear more athletic – standing with your belly muscles contracted just a bit protects your spine. If you want to act, look and feel like a high-class lady, it’s important to develop a sense of what is good and appropriate in every situation.

Mr. Harvey gives a brief insight into his own life at the beginning of each chapter, then delves into the topics that range from:But there are some things that are so basic, so primary, so essential that every self-respecting lady should know them by heart. I'm actually going to review this book as I read it. I actually find it very simplistic in dealing with relationships. Steve here deems men to be simple creatures who are all basically the same regardless of upbringing, culture or creed. He makes some really sweeping assumptions about both men and women. The fact that he assumes that all men are running some sort of game on us women tells me that he really does not have a broad view of people. To me the book sounds like the advice that a father gives to his girl child before he allows her to go on dates with guys, just to make sure that she is not duped into sleeping with them.

That’s one of the reasons, Steve says, that poor men run away from their father’s duties: to escape their feelings of inadequacy ( indeed Tony Robbins says his father ran away when strangers donated his family food for Thanksgiving). Oddly, reading this, I couldn’t help but think of marxist feminist scholar Silvia Federici and her 1975 essay " Wages Against Housework," which suggested reproductive labor is the foundation of industry and worthy of a wage. Lady Petra is spunky and determined, she cares greatly for her friends and her family. Unfortunately, she follows her heart instead of her brain too often and ends up making mistakes the reader can see coming. She knows how to navigate life with elegance and moderation while staying true to her personal protocol – lady rules she likes.I felt exhausted when I finished the book, like I had just worked a day on the assembly line, but instead of inspecting auto parts, I was inspecting the infinite regressive thoughts cranking out of Steve Harvey’s brain. Relationships are always going to be work, but Harvey paints a world where all that work has to fall onto women. Though it was only released 12 years ago, Act Like A Lady has already aged badly. It never really held up in the first place. You don’t need to be a self-professed expert to know that relationships are about listening to one another instead of playing weird mind games. There is no magical number of days to withhold sex or certain way of dressing to make a man fall in love with you. The systemic causes of inequality that can make a man unemployed or underpaid do not suddenly deem him unable to give or receive love (and we know this mindset increasingly leads to violence, lest I have to recap the plot of Joker [2019] to you). Also, shouldn’t relationships be fun? Isn’t a key piece to a long, happy relationship that you laugh together and do things you both enjoy? All of these rules are so transactional and boring!!! The first part of this book reads like a relationship manual from 1950. I understand where he's coming from, but I couldn't relate. My mind doesn't work that way. A friend of mine agreed that it did sound a little bit dateed, but she also said "it gets better."

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About The Author: Steve Harvey is an American comedian, television host and public personality. He is also the author of the sequel “ Straight Talk, No Chaser” and “ Act Like A Success, Think Like A Success“. PART ONE: The Mind-Setof a Man Don’t leave your dishes unwashed if you’re living with a roommate (I know, I know, they need to soak…). Cheating means nothing for a man. No, no. Rest assured ladies. It only means that you are not giving him the "cookie", so he went looking for it elsewhere. But it means absolutely nothing, because you know what? You are still the lady of his heart of hearts.

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As I am trying to find myself out of horror, I'm dabbling in all kinds of genres and when the publisher offered a chance to read Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Lord, I said "why not?" I'm so glad I took a chance on this. I am grateful to Minotaur Books for having provided an uncorrected digital galley of this book through NetGalley. Their generosity, however has not influenced this review - the words of which are mine alone. Now, let’s say a woman doesn’t care about societal breakdown and doesn’t care that she has the power to change the behavior of those around her with simple, dignified actions. Then perhaps this will change her mind: if you want love and respect in your life, you must show love and respect to others. Women today believe that they can be the worst versions of themselves and still receive love and respect in return. It simply doesn’t work that way.