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[wlotus]

The Problem with Women … is Men: The Evolution of a Man’s Man to a Man of Higher Consciousness by Charles J. Orlando


My rating: 5 of 5 stars
The book starts out humorous and then settles into a practical guide for men who want to evolve into the type of man a woman of class would want in her life. I even learned more than a few things from that section of the book! There is also guidance for women who want to take back their 50% of control in the relationship, rather than continuing to allow the man to control the relationship according to his own whims.

Most important, the book validates women rather than telling them to change themselves to just accept the way men are socialized into bad relationship behavior. Mr. Orlando admonishes men to step up their game, to evolve, rather than demanding that women tolerate their less-than-enlightened behavior. There should be more books like this one in the relationship self-help section of bookstores.

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Comments

[acoustics1220.livejournal.com]

Ohhh this sounds interesting! :D

[wlotus.livejournal.com]

It is very interesting. Some people would assume the book is anti-male, but it is not. The author is a heterosexual male who wants other men to know belching is gross, farting is worse than rude, hygiene is always important, even in private, and attempting to control others is undesireable. These are stereotypical male behaviors that many men think are okay, if not downright funny, even in the presence of one's partner, and Mr. Orlando is here to let them know they have another think coming. I thoroughly enjoyed his viewpoint.