He's Just Not That Into You

Yep. I bought this book today (He's Just Not That Into You) because I've been hearing lots about it recently and it was at Costco (as was I! It's fate! Kismit! I don't know what that means! Woo hoo!) and that makes me happy (because I'm cheap). And it's great! I mean, obviously I'm not a total retard so not much that they've said in it is new to me but it's just really funny and really refreshing to hear (or read, if you want to be all literal about it) some guy (the author) just say it. Okay, it may not be as funny or whatever out of context but here's a little excerpt from the book (because I'm obsessed - give me a break, I just bought it today!) It's a faux advice column thing.


Dear Greg, (the author's name. am I explaining too much? I do that.)

My boyfriend of a year and a half doesn't seem attracted to me. He doesn't want to have sex that often, maybe once every other week. Often I have to initiate it. When I ask him about it, he tells me that he's really stressed about work, but that he really is attracted to me. Before that he told me it was because his mother has recently died and he was too depressed. But when I really think about it, it's been pretty much like this ever since we met. Maybe for the first couple of weeks I felt like he thought I was hot, but since then he has never really seemed that into me physically. I love him, and it's the most loving and healthy relationship in every other way, but now I spend a lot of time feeling frustrated and unattractive. My friends say I should believe what he's saying. But I'm starting to feel like he's just not that into me, physically.

Dara.

Dear Let's Get Physical,

If I'm really into somebody, I want to put it in them. And then take it out. And then put it back in them later on. So when we're picking someone who we want to spend a lot of time with, even perhaps the rest of our lives, we generally try to pick someone who likes to do the things we like to do. Including, if not especially, sex. You can accept his excuses all you want, but you have to ask yourself, is this the relationship you want to be in? He may be into you, he may not, but the only thing you have to answer is, is this how you want to feel, perhaps forever?

Okay and some more just because I love it so much! This is part of the table of contents listing all of the chapter names (which is exactly what a table of contents does so I don't know why I just explained that).

1. He's Just Not That Into You If He's Not Asking You Out
2. He's Just Not That Into You If He's Not Calling You
3. He's Just Not That Into You If He's Not Dating You
4. He's Just Not That Into You If He's Not Having Sex With You
5. He's Just Not That Into You If He's Having Sex With Someone Else
6. He's Just Not That Into You If He Only Wants to See You When He's Drunk
7. He's Just Not That Into You If He Doesn't Want to Marry You
8. He's Just Not That Into You If He's Breaking Up With You
9. He's Just Not That Into You If He's Disappeared on You
10. He's Just Not That Into You If He's Married (and Other Insane Variations of Being Unavailable)
11. He's Just Not That Into You If He's a Selfish Jerk, a Bully or a Really Big Freak


There are other chapters but they're just not as funny. Anyway, I'm going to stop now because otherwise I'll by typing out the entire book and believe it or not I do have better things to do. Not much better mind you, but slightly better and frankly, I'll take it!

Okay bye!