Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man (Expanded Edition): What Men Really Think about Love, Relationships, Intimacy, and Commitment

by Steve Harvey

Overview

Notes From Your Bookseller

Designed to help women understand men and the way they think, Steve Harvey’s writing sounds just like him, making this a fun and bountiful deep dive. Spackled with personal experience and actionable steps, it’s a must for women eager to better connect with the men in their life.

The #1 New York Times bestseller in a newly revised, expanded edition. With over two million copies sold, ACT LIKE A LADY, THINK LIKE A MAN has become a bestseller around the world. In this this exciting expanded edition, Steve shares even more relationship wisdom for any problem you might face. Is your guy a mummy's boy who prefers spending time with her over you? What should you know about being a wife, before you say I DO? Steve provides the answers for all these questions, and more. New material also includes: How to maintain spice in your relationship; 8 sure-fire ways to keep your cool when his ex shows up; A test for you and your partner, to determine if you are actually ready for marriage; A 90-day abstinence calendar, along with advice for making it through this important trial period. Harvey's advice is always spot-on and more often than not very funny. But behind the humour is a sincere desire to help women understand men. With liberal use of his own adventures in love and courtship, ACT LIKE A LADY, THINK LIKE A MAN is an honest, compelling, and realistic examination of how men think about love and sex and what women need to know so that they can set realistic expectations of the men in their life.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062359971
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	06/03/2014
Edition description:	International Edition
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	5.31(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.68(d)

About the Author

Steve Harvey is the author of the number one New York Times bestsellers Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man and Straight Talk, No Chaser. He is the host of his daily talk show and the game show Family Feud, in addition to his nationally syndicated Steve Harvey Morning Show on the radio. The Emmy Award winner is also the founder of the Steve and Marjorie Harvey Foundation.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Everything You Need to Know About Men and Relationships Is Right Here 1

1 The Mind-Set of a Man

1 What Drives Men 11

2 Our Love Isn't Like Your Love 19

3 The Three Things Every Man Needs: Support, Loyalty, and the Cookie 37

4 "We Need to Talk," and Other Words That Make Men Run for Cover 49

2 Why Men Do What They Do

5 First Things First: He Wants to Sleep with You 61

6 Sports Fish vs. Keepers: How Men Distinguish Between the Marrying Types and the Playthings 69

7 Mama's Boys 85

8 Why Men Cheat 95

3 The Playbook: How to Win the Game

9 Men Respect Standards-Get Some 115

10 The Five Questions Every Woman Should Ask Before She Gets in Too Deep 129

11 The Ninety-Day Rule: Getting the Respect You Deserve 147

12 If He's Meeting the Kids After You Decide He's "the One," It's Too Late 163

13 Strong, Independent-and Lonely-Women 179

14 How to Get the Ring 193

4 From His Woman to His Wife: Winning His Heart for a Lifetime

15 Managing the Ex-Files: How to Keep Your Cool When His Past Arrives 207

16 Making the First Ninety Days Count 215

17 Your Career, His Ambitions: How to Make Your Dreams Work Together 229

18 When the Cookie Crumbles: Put the Spice Back into Your Relationship 239

19 Is It Time to Put a Ring on It? A 10-Step Test Before Your Trip to the Jeweler 247

20 Avoiding a Family Feud: Navigating His Family 257

21 Quick Answers to the Questions You've Always Wanted to Ask 263

Acknowledgments 289

Editorial Reviews

Harvey’s must-have guide to unlocking the male mind, understanding his game, anticipating his moves and countering with unstoppable offense and defense.

Los Angeles Sentinel

Women should listen to Steve Harvey when it comes to what a good man is about. Steve Harvey dispenses a lot of fabulous information about men. It’s more than the average man will usually tell you. Steve Harvey will give it up.

Aretha Franklin

Filled with practical principles, rules and tips, and illustrated with humorous and warm-hearted anecdotes from Harvey’s life and friendships, ACT LIKE A LADY, THINK LIKE A MAN gives readers the real deal about the differences between the sexes and how to bridge them for a mutually rewarding partnership.

New York Beacon

Harvey offers surprising insights into the male mentality and gives women strategies for taming that unruly beast.

The Philadelphia Inquirer