Book Review

I just finished reading "He's Just Not That Into You" by Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo. It's my bookclub's pick for February so we can go to the movie instead of have a formal meeting. I was not really impressed. The book goes through many examples of excuses that men use which in the end mean that they just aren't into the woman. I agreed with some of the advice in the book but I also couldn't help but feeling like the author was making this out to be The Bible of relationship advice. Sometimes I don't think things are as clean cut as the book implies. For instance, Greg talks about the excuse of a guy being too shy to ask a girl out as really meaning that "he's just not that into you". I don't agree with this. I think being shy is a legitimate reason for not asking a girl out. Men are just as much afraid of rejection as women are. My background in science tells me that there are just too many variables to consider. Not all men are the same so this set of rules isn't going to work for all relationships. I think it is best to take the book with a grain of salt and use it as a guide only. I'm interested to know what other people thought of the book and it's advice.