What Women Wish You Knew about Dating: A Single Guy'S Guide To Romantic Relationships

by Stephen W. Simpson PH.

With a unique blend of biblical principles, psychological insight, practical advice, and humor, this book shows the reader how to be a man, date like a man, and get that relationship off to a great start.

Genres: Nonfiction, Relationships

208 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2008

Reviews

[Jennifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

What I really like about this book is that it doesn't dive right into dating and how to get a girlfriend. It starts at the very beginning: differentiating men from boys, and the rest of the book plays out on the premise that men can handle dating and relationships. Boys can't. (Amen.)

This is a book that I wish I could buy and give out to every single male friend I have. Or, just pass out on the street to every guy that passes by. I know I'm not the target audience, but there are little snapshots within the chapters that the author writes just for the ladies who want to help the men in their lives along in this area.

[Juanan · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's a fun and easy reading book that deal with the basis of dating 'like a man'. It's quite encoraging and motivating, and the core of the book is: 'be a man before dating'. I'd recommend this book to young men and women who take life seriously and don't want to date for unhealthy reasons that sometimes are very common on the media.

The book smells of American Christian culture, not very applicable on other environments, but I think the main points of the books are generally common sense.

I didn't like so much the physical intimacy approach. It sounded me like a set of rules/boundaries not to be crossed. In my oppinion I'd better talk about respect, self-control, learning... and what marriage adventure means.

I had a good time rading it, and I wrote down quite useful notes.

[Gerald · Rating 3 out of 5]

Humorous and extremely pragmatic (so detailed at some points it made me cringe =). Tries to help single men navigate the (American) Christian dating culture. However, I did find the book weak in terms of the big picture Christian purpose and outlook towards dating, although he does repeatedly emphasize the importance of being a "man" rather than a "guy." Overall, this is a pragmatic (but fairly sound) guide to American Christian dating that will probably be irrelevant in other cultures or in a few decades, although I can't say I wasn't helped.

[Lawrence · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the most practical Christian book on dating that I've read. I personally bought and handed this out to a bunch of guys in my bible study group. The only caveat was that they were to pass on the book to another guy they felt needed it. We discussed it and used it as a discussion starter. What stands out to me is that he defines 3 types of dates with gradients of intention and intimacy. Interestingly, he mentions getting coffee as a really bad ambiance for dating...

[Andrew]

On the list "My Top 5 Books On Dating" from "Camerin Courtney, the author of "Table for One" and co-author of "The UnGuide to Dating.":

[Emily · Rating 4 out of 5]

Men will never read this book. It's a book about dating and will probably be bought only by mothers. Everything he said was very spot-on, though, and realistic.

[Abigail]

This was a skim-read because I found it while cleaning. For a certain audience, this book could be helpful(?);y favorite part is a note to women saying "Men are more scared of you than you are of them." It's unclear to me if this actually makes anyone feel better, but it did recently occur to me independently that this might be a fairly accurate statement. For those about to date, we salute you.