Everybody Cheats

by Nina Mancuso

Love is beautiful. Love is incredible. And we will never experience true love if we continue to believe that our worth and value is dependent on our relationship status. It's OK to be single. We have time. But being alone is not easy for most people, and that's why this book is here. We cheat because we're unhappy. We cheat because we're unsatisfied. We cheat because we settle and we settle because society tells us it's better to settle than to be single.But true love does exist. And we can find that perfect person for us. All we need to do is read this book to examine the terrible decisions we make when it comes to love. It's only after we understand our decisions that we are able to change our behavior and our outlook. In turn, we can have that fairy tale ending we all desire, but only if we learn to love ourselves first.

126 pages, Paperback

First published May 19, 2015

About the author

My name is Nina Mancuso and I have been fascinated with writing ever since I was a young girl. During my childhood, I would sit on the curb attempting to write songs and novels.

At the age of 19, I started keeping journals. I would keep a journal for every semester in college so that I could remember how I felt and what I did during the best years of my life. I still journal on a daily basis.

Reviews

[Katrina · Rating 5 out of 5]

In spite of what appears to be a pessimistic title, this book is full of hope. Insight for sure, and first hand experience but it comes from a place of hope and optimism which is so rare in a book about relationships and extremely refreshing. Parts of it seemed to speak directly to me, or talking directly about me so it seems to be based in a very real place which is wonderful. The idea here is that there is a such thing as happily ever after...but we have to hold out for the real thing and not settle. There is a tendency...and I've been there myself...to want SOMEONE to just to not be alone...the author here says we NEED to be alone to learn to love ourselves. We need our single years and shouldn't be so quick to settle for anyone rather than THE one. AND it's logical but something most of us needed to hear a long time ago.

[Melissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

To begin, I won this book in a Goodreads giveaway. Based on the title, I thought this book would be about justifying cheating. Thankfully, I was wrong. Nina hit the nail on the head when she spoke about enjoying your single years! I think this book would've been really handy for me during my early-mid 20s.

[Kara · Rating 3 out of 5]

I won this book in a Goodreads Giveaway.

I like the idea of thinking of your dating years and past relationships not as failures, but like Mancusso starts off with, as having a purpose: "In your dating years, you meet all of the wrong people for the right reasons." and "...each relationship is meant to help us understand the qualities that we desire in a spouse."
Mancusso's reasoning throughout that people cheat for the fear of being single, not wanting to be alone makes a lot of sense.
I most enjoyed when she gave examples from her own experience. Mentioning pop culture, like Taylor Swift and Adam Levine, helped keep her points relate able and current. Hooray for sharing Adam Buckley's response to the ultimatum guy. I agree with her assessment (transcript) of that ridiculous (!!) Buzzfeed video.
She was off to a good start with We're Too Sensitive, from Effect on Society. I liked where it was headed, I just wished more examples could be given. It felt unfinished. I also hoped more would be said about how social media can play a big part in cheating. Many phrases & ideas are repeated a lot (don't cheat, you must break up, your soulmate is out there), but that could just be her writing style of wanting to drive her point home.
I would recommend this for single people.

[Cameron · Rating 4 out of 5]

Full disclosure: A good friend is the author of this book, so I may be biased. That being said, this was a really enjoyable book. While I disagree with some of Mancuso's positions, I was still drawn in her vibrant, positive, and personal voice. This is a topic that is difficult for many people to discuss and Mancuso approaches it with a brave sense of openness and candidness.

[Paul Howard · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very engaging book that discusses subjects 95% of humans are interested in. Nina Mancuso offers solid advice and insight into her own trials and errors involving relationships and all the factors involved when choosing a partner. If you're looking for a relationship advice-driven book, this is a solid pick up!

[Ken · Rating 3 out of 5]

Although there were some interesting points made in this book, overall I found it repetitive and lacking in substance. It just really wasn't what I was hoping it would be. I did win this book in a Goodreads giveaway.

[Debbie Carnes · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this book funny yet informative look at relationships and why we cheat . Everyone should read it no matter what relationship they are in or if not in one right now

[Donna Butler-Rawson · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book by Nina Mancuso would have made a wonderful training manual for a younger me. Irreverent, witty and written in a conversational manner...several of the observations had me laughing in recognition of my own past judgement errors. The book gave me a renewed appreciation for being single. Thoroughly enjoyed this read!

[Lindsay Stoneburner · Rating 4 out of 5]

“Everybody Cheats” despite it’s title was a positive and encouraging book! Nina writes how we will never truly be happy in a relationship if we settle, aren’t ready, or if we don’t love ourselves first. I found Nina’s book open, honest, thought out, and thoroughly researched. Although I don’t share some of the same view points, I admire Nina’s optimistic view on life and love. Great read! 👍🏻

[Nina]

Self-Publishing Review, 4 Stars
"This edgy but oddly sensible little book takes on relationships in a surprisingly fresh and personal way. You are not in the hands here of a stuffy sociology professor nor a finger-wagging moralist. The tone is witty and conversational, and refreshingly down-to-earth. This book is well written, friendly, and it will be welcomed by a generation with more options than they know how to deal with and perhaps fewer than they had hoped."

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Serious Reading Review - 5 Stars
"This is an excellent narrative about relationships today. No matter how long you stay single for, it is very important to love yourself and be content in your life first before you can welcome another person into it."

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[Rebecca Welker · Rating 5 out of 5]

Finally a well-written dialogue that communicates what our generation seems to have forgotten - love thyself. Mancuso writes as she speaks, and is brutally honest is doing so. She reveals her soul, her experience, and her insight. She is wise behind her years and reminds us that our behavior in relationships is often the result of a lack of self-love; we cheat, we lie, we manipulate, we sell ourselves short. This doesn't have to happen, we're just in search of immediate gratification and willingly accept far less than what we deserve along the way. Mancuso's anecdotes are easy to relate to and very helpful in understanding why it is we do what we do to each other. Great and very quick read!

[Mary Nee]

A funny but true book about cheating! Need to read it !

[K. · Rating 5 out of 5]

I won a free copy from the Goodreads First Reads Giveaway Program and think that it interesting. I would recommend it to everyone.