Find a Husband After 35 Using What I Learned at Harvard Business School

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Summary: Very entertaining book but would I follow The Program? Nah.
Review: The Program is a rip-roaring read which is hilarious, I suspect mainly unintentionally. Wrapped up along with some great ideas are many SCARY ones which I could never image a woman doing in a million, billion years.

On the positive side I'm sure that if someone followed these 15 Steps they would greatly increase their chances of finding The One. The Program is a tireless and exhaustive approach to finding a partner which leaves absolutely no stone unturned. Unfortunately I can't help but think that few women would actually be able - or willing - to follow the majority of the steps as they are so incredibly extreme. Examples are getting friends to conduct `exit interviews' with past boyfriends (basically interrogate them about why the relationship didn't last) and telephoning everyone (and I mean absolutely EVERYONE) that you have ever met and asking them to set up blind dates.

In conclusion The Program is a fun and entertaining book. I'm not in search of a husband or over 35 but I thoroughly enjoyed defining my personal brand and reading about the rest of the Steps. That's where it ends as I could never, ever imagine myself actually implementing them. Therefore I'd recommend this as an interesting book to read but not as an actual manual on dating. It would probably be useful for very outgoing women who are absolutely determined to succeed in the dating arena and don't mind doing WHATEVER it takes to reach this goal.

JoAnne

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Summary: DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME OR MONEY
Review: Greenwald's idea is unrealistic and will make you seem desperate. She has this full throttle approach, and it's demeaning. Instead of treating a husband like a commodity, treat him like a person. And most of all, be yourself, not someone you should be to get a man as Greenwald suggests. This is utter B.S.

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Summary: A Big Bunch of BS!
Review: So Rachel Greenwald thinks she has the perfect answers to help single women find a man. Lose weight. Dress well. Tell everyone you know that you are looking. Try online dating. Get feedback from your friends on how you present your "outside packaging." Gimme a break! She just described me as well as all of my single female friends, and single women that I know. I could see if all of the single women I know were frumpy, dumb, socially awkward, sport the same hairdo since the 80s and never went out, but it is simply not true. The problem is not what's wrong with us, but rather what's wrong with single MEN. And no amount of skirt and make-up wearing is going to change the minds of the commitment-phobe losers out there and convince them to want to date you. The most pathetic piece of advice that Greenwald dispenses has to be to get a friend to call up the one who rejected you and get honest feedback about why he won't see you again. You got to be kidding me. First of all, no man would ever tell the truth in that situation and secondly, nine times out of ten, there isn't anything wrong with the woman who got rejected.

Help save a tree by recycling this piece of nonsense or better yuet, save your money by not purchasing it in the first place.

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Summary: Great conversation starter
Review: I purchased this book after hearing the author give a radio interview discussing the plight of older, intelligent women finding a man. I use this book for comic relief. Despite her intelligence, the author pretends that matters of the heart can follow a prescribed recipe. I doubt that anyone who followed much of the author's advice would have a self-esteem left. But isn't that what it takes to find a relationship that you can be submissive in, give up your intellect and self-respect to HAVE A MAN! Stop the insanity of self-help for relationships.