He's Just not that into you

Angela Wyman

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This book is about the norms of men and the way they act in relationships. It's the no excuses truth to understanding guys. It gives examples of different relationships and the things that went wrong each time. It gives all the excuses men have ever used to avoid saying to a woman "I am just not into you." Women don't like hearing it, but it would be better then staying in a bad relationship.

He says "Oh sure, they say they are busy. They say that they didn't have even a moment in their insanely busy day to pick up the phone. It was just that crazy. All lies." She says "this is what we do: we go out with someone, we get excited about them, and then they do something that mildly disappoints us. Then they keep doing a lot more things that disappoint us. Then we go into hyper-excuse mode for weeks or possibly months, because the last thing we want to think is that this great man that we are so excited about is in the process of turning into a creep."

The author of this book, Greg Behrendt, can use the line "he's just not that into you" for any story a woman has told him about a bad relationship. Women try to use excuses for the relationship they are in and Greg gives them advice. One woman used the "Maybe he doesn't want to ruin the friendship" excuse. Greg simply replied, there are other men out there for you. If he doesn't want to ruin your friendship, then go find someone else who does. He is just not that into you."

Sociology can help interpret this book because it is showing the norms of men, the norms of dating, and the norms in relationships. It helps women understand men, and if a man read it, i bet he would understand women better. It also goes along with adolescence. This can be a confusing dating time and this book helps ease the confusion. All in all, this book is great if you want to get into the mind of someone of the opposite sex.