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Old 03-07-2013, 09:55 PM
 
Location: Oakland, CA
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I went to Target with some friends. We saw this "gem" on the shelf:
Make It Last Forever: The Dos and Don'ts (Zane Presents): Keith Sweat: 9781593094065: Amazon.com: Books

There were some priceless tips in there. Including my favorite. His advice on how woman can stand out to men while at the bar or whatever....

Spoiler
She should stand out by buying him a drink.


Apparently that is really unique.

We had a good laugh over this one.

And then there were the other obvious gems like:
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The way in which you interact with people outside of the relationship is also important. Some people are jealous types. If you're a jealous type, then you probably shouldn't date a social butterfly. Having said that, if you feel like you have to go through someone's things or you don't trust the person you're with, then you definitely shouldn't be in a relationship.
Source: Keith Sweat Talks Love Advice, New Relationship Book

I can't remember the other tips, but they caused about 10 minutes of hysterical laughter.

For the record.....

He is divorced and now in a custody battle.
On the up note, he gets points for keeping it quiet and out of the press. Especially considering his ex is on Real Housewives of Atlanta.

Chime in:
1. Men, does the tip above make a woman stand out?
2. Everyone: Are there any other relationship "gurus" that you can think of? (Ahem, Tyrese!)
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Old 03-07-2013, 10:02 PM
 
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After John Gray wrote the wildly successful "Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus" every man and their father thought they could write a book geared towards women who will listen to their subjective opinions (although presented as authoritative) about men and relationships. It reminds me of how men read PUA stuff recently.

I don't know why we need all these instructions and How-to's.
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Old 03-07-2013, 10:19 PM
 
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I'm not entirely sure why you laughed at the drink line. If women are looking to get a man's attention, she should approach him and offer to buy him a drink. Why is that so funny again?
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Old 03-07-2013, 10:19 PM
 
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After John Gray wrote the wildly successful "Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus" every man and their father thought they could write a book geared towards women who will listen to their subjective opinions (although presented as authoritative) about men and relationships. It reminds me of how men read PUA stuff recently.

I don't know why we need all these instructions and How-to's.
Especially when we have this forum.
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Old 03-07-2013, 10:22 PM
 
Location: Oakland, CA
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I'm not entirely sure why you laughed at the drink line. If women are looking to get a man's attention, she should approach him and offer to buy him a drink. Why is that so funny again?
It was prefaced by a page about how men should never buy women drinks. And implied that he was so awesome women should be fawning all over him to buy the drinks. I wish I could find some excerpts from this book. The way it was written made it unintentionally hilarious....
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Old 03-07-2013, 10:24 PM
 
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Especially when we have this forum.
I actually like the forum better. Maybe because my attention span is too short. Women seem to love the "He's just not into you" book and also some book that Steve Harvey wrote. I usually can't get past 3 or 4 pages of books on relationships and have never finished any by a male or female. I like fiction though.
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Old 03-07-2013, 10:26 PM
 
Location: My House
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It was prefaced by a page about how men should never buy women drinks. And implied that he was so awesome women should be fawning all over him to buy the drinks. I wish I could find some excerpts from this book. The way it was written made it unintentionally hilarious....
Don't give ol' Keith a hard time for trying a book gig. How else is he gonna pay alimony? When was his last successful album?
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Old 03-08-2013, 02:23 AM
 
Location: Bronx
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Don't give ol' Keith a hard time for trying a book gig. How else is he gonna pay alimony? When was his last successful album?
I wanted to say the same thing, reps for you.
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Old 03-08-2013, 02:48 AM
 
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I was just going to say "I love that song!" but then I realized it's also a book. LOL! Well I agree with that. I actually don't think jealous types should be in relationships as they'll never be happy anyway, they'll always have something to be unhappy about. Jealous, clingy people definitely drive me away, I know that much.
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Old 03-08-2013, 10:04 AM
 
Location: Oakland, CA
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Don't give ol' Keith a hard time for trying a book gig. How else is he gonna pay alimony? When was his last successful album?
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I wanted to say the same thing, reps for you.
That's America for you. A little big of notoriety + bored publishers = instant book deal!
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