Do you think books about relationship are helpful or not? (boyfriend, how to)

[Sommie789]

My friend reads a brunch of books about relationship yet she cannot find a boyfriend.
I think those books are complete nonsense.
Has anyone had success from reading a relationship book?

[Dewdroplet76]

I don't know how helpful my post is going to be but I've never read a single one and I have a great relationship!

[intelfan11315]

I feel like a book would probably do more harm than good.

[Sommie789]

Originally Posted by burgler09

I feel like a book would probably do more harm than good.

I am telling that she has patience because her market is small.

[david0966]

I think they are a waste of money personally, most of it is common sense stuff that you really shouldn't need a book to figure out as every person is unique and different anyway. Then there are some that are total garbage like that book "The Rules".

[Katnan]

I don't think the books are necessarily the problem, it's people not being able to think critically, know how to apply things to their life and filter out what isn't relevant.

[stan4]

I have learned new ways to think about things from a couple of those books.
New perspective.

[intelfan11315]

It depends if someone is reading the book to learn or to prove their point on something.

[ohio_peasant]

It depends on the book. Humans are far too complicated for there to be a comprehensive manual on how to interact with them. However, it's helpful to gain more experience, and if a good book provides such experience, the reader is the better for it. The problem occurs, I think, when we expect the reality of human interaction to comport with what we read in books. Theory and practice diverge substantially. Too much reliance on theory can engender overconfidence, and then dejection.

[TaoistDude]

I've read a few and found them very useful in limited areas. General books are not very useful, but ones targeted at specific issues can be. I don't think they're useful in finding a relationship, but may be useful in maintaining one (or knowing when to end one) if you can recognize your own issues and problems.