All Men Are Jerks - Until Proven Otherwise: A Woman's Guide to Understanding Men

by Daylle Deanna Schwartz

Book Overview

Teaches women survival skills - how to protect themselves until they've established if they've found the right man, or whether they've found just another jerk. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1580621732
• ISBN13: 9781580621731
• Release Date: September 1999
• Publisher: Adams Media Corporation
• Length: 306 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.1" x 6.7"

Customer Reviews

Great Book! A must!

This book, "All Men Are Jerks..." is a very informative work. I bought it after getting out of a relationship with a total jerk. I then had a bad attitude about all men and was afraid to go out with guys again. After I read this book though, it changed my whole perspective on men and dating in general. I no longer waste time waiting by the phone for guys to call or waste time with guys when I know it is not going anywhere. Now...I am in control of my life and relationships. I recommend this book to all women out there as it will save you A LOT of time and energy on men.

Finally, a relationship book that is realistic!

Daylle's book is gold to those of us who make the mistake of idealizing any man who says and does the right thing. She offers no "tricks" or "games" but instead provides empowering advice and true-to-life insight that gives a woman more power in her relationships. Since I've read this book, I've changed my whole approach to dating, and as a result I'm not dating losers anymore. I'm taking the time to find a good man -- spending the alone time in between dates being WONDERFUL to myself and filling my life with my friends and other interests -- and as a relationship develops, I'm much, much smarter in what to look for and listen for. Daylle's advice is priceless, the first true useful relationship book I've read....and I've read them all! I'm recommending it to everyone I know, even women in relationships and marriages -- as they too need to navigate the waters of male/female communication.

All men should be grateful for this book!

I read Daylle's new book for men, How to Please a Woman In & Out of Bed and loved it so I checked out this one out of curiosity. I want my girlfriend to read it! Daylle doesn't believe that all men are jerks. She wants women to put more energy into themselves so they don't need men so much. She tells women that they create the jerks by expecting too much from men and they aren't fair when they set rules and expectations in a relationship that men are supposed to follow without a say. They accept things they don't like in the beginning and then label us jerks when we don't change. Daylle encourages women to get a life so they don't feel so needy for a man and won't make men so important to their happiness. She nails a lot of things men do that make them jerks. But instead of following rules, she encourages women to do work on their own happiness. Instead of saying she's busy, Daylle says to be busy. I'd like to be with a woman who reads this book because she won't be clingy and will hopefully be more open sexually (there are several chapters on developing sexuality). I learned a lot about women by reading it. There were also lessons that were good for me too. I recommend this book to both women and men.

Positive reinforcement for women

I found this book easy to read. It kept my attention chapterafter chapter. Daylle's bluntness made the book entertaining as well.Even though the cover would indicate otherwise, it is *not* a male-bashing book. I would describe it more as a manual of how men think when it comes to the opposite sex and all the stupid interpretations women make about a man's intentions. I enjoyed the testimonial examples given by both men and women, which are throughout the whole book. The book encourages women to quit making men the center of their world...get a life...keep busy even when you are in a relationship. I found a lot of The Rules incorporated in her instructions for women. So if you are a Rules girl, this book just builds upon the foundation The Rules have laid. In short, have respect for yourself. Play it cool just like men do. Take men at face value until they have proven otherwise. Daylle does say that there are good men out there, but we have to get past all the jerks. This book gives women pointers on how not to create a jerk by accepting his bad behaviour. The men in the book admitted that they do take so long as women provide, but will not stick around.

A MUST FOR ALL WOMEN!

This book tells it like it is. I saw myself all over the pages - my need to make a man my life - my lack of self-esteem - my creating a jerk from each man I've been involved with. Now I understand what I've been doing and it's comforting. Daylle's words gave me the power to take charge of my life. She doesn't put men down. I've learned to appreciate men much more and don't feel a need to change them so much. I'm already having a lot more fun and getting more of what I want from the guy I'm seeing. He's taking me more seriously now that I'm not pressuring him the way I used to and don't give myself away. We get along much better! I'm having a lot more of the fun Daylle recommends. Any woman who wants to get along with men better should read the book. Daylle loves men and has helped me to see them in a more positive way. Now I'm working on me for a change and what a difference!