For Young Men Only: A Guy's Guide to the Alien Gender

by Jeff Feldhahn and Eric Rice

Book Overview

" Just for guys he inside scoop on girls from the girls themselves. /b> kay, the authors aren't girls. But to bring you the facts they surveyed more than 1,000 of them. Every teen guy wants to know... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 160142020X
• ISBN13: 9781601420206
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: Multnomah Books
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.7" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 14 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 9 to 12

Customer Reviews

Excellent Mentoring Tool

This book is an excellent source for mentoring young men as they work their way through the relationship hurdle. Fun to read and easy to understand. Wish I had it when I began the journey!

Must read for guys and must have for youth workers

I just finished reading For Young Men Only (FYMO from now on) by Jeff Feldhahn and Eric Rice yesterday. The forth book in a the series that started with For Women Only, then For Men Only, For Parents Only, For Young Girls Only and finishing up now with FYMO. Where was this book when I was younger? I mean come on this book would have been so helpful as a 15, 16, 17 year old guy. As I read the book and looked back on my years of chasing girls and remembering situations when I could have used information like: be myself, actually listen and hear, stand up for her, have a sense of humor, be thoughtful, be self-confident, and fun and adventurous. I have to admit I was not quite the ladies man, which is probably a good thing, and God blessed that as I married way above myself. I was really impressed with the writers ability to use the data collected through a national survey, focus group and frequent trips to the mall to talk with more teenage girls and then communicate it in a way that a high school guy is going to want to read and will understand. Their use of real quotes from real girls, stories that they were told while talking with said teenage girls and real life experiences make this book very easy to relate to and pull practical advise that you can use tomorrow on the girl you've always wanted to talk to but never had the courage to do it. I can see lots of ways to use this (and the For Young Girls Only) book in the youth ministry setting. From teaching series material, separate sex large group talks, 3 to 4 member small groups, one-on-one mentoring, and having a few of each book on hand to pass out to those struggling with these issues. Overall I think this is one of the best books I read for guys with tons of great practical advice and stories to learn from. I highly recommend For Young Men Only to youth workers as a great quality tool we are always on the look out for.

Great Guys Guide to Girls

For Young Men Only by Jeff Feldhahn & Eric Rice is a indispensable tool for guys who want to know how girls think. The authors did several surveys and studies of teenage girls to understand why they act the way they do. Why do they go from everything's hunky dory one day to don't let the door kick you on your way out the next? Why do they fall for bad boys? How do they really feel about sex? There are some surprising answers that are bound to help teenage guys in their relationships with girls. The book is never preachy, just funny as even the authors learn things about women that they didn't know. It's a short book, so getting guys to read it shouldn't be hard, and it speaks in down-to-earth language without being condescending. An excellent book in a stellar series.

Excellent book...

So, I spent a good part of the afternoon reading For Young Men Only by Jeff Feldhahan and Eric Rice (with Shaunti Feldhahn). I laughed as I realized how accurately it portrayed the "inner workings" of the teen girl's mind. With answers to questions from a survey of 600 teen girls, I found the surprising statistics both accurate and surprising at times. And I am absolutely terrified knowing that my oldest, Elijah, is at an age where he's going to start having questions about girls. I'm so glad to have this book to share with him! And even more glad that it's his dad's domain to answer most of those questions! But if you're looking for a great book to open the discussion with the teenage or even older tween boy in your life, I'd highly recommend For Young Men Only. It will *not* disappoint! (You can view even more information and the complete survey results on the website - www.foryoungmenonly.com.

Great Book for Growing Young Men Who Relate Well with Women

This book is basically a book meant to teach older boys, teens, and young men how to interact with girls and women. It discusses what young women want, how to talk to them, how to interact with them, what they say, what they mean, how they feel. Jeff, Eric and their wives have collaborated in whole or part to write For Women Only, For Men Only, For Parents Only and For Young Women Only. The writers admit they wrote For Young Men Only last because they were trying to avoid it altogether. They didn't think young men would ever pick up a book and read it to learn how to relate to young women. But, after receiving hundreds of requests, they relented. They did scientific studies of what young women think about various topics and published the most surprising the results. The best part of the study from my perspective was that the women sampled came from all backgrounds: different religions (or none at all), different racial, ethnic and cultural groups, different social classes, intellects, etc. This was an excellent book and a real eye opener for me. I'm 37 years old and when I was young(er), I assumed no one else felt the way I did about what's attractive in a young man, communication styles, s*x, love, dating. What I learned from this book is not only was I not alone then, but the majority of young women NOW still feel the way I did. I thought differently (worse) of "the next generation". This book is a great read for young men (ages 10-30, in my opinion), youth pastors, teachers, parents, basically anyone who interacts with young men. While I don't personally fit into that category, I am going to get For Women Only and might read For Men Only and point out relevant passages to my husband. To be honest, there were even a few items in the For Young Men Only book that I thought my husband would benefit from knowing!