How to Shop for a Husband: A Consumer Guide to Getting a Great Buy on a Guy

by Janice Lieberman

Book Overview

Janice Lieberman brings her vast shopping expertise as well as her personal knowledge of the dating marketplace together to tell you how to shop for the most important "purchase" of your life--your spouse. "How to Shop for a Husband "uses smart shopping principles to formulate rules that will help women select a spouse and "close the deal." This savvy shopper's guide provides a checklist all women can use in their hunt for the ultimate bargain, and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312549989
• ISBN13: 9780312549985
• Release Date: May 2009
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

Shopping was never so fun!

When I first saw the title of this book, I have to admit I had a little eye roll. (sorry!) However, after finishing it, I have to admit it's one of the better guides I've read. I think if I actually followed the tips, I'd probably find a husband. But, for now, I'm still having fun looking. But knowing what to look for and how it is described in this book, really, really helps. Therefore, I can certainly recommend this one, along with How To Be Wanted: Use the Law of Attraction to Date the Man You Most Desire and Live the Life You Deserve.

Great Advice for Single Women

It's smart, practical (and hysterical) advice for all the women out there who think they want to be married and should be married, but aren't yet. I should know, I was one of them. While thankfully I did manage to get married, I'm only sorry this book didn't come out 20 years ago so that I would have learned these practical lessons earlier. For all the single women out there who are seeking to get married, read Janice's book immediately and really, really follow her advice. It's not cynical, just a smart way of looking at things, and overcoming obstacles, like being too picky, all of which seem related to fear of intimacy and commitment. If I agree to this one, will I miss out on an even better possibility? This type of thinking can lead to permanent singlehood, unless the cycle is broken. Charles Grodin's advice to Janice about what is important is very important: read it every day, in fact copy it and put it on your bathroom mirror.

A Man's Perspective

I loved this book so much I bought 5 copies--5--and gave them to all my ex-girlfriends. They could really use some of the advice in this book. I'm not kidding. It's kind of weird how well the rules that consumer experts use also apply to the dating world. My favorite is: "make him think he's doing the shopping". How true that is! I don't think my ex-girlfriends will mind--we're still good friends--and I really think they can benefit from the no-nonsense approach that Lieberman advocates. If you know a girl who should be married and isn't, this might be the book that does the job for her. Also, if you have a friend/daughter/relative who keeps getting scammed, or meets all the wrong guys, or doesn't know how to close the deal, this is the book that will teach them that caveat emptor applies in dating too. And if anyone out there knows five nice, upstanding gentlemen . . . .

Love it!!

Funny, smart, and exceedingly down to earth. This book is filled with real stories and useful advice. It's like a consumer guide to actually finding a husband: what makes a marriage work, what makes people attracted to each other, and how to really "close the deal". You may think this sounds like a fun-only book--but you'd be wrong! Lieberman says she was sick of hearing "why aren't you married?" So she set out to research what the experts have to say about long-term marriages and shares the information. Really, this is much more informative than those gimmicky books, while still being fun. I love the story about the girl who mis-dials and finds a guy . . . who winds up not being the man of her dreams. And caveat emptor couldn't apply more aptly than to the relationship area.

What a Bargain!

You can't find a better buy! "How To Shop For A Husband" combines an abundance of logical, practical and personal advice AND backs it up with the scientific data on the best way to find a mate. Ladle in a large helping of chicken soup fun and humor and you have an absolutely terrific read. The 'how-to' is filtered through so many anecdotal stories - you will laugh out loud. Such a fun book and I can't wait to share it with my friends AND start doing the homework! This book is the real deal.