ACT LIKE A LADY- THINK LIKE A MAN

WHAT MEN REALLY THINK ABOUT LOVE, RELATIONSHIPS, INTIMACY, AND COMMITMENT BY STEVE HARVEY

Steve Harvey is an international comedian and an actor known for his awesome acting skills especially in the Steve Harvey show.

In this book Steve is telling women how men operate, the things men do and reason why they do them. Steve calls this book a play book of some sort as it guides women on men.

Men are driven by three things: who they are, what they do and how much they make. Everything they do is influenced by these three things and they can not be in a healthy relationship before they have figured them out.

 On the first chapters of the book Steve talks of the ways men are groomed from an early age to be strong and protect the women in their lives. Men have a different DNA than women, they do not show their love like women.

 They believe in professing, providing and protecting their women. Steve made an example of his childhood. Whenever they went out his father used to call him and tell him to protect his mother and sisters.

Steve emphasizes on the fact that men need support, loyalty and the cookie in order to be committed to a relationship. If any of the three is missing especially the cookie they will go to someone who will give it to them. Steve calls sex a cookie.

He explains why men do what they do basically the mind-set of men. When a man approaches a woman he has a plan whether he wants to sleep with her or have a good relationship with her. They tell from the start of a relationship if a woman is a keeper or a sports fish. A keeper is the marrying type and a sport fish is a ‘plaything’.

He tells why men cheat and why some remain mama’s boy after they have tied the knot or in a serous relationship. He said men respect standards and women should have them as they indicate how they want to be treated.

 Every woman should ask these five questions before things get hotter and hotter. What are your short-term goals, what are your long-term goals, what are your views on relationships, what do you think about me, and what do you feel about me. The answer of what he feels and what he thinks should be different. He advises women to have follow-ups on these questions as they want specifics. It should be a well thought answer not something his been saying to a number of girls.

Women should have a ninety day rule. “Some type of a probationary period to find out more about him.” A man does not get benefits of being in a relationship until those ninety days are over. During  the ninety days a women should check her man out, how does he react  when you tell him you’ve got some problems, how does your man react under  pressure, how does he react to bad news and how does he react when he’s told “no”.

Steve warns women with children of not introducing them early in the relationship as it helps to see if your man likes kids or not. Steve rebukes strong independent and lonely women of mistreating the men who wants to be in a relationship with them.

He advises women on how to get the ring and answer questions women don’t know about men. In the book Steve emphasizes that men are not like women. They are simple creatures, who want to be loved.