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Debbie Magids Ph.D. (Author), Nancy Peske (Author)
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June 13, 2006
If you always experience the same unhappy endings in your relationships, All the Good Ones Aren't Taken offers an empowering approach to changing your romantic life.  Dr. Debbie Magids will help you understand the patterns of behavior that are keeping you stuck and teach you to make changes in the way you think, behave, and feel, so that you can find the love you want.
 
Who are you?
 
The Old Faithful, who longs for the one she can't have and can't move forward.
 
The Whirlwind Dater, who constantly dates whoever she can but has difficulty finding a permanent mate.
 
The Standstill, who has done a lot of work on becoming the best woman she can be, but rarely dates and has a difficult time relating to men on an intimate level.
 
The Forbidden Fruit Hunter, who gets involved with men who are married, already have a girlfriend, or are still hung up on an ex and therefore emotionally unavailable.
 
The Compassionate Rescuer, who always dates the guy who has problems, putting her energy into "fixer upper" boyfriends.
 
The Wanderer, for whom just one man is not enough to fill the void, so she always has a lover or potential boyfriend on the side.
 
The Uptown Girl, who is attracted only to men with money, prestige, and looks.
 
The Runaway Bride, who is good at relationships until asked to commit - then she finds a way to end the relationship, pronto.
 
 


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The New York City psychologist known as "Dr. Debbie" here pinpoints a handful of women's common dating errors.Solid relationships, she says, founder on insecurity and innate negativity, and she goes on to catalog eight types of "dissatisfied singles" in the chapters that follow. "The Whirlwind Dater," is "attractive and vivacious" but substitutes constant activity for real groundedness." "The Forbidden Fruit Hunter" gets involved with men who are married or otherwise emotionally unavailable, often because they are replaying lack of love in childhood. And then there is "The Runaway Bride" (who got her own movie in 1999). She "might be very smart and insightful about other people" but clueless about her own deepest dreams and true ambitions. Writing with freelancer Peske, Magids offers plenty of dating testimony from a variety of women, allows readers to identify parts of themselves in straightforward terms, and gives concrete correctives for making change.
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If you always experience the same unhappy endings in your relationships, All the Good Ones Aren't Taken offers an empowering approach to changing your romantic life.  Dr. Debbie Magids will help you understand the patterns of behavior that are keeping you stuck and teach you to make changes in the way you think, behave, and feel, so that you can find the love you want.
 
Who are you?
 
The Old Faithful, who longs for the one she can't have and can't move forward.
 
The Whirlwind Dater, who constantly dates whoever she can but has difficulty finding a permanent mate.
 
The Standstill, who has done a lot of work on becoming the best woman she can be, but rarely dates and has a difficult time relating to men on an intimate level.
 
The Forbidden Fruit Hunter, who gets involved with men who are married, already have a girlfriend, or are still hung up on an ex and therefore emotionally unavailable.
 
The Compassionate Rescuer, who always dates the guy who has problems, putting her energy into "fixer upper" boyfriends.
 
The Wanderer, for whom just one man is not enough to fill the void, so she always has a lover or potential boyfriend on the side.
 
The Uptown Girl, who is attracted only to men with money, prestige, and looks.
 
The Runaway Bride, who is good at relationships until asked to commit - then she finds a way to end the relationship, pronto.
 
 

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 320 pages
  • Publisher: St. Martin's Press; First Edition edition (June 13, 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0312351453
  • ISBN-13: 978-0312351458
  • Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.8 x 1.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,312,688 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars THIS BOOK WORKS!, June 28, 2006
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Suzie Harris "Ready For Love" (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: All the Good Ones Aren't Taken: Change the Way You Date and Find Lasting Love (Hardcover)
I was skeptical at first upon seeing this book but then I ordered it, read it and I have to say, it really does make sense! I read it over the weekend and have been thinking about it ever since. I found my category and Dr. Magids is right. You are the one constant in all your relationships (family, friends, boyfriends, etc.) so if things always seems to not work out, then it kind of forces you to look at yourself directly...and this book really helps you do just that. The book helped me to see and understand things much better. I think I can now really act on correcting behavoir that wasn't helping me in my relationships. I now feel good about my future relationships instead of being miserable and feeling like I'll never find anyone. Thanks for writing this book -- I'll help spread the word!
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Oh, the joy of dating., June 16, 2006
This review is from: All the Good Ones Aren't Taken: Change the Way You Date and Find Lasting Love (Hardcover)
When I picked up this book, I was feeling like dating was a never-ending road. But this book gave me some helpful insight. I really appreciate Magids's psychological analysis on dating and her explanation of why people just can't seem to find a permanent, loving relationship. I especially liked the section on how to find the roots of dating failures and eradicate them so you can ultimately find true love.

I was really drawn to the discussion on how daters find themselves at a "dead-end" due to a lack of confidence. Although she mentioned several things you can do to boost your confidence level, I can tell you what works for me. If you enhance your knowledge and feed your mind, you can become that confident, interesting person. Services like Agogus.com are great - it's quick, easy and has really interesting topics. My road to a long-lasting relationship seems a little shorter now - just watch out for those dips!
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This is a great book because it sheds light on the specific situations in a woman's upbringing which could have shaped the way she is relating to men, and having trouble getting closer to them. It makes you think about your own life and what you need to work on. Read this a little at a time, it might be overwhelming all in one sitting but its gems are valuable.
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