Behind Every Great Woman There's A Fabulous Gay Man : Advice from a Guy Who Gives It To You Straight [Paperback]

Dave Singleton (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 5, 2005

Every girl needs a gay boyfriend.

Long before queer eyes tried to improve the straight guys, gay men had a girl's best interests at heart. After all, who else is going to stop a girl from dating a loser, spending her money on tragic home décor, or turning into her mother? Dave Singleton has dissected more "smart women, foolish choices" than Ann Landers, Dr. Phil, and Carrie Bradshaw combined. Now, based on stories from real women and decades of experience counseling and consoling female friends, Dave dishes out his 25 most unfailing, uncompromising pieces of advice, including:

Follow your bliss, but remember this: You're not going to meet an eligible, straight man at cooking class

Being spontaneous does not apply to your hair! Why you must stop getting drastic, funky hairstyles after a bad day or before an awards show

Are you wasting your time and perfume? How to tell if a hot prospect plays for your team

Don't ask, don't tell your date: The 10 things that only your gay best friend needs to know

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

A gay man who wants women to feel great, look great and find love, Singleton is hilarious and hard-hitting. A little Queer Eye and a little Sex and the City, his self-help book makes 21st-century dating sound like snorkeling among sharks. You need a gay male friend, Singleton suggests, for his fierce loyalty and honesty, and as a guide to help you screen the metrosexuals and avoid the "seagull daters" (a.k.a., "a man who flies over you, looks better from a distance, swoops in, makes a lot of noise, craps on everything and then leaves"). Dating successfully, Singleton writes, requires women to embolden their style ("Don't Blend In. Stand Out!"), behave smartly and carefully evaluate the respectfulness of their suitors. He prescribes "location, location" as a tonic to nights lost looking for eligible men in dysfunctional Cheers hangouts. Try pool halls, golf courses, adventuring clubs, continuing education, church and, yes, work. Despite some stereotypical depictions of astute gay men sharing their creativity with mixed up, fashion-blind gals, Singleton's wisdom goes beyond his marketing specialist credentials. With humor, tact and compassion, he proposes ways to overcome the more stultifying aspects of women's hardwiring, like their tendency to channel their "inner good girl" halfway through a hot fling. "Women overestimate the evil of men's motives. You think men are acting awful when in fact they are just clueless and apathetic," he points out in a section about pre-date anxiety. Elsewhere, he reassures readers, "You can be happy on your own." A quick read with usually good advice and succinctly coined phrases for every modern dating situation, this book is plain fun.
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About the Author

Dave Singleton is a marketing professional and the author of The Mandates: 25 Real Rules for Successful Gay Dating, as well as numerous articles on pop-culture, politics, and entertainment.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Perigee Trade (April 5, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0399530827
• ISBN-13: 978-0399530821
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #320,338 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My New Dating Bible!, June 22, 2005

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Jersey Girl (Hoboken, NJ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Behind Every Great Woman There's A Fabulous Gay Man : Advice from a Guy Who Gives It To You Straight (Paperback)

I got this after a friend recommended it after reading the author's column on Match.com. It's fabulous and makes me miss seeing my gay friend who moves to Los Angeles more. You are guranteed to feel a little too familiar with some of the scenarios in this book. It covers dating and relationship scenarios in details, and you feel like he's talking just to you. Plus there's stuff on other thing too like style. Very funny and surprisingly educational.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Loved It! Fabulous Book! It's insightful and humorous., June 16, 2005

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Linda J (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Behind Every Great Woman There's A Fabulous Gay Man : Advice from a Guy Who Gives It To You Straight (Paperback)

At first I thought it would be a quick read. When I started reading this book, I found I could not put it down. You find youself going back and rereading the entire book and then different chapters that focus on dating ("Chapter 1: Fixing the fatal flaw that's ruining your love life" was incredibly insightful), style, avoiding guys like your Dad (a big one for me), and a lot more. It is really so supportive of women. I loved that. It felt like hearing your best friend talk to you. I don't have gay guy friends like a lot of my girlfriends do, so it was especially cool for me. He really does have a take on male/female relationships that I didn't consider or ever hear from anyone.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's About Time. Fab., June 30, 2005

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Karen H. (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Behind Every Great Woman There's A Fabulous Gay Man : Advice from a Guy Who Gives It To You Straight (Paperback)

I would be nothing without my gay male friends! And they would be nothing without me, and they know it, too. Finally a book about this topic. I loved it. I bought three for my friends. It's funny without being nasty. It's insightful without being cornball. It's warm, hot and cool all at the same time. Fab.