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Mr. Right, Right Now!: Man Catching Made Easy

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The book is written in such a hysterical style that I couldn't wait to put it down. It has a certain tone you may encounter when watching commercials - fast paced yelling (like a banshee), in desperate attempt to hold your attention, yet a style that made reading a book a torment - as did her adjectives related to men. (OK, it must be me - I don't appreciate disparaging comments or putting people down, especially not those I'd consider worthwhile sharing my time with). Makes me wonder, how good about herself a person genuinely feels if she (or he) has to refer to others with derrogatory adjectives.

A good deal of this book is dedicated to promoting the author's online dating website. At times it seems that it was the author's main intent behind writing this book. Nothing wrong with promoting her website or suggesting online dating as yet another avenue of possibly finding the man of your choice, but as you begin reading her book and every few pages you encounter "join my online dating service" - you begin to feel as if you're reading commercial after commercial after commercial. One commercial break every few pages - just as if you were watching a TV (and one of the reasons, I don't watch TV).

The premise behind getting a man in 6 weeks is that it only takes 30 seconds for a man to decide whether he would be interested in a woman or not - therefore, ultimately it only takes you 30 seconds to give the man the impression that you are the one and he's yours - at least for another 30 seconds, few hours or one-night stand. As to whether he would be your dream man and whether you'd be together more than than sharing a spicy weekend or two is debatable.

It takes much more than 30 seconds for people to discover what they have in common, how valuable they are to each other, how compatible they are and whether they share their lives to any greater extent.

From that perspective, the book is truly shallow. What you will find in this book is how to get a man's attention and possibly create that initial "click" - how to act so that a man finds you desirable and perhaps becomes intrigued to get to know better - at least until he gets what he's after.

The author does list numerous places where you may go hunting for possible candidates. Yes, it is a common sense that if you desire to find a man, you go to places which are frequented mostly by men - such as sports events, in which case I hope you truly enjoy the particular sport and are not attending the event because you are truly desperate or afraid of being alone.

One of her "wise" suggestions is dressing sexy and walking into a man's washroom. Good luck to you!

There are many other places and if you are a woman who has a rich life with many interests, your best bet would be meeting someone who shares some of those interests you are passionate about. If you have a fulfilling life, then you won't be needy, so you won't have to play the games and pretend that you're not lonely and desperate for having a man. If you are desperate, no matter what you do on the outside, and how well you think you can fake it, sooner or later, that desperation will show.

If you are happy with your life, with or without a man, then you'll be able to focus on sharing the time together because both of you enjoy it and have something valuable to share with each other, so you'll want to be together again and again, after that initial click is long gone.

As the previous reviewer noted - there are many other books with much better suggestions and of much higher quality.

E. Jean is a fun and sometimes funny writer. But I was looking for serious advice: I want to find the right mate, not curl up with a book about it. I read a review in the New Yorker last month of a similar book called "Find a husband after 35", so I bought that too, which had a lot of practical tips and really changed the way I approached the search for a mate. Most of these dating books have some similar advice, but I think this other book I mentioned will get results faster.

I am not sure which one is the greatest waste of money: buying her book or joining her website. Let's scratch "joining the website" because if you "recommend" you can be in for free. Everything in the book is probably true (ie how to catch the man) but keeping him it's just a totally different story, This book is great if you want to land many dates, but don't count on it to get married. The mere fact that you "click" with a man does not make him good marriage material. And for Goodness sake, do you really want to date a guy you met while opening a store door, just because you clicked? What about his background, character, income, and moral values? After wasting four months with their "strategies" and website, I took their best advice (where to find men) and went on my own with other book's advices and most of all with an open heart, and landed the man of my life in 4 weeks and married him within 3 months. Good luck to y'all single ladies.

This lady is a brillant writer. I periodically read her column in Elle magazine and have always enjoyed her style and enthusiasm. She always provides good sound advice. So when I heard she has a book, I quickly rushed to the bookstore to pick up a copy.

This book is very fun to read and keeps you very hopeful of the chance to Mr. Right. It is also a good book for those of you who have recently ended relationships as well. She will tell you on a week by week basis what you need to do to prepare yourself for Mr. Right. It is one of the best relationship books I have read to date!

She not only provides you advice on men. She also gives you tidbits of beauty, sleep, nutrition tips as well.

Go out and buy this book. You are sure to enjoy it.

Here's a dating/relationship book that women are really going to enjoy reading. It is packed with helpful pointers, hilarious phrases, and sassy female insights. As a fellow author in this genre I'm always checking out what other authors are saying and E. Jean Carroll has become up with a clever plan that should be very useful for eager bachelorettes looking for a great boyfriend with upside potential.

The book is based on something the author calls "The Man Catching Method" which says that: 1) Mother Nature designed women to find and seduce a man, 2) Men decide pretty much everything about a woman in the first 30 seconds, and 3) When a woman meets a man and they like each other they will synchronize or click.

This book is about getting a man to fall in love with a woman and not about getting married or being responsible in a love relationship. It is focused on getting that fast and secure attachment with a man and then deciding later whether the woman actually wants to keep him or not.

With this limited scope, the author takes the reader on a 6 week journey that covers: 1) acquiring the proper aloof mindset, 2) looking appealing in a man's eyes, 3) getting a firm grip on debilitating fear, 4) 119 places where to meet men & smart online strategies, 5) how to initiate contact, 6) asking a man out on a date, 7) some insights about intimidating men, 8) when to have sex in order to drive the man wild, and 9) 79 ways to lose the man that's been caught.

What is probably underappreciated about this book is how the author uses credible sources in the behavioral sciences to back up her claims.

And what is most delightful about this book (even for a male reader like me) is the absolutely hilarious way the author makes her points. Like a comedian, there's something funny every paragraph or so. And it's tasteful, intelligent humor too!

In the genre of dating books this one really stands out as about the most entertaining and helpful in its limited scope (getting a man to fall in love) of just about any one I've ever come across.

There are some good points in this book,
1- Don't make man-hunting your life. of course the book then tells you to do the opposite but nevermind.
2-It's scientifically proven that if you click in the first few seconds you will maintain a connection.
3-Be Attractive. Flirt. Use what you got. Don't be shy.
4-Stop worrying about the "future" of the "relationship"
5-Go where men are.
6-Feel good about yourself.

Other than those points the book is complete jibberish and a waist of money. Her writing style is very silly and not worth your time. Sorry.

I admit I was dubious. I skipped two of the weeks----I did all the beauty advice (which is FANTASTIC! The Mr. Right Food Plan is genius. I've lost seven-and-a half pounds so far) and then I went straight to Week Four. My expectations were low, but I was looking so fabulous, I decided what the heck? And I was amazed. I 've met two wonderful men . . . and I've just started. (Now I am going back and doing the Six Week Plan from the beginning. I like the whole MIND-SET the author, E. Jean, advises.) It totally works. Totally, totallly works!

If your idea is of finding the right man is by going birdwatching (suggestion 117), then this is the book for you. There are witty moments, but nothing a smart woman should take seriouosly.

This book is about landing a man for the night and not for the morning after. That's what Mama Nature wants. If a relationship is in your dreams then set down this book and start talking to men.

Frankly, this book is not worth the price of shipping and handling.

She suggests ideas and places I have yet to see anyone else mention, which I really liked. What I didn't like is she has a conversation with you throughout the book as if she was sitting across the coffee table cracking jokes while conversing on Mr. Right. I guess she thinks she's funny. Maybe she is, but just give me the facts & ideas please! I found all the extra banter boring and annoying. Otherwise, she has some great ideas and I would have given her 5 stars.

I never read a dating self-help book before, but I love E. Jean's column, so I gave it a go. Mr. Right, Right Now! is funny and smart, and the logic of following E. Jean's advice is unquestionable. Who doesn't want her best self to be squired around town by someone just as fabulous as she is?