I just wanted to share some of my favorite quotes from the amazing book He's Just Not That Into You which I read over winter break. It is extremely empowering, and quite humorous. I kept track of my favorite quotes as I read it, and thought I'd share the laughs and wisdom with you all while giving myself a "refresher."
Page 5
"When a guy is into you, he lets you know it[...]I don't care if he's starting his new job as the president of the United States the next morning at 0400[...]He's coming up!"
Page 6
"[Men] would rather lose an arm out a city bus window than tell you simply, "You're not the one[...]But the fact remains, even though [men] may not be saying it, [they] are absolutely showing it all the time."
"Stop making excuses for him; his actions are screaming the truth: He's just not that into you."
Page 12
"You might have to lead [him] to water, but you better not help him ask you out."
Page 16
"Who wants to go out with Lazy Guy?"
Page 17
"When it comes to men, deal with us as we are, not how you'd like us to be."
Page 19
"There is something great about knowing that my only job is to be as happy as I can be about my life, and feel as good as I can about myself, and to lead as full and eventful a life as I can, so that it doesn't ever feel like I'm just waiting around for some guy to ask me out." [wow, every single woman should have this quote memorized]
Page 21
"If you can find him, then he can find you. If he wants to find you, he will."
"You are good enough to be asked out."
Page 30
"The word 'busy' is a load or crap and is most often used by a**holes[...]Men are never too busy to get what they want."
Page 34
"Realize that he's okay with disappointing you."
"You deserve a f*cking phone call."
Page 38
"Personally, when I'm picking friends, I like the ones who don't make me cry myself to sleep."
Page 43
"The thing about that cool girl is that she still gets her feelings hurt."
Page 50
"If a man is really into you, nothing will stop him from being with you - including a fear of intimacy."
Page 51
"Pets are God's way of saying, 'Don't lower the bar because you're lonely.'"
Page 53
"One of the great joys in life is that you get to have sex. The last person who should be stopping you from enjoying that is the person you're dating."
Page 54
"I would almost be able to settle[...]if it wasn't for those godd*mn happy couples I know."
Page 55
"If my parents can do it, so can you and your boyfriend."
Page 59
"Remember, cheating doesn't just 'happen.' It's not an accident as in, 'Oops, I just slipped and fell into a sexual relationship with someone else.' It was planned and executed with the full knowledge that it could end your relationship."
Page 60
[Concerning cheating]"He is not only behaving like a man who's just not that into you, he's behaving like a man who doesn't even like you all that much."
Page 63
"Don't let any man blame you for their infidelity. Ever."
Page 65
"Hooray for feelings. Just keep them in your pants."
Page 67
"100% of guys polled said they have never accidentally slept with anyone."
Page 72
"Ladies, don't let your desire to be loved and feel affection cloud your judgment (like a big tall glass of scotch)."
Page 77
"Bad boys are actually bad."
Page 81
"If your man is using money as an excuse not to marry you, it's your relationship that's insecure, not his bank account."
Page 85
"Women love waiting around for men to be ready[...]Which is ironic to me, since you're the ones with the biological clocks."
Page 87
"Don't spend your time on and give your heart to any guy who makes you wonder anything related to his feelings for you."
Page 88
"Don't let him make you feel stupid about wanting to feel loved."
Page 94
"A man who wants to make a relationship work will move mountains to keep the woman he loves."
Page 95
"Remember, the only reason he can miss you is because he's choosing, every day, not to be with you."
Page 96
"Here's what guys don't do if they can't live without you: They don't break up with you."
"These guys exist because there are a lot of women out there who allow them to."
Page 97
"You're a woman, and women can't separate sex and emotions."
Page 98
"Breaking up means not seeing them again, which also implies not seeing them naked again."
Page 99
"He's sniffing around for something better, and when he doesn't find it, he gets lonely and comes 'home.' It's not that he's so into you. It's that he's so not into being alone."
"Reset your breakup maximum to one and move on."
"Just remember that the person you are getting back together with is the same person who, not long before, looked you in you beautiful face, took full stock of you and all your qualities, and told you that he was no longer in need of your company."
Page 100
"Don't confuse being classy with being a doormat. Classy is walking away with your head held high, graciously, and with dignity. Being a doormat is offering to drive him to the dentist..."
Page 106
"There's a guy out there who's going to be really happy that you didn't get back together with your crappy ex-boyfriend."
Page 110
"The bad news is, no answer is your answer. He may not have written you a good-bye note, but his silence is a deafening see you later.'"
Page 111
"He know you're going to be pissed. He's a colossal *sshole, not an idiot[...]what he doesn't know is how quickly you can get over him."
Page 112
"Nothing he could possibly say will be satisfying to you. But what will be satisfying is if you don't spend another moment of your energy on him."
Page 117
"Don't give him the chance to reject you again."
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