Singling: A New Way to Live the Single Life

by John R. Landgraf

This book offers support for the single person on how to live a whole and fullfilling life, whether currently involved in a primary relationship or not

202 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1990

Reviews

[Cody · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm torn on this book. On one hand I've read almost a half dozen books trying to find one that teaches a person how to be happy and single. Every single one of the books I found except for this one teaches a person how to be prepared for the next relationship. What I want to learn is how to be happy and single. And be happy staying single. This book does that. And it does it very well. I can't think of anything I needed to hear that this book didn't share. But he's extremely sexist. Here are some of the horribly sexist things he says: women are independent, men are dependent. Women are stronger than men. Women are logical, while men are emotional. Women are forthright and trustworthy, while men are apt to gossip or lie. Women are smarter than men. Men cannot take care of themselves. But women can. Men fall apart physically when they're single, but women are healthier when they're single. Women tend towards elation in their separation, while the men tended towards depression. He talks a lot about what I would describe as toxic masculinity. An example of this in the book is twice he explains situations where married women cheat on their husbands. He justified their actions and was close to glorifying it. But a single man who is sleeping with different women but without the cheating, deception, and immoral aspects the author still claimed the man was using women like they were kitchen appliances. There's a tremendous amount of double standards. In every situation he explains the women as victims and the men are perpetrators. He could have explained his views and teachings without the comparisons and without vilifying men. Other than the extreme sexism this was an absolutely amazing book

[Covenant Presbyterian Springfield Ohio]

Call Number: 173.1 LAN

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