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Make him chase you ...Until you catch him. Never shy and always laugh-out-loud funny, Sherry Argov's Why Men Marry Bitches is a sharp-witted manifesto that shows women how to transform a casual relationship into a committed one. With the grittiest of girlfriend-to-girlfriend detail,... read more
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"Never shy and always laugh-out-loud funny, Sherry Argov's Why Men Marry Bitches is a sharp-witted manifesto that shows women how to transform a casual relationship into a committed one. With the grittiest of girlfriend-to-girlfriend detail, Argov removes the kid gloves and explains why being... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Memorable Quotes
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“Don't believe what anyone tells you about yourself”
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“Men are intrigued by anything they do not completely control”
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“Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free”
First Sentence
Imagine a world in which roles were reversed and men cooked for women, picked up socks, and couldn't wait to get warried.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction xv
1 THROWING OUT THE RULEBOOK
Why a Strong Woman Wins His Heart 1
Society's Guidelines for Good Girls 2
Myth 1: You Have To Be Perfect 8
Myth 2: You Have to Be His Sex Toy 13
Myth 3: You Have to Be Whatever He Wants You to Be 20
2 MAKE HIM CHASE YOU..UNTIL YOU CATCH HIM
How To Convince Him Commitment Was His Idea 29
The Bitch Gets Him to Drop His Guard 30
The Bitch Convinces Him He "Won" the Commitment 41
The Bitch Mixes It Up 54
3 THE SUN RISES AND SETS IN HIS BOXER SHORTS
How to Start a Fire in Him That He Can't Put Out 67
Slow and Steady Wins the Race 68
The Heat Between the Sheets 83
The After-Party 91
Keeping the Home Fires Burning 100
4 Female Button-Pushing: A TIME-HONORED MALE TRADITION
Why Men Deliberately Annoy Women to Figure Out Where They Stand 103
Taking Back the Remote Control to Your Emotions 104
Female Button 1: He may attempt to make you jealous of another woman 111
Female Button 2: He may forget to call, come in late, or pull back in some way 116
Female Button 3: He may say something off-color to see how you respond 124
Female Button 4: He may push the envelope to see how much he can get away with 130
The Buttons on His Remote Control 132
5 WANTED: Joe Paycheck
Why Financial Independence Makes You Desirable as a Wife 137
The Captain of My Gravy Train 138
Appreciation: The Inroad to His Heart 157
Playing House 164
Shotgun Weddings 167
6 BREAKING INTO THE Boys Club
Stolen Secrets--All the Highly Classified Things Men Will Share Only in the Company of Other Men 171
Highly Classified Secrets from My Covert Operatives 172
Question 1: Do men mislead women about wanting commitment and marriage to get certain sexual "benefits"? 175
Question 2: How would you describe the traits of a confident woman (aka bitch) versus an insecure woman? 179
Question 3: What are the signs that a woman is wasting her time? 182
Question 4: What secrets do men keep in regard to sex? 186
Question 5: Why do men test women? And is it done purposefully? 189
Question 6: What are men secretly afraid of? 194
Question 7: What is the best way for a woman to reignite a man's interest if it might be starting to cool off? 194
Question 8: How can a woman tell if a man's really in love and thinking about forever? 200
7 FROM "I MIGHT" TO "I Do"
Getting a Ring on the Finger That he's Wrapped Around 205
Stepping off the Marry-Go-Round 206
Changing the Lens You See Yourself Through 218
Sherry's Relationship Principles 227
Authors & Contributors
- Sherry Argov (Author)
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