Would you put your trust into a dating manual? It seems plenty of American women are as the latest tell-it-like-it-is dating manual, Why You’re Not Married, hits US shelves.
According to the author, Tracy McMillan, ladies get the relationship they deserve, and she is writing from experience.
The reasons that women are still single include “being a b*itch”, “being a slut” and “not having our sh*t together”.
“The conventional thinking in this area, is that you’re single because you’re too fabulous or too wonderful. Men are simply not good enough. And I was like ‘Nooo, it wasn’t because I was too fab…
“When I started writing down my observations, I never expected them to be published. They were about my own experiences. It certainly wasn’t some treatise for women,” McMillan said.
McMillan has written for television programmes Mad Men and Life on Mars and will be turning her book into a new television comedy series.
McMillan admits that it’s not necessarily advice that will work for everyone, it’s simply based on what she’s learned.
Controversial… we don’t know if many women will take too kindly to this advice…
“We’re all working to a Sex And The City and Bridget Jones model, which view the search of love as a ‘hunt’. The focus is on finding ‘him’ and I don’t think that approach is working,” McMillan told the Huffington Post.
“You’ve got to think about what you’re going to give, instead of what you’re going to get. That will shift the way you think about everything and your actions will then change.
“Loving another person is an opportunity to love another human being. That will change how you think about yourself and others.”
McMillan points out that modern women put their careers and home life first.
“We move to the city and get a career. Then it’s done and we look for relationships. There are challenges in that.”
We don’t know what you’ll think about this, but these are the ten reasons McMillan believes you are still single, if you are looking for a relationship;
1. You Are A Bitch
2. You Are Shallow
3. You Are A Slut
4. You Are Selfish
5. You Are Crazy
6. You Are A Mess
7. You Hate Yourself
8. You Are A Liar
9. You Are Acting Like A Guy
10. You Are Godless
We don’t know how many guys it took McMillan to go through before she compiled these harsh judgements, but you wouldn’t want to be easily offended to read them…
