Book Review: It's Called a Breakup Because It's Broken: The Smart Girl's Breakup Buddy

This book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Dating. The Official SelfGrowth.com Guide to Dating is Debra Berndt. Dating relates to social relationships between people in a cordial environment.nnIt's Called a Breakup Because It's Broken: The Smart Girl's Breakup Buddy is a valuable resource for people interested in Dating, and it is available through Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.nnFrom Barnes & NoblenFor many women, denial isn't just a river in Egypt. For month after hopeless month, they plod on, clinging to a dead-end relationship with a deadbeat boyfriend. This breakup survival guide offers the long-overdue wake-up call about Mr. Wrong that desperate lovers need. He's Just Not That Into You truth teller Greg Behrendt and wife Amiira Ruotola-Behrendt provide witty, straight-talking advice that any beleaguered gal can understand.nnFrom Publishers WeeklynIf He's Just Not That into You told a woman how to spot a man who's not really interested in a relationship with her—and how to deal with it proactively—this follow-up is for those, male and female, who've been blindsided by a breakup after thinking Everything Is Fine. Speaking less this time from a guy's perspective and more as someone who has been dumped and survived, Behrendt tackles the often inevitable symptoms of a broken attachment: the obsessive thinking (and calling and e-mailing), the crying, the debilitating depression (and its effects on one's job performance), the crazy acting-out, the food and spending issues, the friend burnout. This time, Behrendt is aided by his wife, who offers her own breakup stories, with the two together serving as a constant reminder that one can love again. The book is padded with not-so-funny vignettes, and anecdotal letters from readers are answered in a rather wearying Dear Abby style. There's little new or insightful, but Behrendt's frankness—never too harsh—is as winning as ever, and the title is catchy. Everything is more or less in place for this burgeoning franchise. nCopyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.