“It depends on my mood,” she says. “On Page 17, it’s the guy who says, ‘I can’t offer you any solutions, but I am a good listener.’ ”
She also likes Page 67, showing a guy holding out a piece of cake: “Have another piece of cake. I don’t like you looking so thin.”
“What woman doesn’t want to hear that?” Peterson asks.
The book offers a test to determine “How much are you getting?”
1. When you need him to listen, does he:
Listen attentively, making continual eye contact?
Listen for two minutes, then start offering solutions?
Watch the game over your shoulder while you’re talking?
2. How does he behave around your cat?
Loves to sit with her on the sofa, scratching her ears and chin.
Pets the cat — but only when you’re looking.
Views cat as a seat warmer.
Peterson was impressed when I shared how my husband surprised me by making dinner. And he often asks, “What can I do to help you?”
“Those are the sweet nothings women want to hear,” Peterson says.
Peterson has sat in local bookstores just to watch women approach the book with its shocking title. “First, they look around and then start reading the inside,” she says. “It doesn’t take long for them to get it.”
Men aren’t always so quick. “A lot of the time, the guys will look inside the book and say, ‘I don’t get it.’ “
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