Synopsis
When Greg Behrendt–comedian and consultant to Sex and the City–laid out the truth about men’s “mixed signals” (the truth being that there’s no such thing), millions of women found themselves liberated. But knowing a guy’s not that into her doesn’t mean a woman is not going to be hurt. Now, for every woman who’s had her heart broken, Greg and his coauthor-wife, Amiira, offer It’s Called a Breakup Because It’s Broken–a must-have survival guide for getting over Mr. Wrong and reclaiming your inner SuperFox.
This hilarious and helpful book covers everything from how to pull the plug on a relationship and make it stick, to proven remedies for uncontrollable crying, to how to act the first time you see him with another woman. Divided into two parts–Get Over It and Get On with It–chapters include:
• There Are No New Messages, so stop checking your
machine–and his!–every five minutes
• He’s Not Hiding at the Bottom of That Pint of Ice Cream
• What’s He Thinking? Who cares? But Greg and Amiira
respect the need to obsess, so here’s a chapter of indulgence
• If It Was So Great, You'd Still Be Together: seeing the
reality for what it was
• Revenge Is a Dish Best Served HOT! So get out of your pajamas,
start taking care of yourself, and find your way back to an even
more rocking you
Plus: an essential workbook, so you can put the crazy stuff down
on paper instead of inflictingit on the world.
Before finding each other, Greg and Amiira had been there, too, and found their way out of the darkness. Now they’ve come back with a flashlight and a helping hand. It’s Called a Breakup Because It’s Broken is more than the ultimate reference guide to the dissolution of a relationship. It’s the voice of encouragement that you need to turn your breakup into a break-over, and get a jump on the brighter romantic future that awaits.
Publishers Weekly
If 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. Agent, Andrea Barzvi. 475,000 first printing. (Sept. 27) Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.