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A must-read for every teenager!,
“Dateable” has to be one of the best books I’ve read in awhile. In fact, I wish I’d read it a few months ago when I was going through a tough time with a guy. But the facts in this book have made me realize the mistakes I made and how I should feel about the mistakes he made.
This funny yet truthful book is blunt and to-the-point, no matter how much it hurts. It explains exactly how guys’ and girls’ minds work, and now I know that I haven’t been judging teenage guys too harshly–they really are as perverted as I thought! Justin Lookadoo and Hayley DiMarco explain that any guy, even if he is a Christian, is going to be a guy first. There are also fun quizzes and doodles throughout the book.
I think this is a great book for any teenager. My outlook on so many things has changed now. One thing the authors suggested was, when you’re with a guy, imagine that someone is taking pictures of what you’re doing, and then showing them to your parents, pastor, grandma, etc. How would you feel about what you were doing? This made me realize that some things, even though they seem right, must be saved for marriage.
I also like that the book isn’t one-sided and doesn’t force opinions on people. It said things like “kissing, hugging, and holding hands while dating is okay. But if you believe that kissing is wrong, then don’t do it.” It also said a lot of truths about girls–like the fact that girls like bad boys, but they’ll just hurt them in the end, so nice guys should take on the adventuresome traits that bad boys have, but not the jerky traits.
I don’t agree with “Spiderfriend” and “a reader” (who wrote a review on July 17, 2004), who don’t like the idea of the authors portraying guys as pansies. The thing is, readers, most guys these days are wimps who expect the girls to do all the work. I think this book encourages guys to not be like that. Maybe the fact that guys should be the leaders in relationships is old-fashioned, but it is the way God intended relationships to be.
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|Recommended to all teenagers!,
“Dateable” immediately caught my attention when I first saw it at a bookstore. When I read through this Christian book, I found it very helpful, truthful, and funny. A little hurtful, but hey, sometimes the truth hurts.
Justin Lookadoo and Hayley Morgan gives the readers an inside scoop on what our opposite sex does not want us to know. They tell us what both guys think and what girls think.
Personally, I thought each page in this book was very creative. The authors put in quizzes, little drawings, and comments on the side of the page. They point out how the way things begin will the way things will end.
This book offers many steps on what one should take when they enter a relationship. Girls, don’t get hooked by the bait that your guy throws to every girl. Hold out and hold on. Guys, stay consistent, control what you say, and be powerful.
I strongly suggest reading this book, the authors gives personal examples that the readers might relate to. Check it out!
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|Exaggeration: Is it? Yes.,
Now I’d like to start off by saying that I have not read this whole book. I found it in my 15 year old sister’s bedroom, chuckled, picked it up, and read a few pages from various sections. So if you’d like to dismiss my opinion based on that, I don’t have to tell you that you have every right to do so.
I’m not going to say that you should not buy this book, as much as I believe that these authors need to reeducate themselves before attempting to develop a sequel or any book based on relationships or having to do with “facts” or “reality.” However, I must point out that this book is based solely on generalizations and stereotypes among teens today. In some instances, I agree that, sure, something they say may be true more than 50% of the time. But when they stand behind their opinion so strongly to say things like “Don’t forget, in the end, no matter how sweet he is, he is male first. And that means he has one goal, and that is the physical pay-off,” I can’t really stand idly by, being a male myself, and not call that too bold of a statement. Other instances such as “Well, yeah, when the guy says he loves you, he really means it. Seriously. He does. He loves you. And he loves his mom. He loves his car, his dog, and pizza. He loves winning the game,” are very common, in which the authors use sarcasm aimed at teens to induce a sense of foolishness.
Though this book was written by both a male and female author, it’s sole purpose seems to be to strengthen the opinion that all males engage in relationships just for sex. Everything they do is done for themselves.
Voicing an opinion is fine, it provides entertainment and useful information for you to use if you ever meet someone who opposes that opinion. In this case, however, the authors go about changing the readers’ opinion in a destructive way. It makes girls afraid to date. It attempts to makes teens believe that the relationship they’re in doesn’t stand a chance by outright saying “Whatever relationship you are in right now, know this: It will not last. Period. The end. I know, you are sooo into this guy or girl – but understand that this relationship will not last. You will break up. It will end.”
Oh, and that leads me to one of the most interesting parts of the book: “Guys are thoughtful. They put time and effort into finding out what works for them and what doesn’t. If what a guy says o you is believable, it’s because he has practiced it. He has polished the words to perfection. Question: Where do you think he polished it? On his buds? Uh, that would be no. He fine-tuned his finesse on other girls. He played the game many times before using the exact same lines he’s using on you. Yeah, I know, all that’s over for him now that he found you. He was clownin’ when he was with them, but he finally found you and now he means it. Right. And the tooth fairy left me a dollar last night too.”
What this book does is attempt to destroy any faith in real feelings. It doesn’t even have the decency to use the words “maybe” or “mostly” or “could,” just “is” “is” “is.”
If you’re going to buy this book, buy it for entertainment purposes only. There isn’t a sentence within its pages that contain an ounce of faith, and without that, they all lead to an untrue, hopeless abyss.
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