by Greg Behrendt & Amiira Ruotola-Behrendt. How many of you has this book helped? What were the pros of it and what were the cons (if there were any). I'm a huge Greg fan and also someone recommend his other book to me, but it's not at my libraries. So, I checked this one out and I've got to tell you, I'm loving it so far!

I read this book and liked it's straight talking shhot from the hip style that quite frankly you need to get through your head after a break up. It's important to be plainly told that the best way to get over somebody is to cut them out of your life and not think that at first you can just be friends or have no strings attached break up sex. It's humourous without being patronising and very honest about how to avoid making a split even messier than they already are. Another great book by the same authour is 'he's just not that into you' which is good too, Oprah bnags on about it alot so you know it's gotta be good self help!

Yes, exactly. It's a very good self-help book that makes getting over someone fun to do. While also being real with you. The workbook excercises aren't cliche. Especially the crossword! I'm also pretty happy with the "AWESOME THOUGHTS" at the bottom of the page! I haven't finished it yet, but I'm pretty amazed!

I knew of Greg's other book but our library that I was at told me it had gone 'missing' so that pretty much sucked. This is a good book though!

this book really, really helped me a lot when i was going through a really tough breakup.

the 60 day he-tox is a brilliant idea.

the only thing is...it really is geared towards women. there's a few pages in the back for men, but it's basically like "don't stand outside her window with your boombox. the end."

and right after i read it, i had two guy friends go through really bad breakups, so i tried to recommend it to them, but they both were like wtf. and they hated it.

but i'd definitely suggest it for women in that situation.

Both of his books are so on the money. I didn't want to admit it at first because I hate all those Men Are From Mars books (although, grain of truth there too!) but he is so right (yeah, if they don't call, they don't like you. Or they are totally loons. Either way, STOP waiting for the phone. The good ones, even if shy, they fucking call because they want you to know you are wanted!!!!). Once I found out he was in AA, it made me like him more (no really; that's probably why his books are so sane and simple and funny). Plus, he cites Hole's Live Through This as a break-up tool. How can you go wrong?

The guy's a legend! Obviously if he's been through the whole rehabilitation process I would trust his opinion to speak about the difficulty in breaking unhealthy patterns and not deluding yourself. It's interesting as I didn't know that.

I was super-excited to see that in there.

i get so mad when people ask what greg's "qualifications" to give advice are. to be honest, I trust people without a phd a little more than those with them because I trust advice based on experience instead of textbook reference. that's just me, though.