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图书信息

作者	Yalof, Suzanne
出版社	HarperCollins e-books
ISBN	9780061913587
出版时间	2009-05-01
字数	5.0万
分类	进口书,外文原版书,法律,政治,宗教

读书简介

Is there anything worse than being in love with someone who -- suddenly, out of the blue, with no reason at all -- stops loving you back?Here is a remedy for that all-too-familiar chapter in every girl's life: getting dumped.It's not really Ben & Jerry's that soothes the sting -- or getting even -- though that certainly helps. Rather, it's learning to lose him and respect yourself that puts you on the path to sanity-and gives you some Zen with men.In this quirky romantic comedy of errors, Suzy Yalof tells her John Doe story from the pitch "open -- minded, smart, funny" to sex, the L-word, and the big dump (a subzero day on a chairlift) to finally getting over John Doe (Hint: Do the things he always hated). Like all of us, Suzy Yalof has survived the exaltation, embarrassment, and disappointment of romance. But with the realization that for every frog there is a prince, she's rebounded with style. Hers is an exemplary story of a woman scorned -- and then inspired.Every woman who has ever loved and lost and then gone on to exhaust her mom, her pals, and the neighborhood bartender with her John Doe story will find a well of unconditional empathy in Getting Over John Doe. It is a love lesson for our time -- and far more titillating than dating John ever was.

目录

Cover

Title Page

Dedication

Contents

The Pitch

First Encounter

Obsession

Sex

A Much-Needed Break

The L Word

The Parents

Mergers and Acquisitions

Out to Sea

II

The Clues

The Formal

A Long Ride Home

Divesting and Repossessing

The Second Coming

Have the Last Word

Tear Up Everything That Reminds You of Him

The Housekeeper

III

Don’t Go Changing to Try to Please Him

Never Trust a Man Who Talks About Marriage in the First Three Months

Hold Out on Re-Wardrobing Him Until There Is a Ring on Your Finger

Don’t Be So Available

IV

Do All the Things He Always Hated

Rent a Video and Have a Good Cry

Edit Your Words

Contact All the Men Who Still Love You

Get Rid of the Gift

Get Back at Him by Taking It Out on a Stranger Who Deserves It

Heed Advice from the Little People

Shop

Live Out Your Dreams in Your Fantasy World

Misbehave a Little

Listen to Stories of Other Imperfect Relationships-They Will Make You Feel Much Better

Don’t Drink and Dial

Never Let On to His Friends That You Care

Take Advantage of All Opportunities That Will Preoccupy You

Use Mutual Friends as Spies and Make Sure Their Report Back Is Negative

Celebrate His Romantic Upsets

Use Mutual Friends as Messengers and Make Sure Their Report to Your Ex Is Positive

Stay Away from Oreos

Don’t Ask Questions You Don’t Want the Answer To

Keep Only One Photo of Him, the Ugliest One Ever Taken

Limit Conversations with Mom

Beware of Pickup Locations

Get Rid of Your Worst Qualities

Be Prepared for When He Calls-They Always Do

Stay Away from His Neighborhood

Use Work as an Outlet:

VI

Find Your Blind-Date Mantra

Blind-Dating

If You’re Not Interested, Give Him a Good-Night Handshake-and Other Ways of Getting Out Of It

The Pitch Versus the Reality

Trust Your Instincts

The FIDO Philosophy

Date a Man You Would Never Bring Home

VII

The Invite

The Preparation

The Engagement Party

An Affair to Remember

The End

The Getting Over John Doe Sound Track

Acknowledgments

About the Author and the Illustrator

Copyright

About the Publisher