It won’t help you at all, but you will find a soul sister and a good many laughs between the covers of How to Date Men When You Hate Men. Although, she may have an unhealthy obsession with Timothee Chalamet… Then again, I have an unhealthy obsession with Scotland, bagpipe music, and men in kilts. I love the honesty Roberson has with her crushes, emotions, and obsessions.
How to Date Men When You Hate Men is honest, vulnerable, strong, funny, and insightful. She writes like the 27 year old woman she is as if she’s pulling a friend into a fun conversation. She’s smart without being pretentious and incredibly comfortable in her own brand of weird, “But there is something gratifying about being a social catastrophe.” She has long winded sentences akin to streams of consciousness bathed in humor peppered with personal anecdotes and side thoughts marked by parentheses. There are moments of great depth followed by a cutting wit and silly observations. It doesn’t get easier the older you are, but Roberson manages it with a sense of humor. Roberson is completely open about romantic misunderstandings and how dating and men are hard. How to Date Men When You Hate Men has a few minor grammar errors, but they are easily overlooked. She also mentions one of my favorite quotes by Edith Wharton in The Age of Innocence “Each time you happen to me all over again.” Bonus points. She and I do say a lot of the same things like “53% of white women voted for Trump.” She is far better versed in pop culture references than I am, but I do love her inclusion of science, comedy, and literary references. I may not completely understand or agree with all everything Blythe Roberson writes about the dating world, but that’s because we’re different ladies with different lives and different men have crossed our paths. When I have a bunch of money, I will be handing out How to Date Men When You Hate Men to all my single lady friends. Women are still working towards that, but that didn’t stop Blythe Roberson from writing her own book on the topic. Men and their thoughts have always been taken seriously. Love has always been a topic of discussion, a point of ponderance, and the source of much pain and misery for as long as the written word has existed. I think it’s always been weird, but it’s only getting weirder with technology and awareness about gender equality and all that jazz. | How to Date Men When You Hate Men by Blythe Roberson | Skirt Set | Headband | Kidding! We like each other 96% of the time.ĭating, love, and relationships are weird. Stay away from me crazy man! Dating is awkward like this picture. Quick Review A humorously philosophical look into dating while being a cognizant human in this weird-ass century by a befuddled, professional twenty-something lady, who doesn’t hate men.
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