Everyone's got that one friend. The guy who never has a girlfriend. Or even a date. He sits on the couch watching TV all weekend. Instead of showering and heading out someplace where he might actually meet someone. Then complains to you he can't find a girl.
So, even though you know it's a disaster waiting to happen, you go ahead and fix him up with a girl from your girlfriend's office. And the four of you go to dinner. Awkward? Unless the conversation involves Peyton Manning's passer rating, or what Howard said this morning, he just sits there. Uncomfortably. Staring at his plate. Not exactly the spark to ignite the flames of romance.
You want to help. You try to help. (Only because you're tired of hearing him whine about it.) But nothing you say sinks in.
Apparently there are whole sections in book stores devoted to this sort of thing. Entire "relationship" sections. Filled with advice books. I can't say for sure, because I've never been there myself, but I hear women just flock to them. Lonely and confused. Vulnerable. It's probably a great place to meet someone.
All of that of course, is just an obnoxious way for me to make a point: Men don't read advice books. Women love them. Men hate them. And getting a guy who is having a tough time in the dating world to read one is nearly impossible. Unless it's funny. And has cartoon characters. And uses sports metaphors.
Enter the guys who bring you the nationally syndicated comic strip, "Girls & Sports", and their new book: "Opening Lines, Pinky Probes, and L-Bombs. The Girls & Sports Dating and Relationship Playbook." I'd review it for you but after typing in the title, I have no more room left. I will tell you it is a hilarious in-depth collection of strips, charts, graphs, sidebars, guides and advice on everything from the bar scene to dating to parties and more.
Even the most jaded, or clueless, among us can glean plenty of useful advice from its pages. And be entertained at the same time. Stuff a copy in your buddy's stocking. Or just leave it on his coffee table. It might motivate him to leave the couch. Showering? That's another book.
$14.95 See clips and samples at www.girlsandsports.com