How to Date Men When You Hate Men
Contributor(s): Roberson, Blythe (Author)
Publisher: Flatiron Books
ISBN: 1250193427
Physical Info: 1.06" H x 7.75" L x 5.69" W (0.8 lbs) 288 pages
 
Blythe Roberson is a writer and comedian whose work has been published by the New Yorker, The Onion, ClickHole, VICE Magazine, and others, and has been mentioned by the New York Times, the Washington Post, and New York Mag. She works as a researcher at The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
Blythe is the author of How to Date Men When You Hate Men.

Review Quotes:
"With biting wit, Roberson explores the dynamics of heterosexual dating in the age of #MeToo." -- The New York Times
"This is a perfect book for women of all ages who have found that, despite their best efforts, dating men rarely works out in their favor." -- Publishers Weekly
"Roberson's achievement in remaining funny while excavating her pain is just straightforwardly heroic." -- The New Republic
"When too many men are monopolizing the headlines with their reprehensible behavior, Roberson takes a closer look at the system that breeds and normalizes this bad behavior, and guides us through the perils of dating -- from crushes to break-ups -- with a healthy dose of heart, humor, and feminism." -- PAPER Magazine
"How To Date Men When You Hate Men is an incredibly funny read that was surely not written when Blythe was supposed to be working for me." - Stephen Colbert
"I'm going to be that person in their 30s who says something about someone in their 20s as if I am so removed from that time period: if you are in your 20s, most things make no sense, but thank sweet baby Jesus that Blythe Roberson's How to Date Men When You Hate Men exists, and it's something I wish I had during that time. Funny, sharp, and feminist fun in a way we're led to believe isn't possible. You'll have a blast reading this and then date...or not date anyone because you are living your best single life with new best friend Roberson by your side." - Phoebe Robinson, New York Times bestselling author of You Can't Touch My Hair
"Men oppress us; we also want to smooch them. Blythe manages to not only laugh at the pain of holding these two truths at once, but to find meaning, inspiration and empowerment in it. I've brought this book up in 1,000 conversations since I read it." - Hallie Bateman, illustrator of What to Do When I'm Gone
"This book is so funny and insightful, and it makes us both so glad we're married to each other and forever exempt from dating men!" - Maris Kreizman, author of Slaughterhouse 90210, and Josh Gondelman, author of Nice Try

Table of Contents:
Introduction 000
1. Crushes 000
Joy
Crushes
It's Not About You
Boy Crazy
One-Track Mind
Interesting Topics to Think and Talk About That Are Not Some Dude You Hung Out with Two and a Half Times but Never Kissed
Blurry-Faced Crushes
Sure, Okay
Man Management
Categories for My Crush-Tracking App
2. Flirting 000
Signals
Text Interpretation
Using My Four-Year College English Degree to Close-Read Texts from Men
I Know It When I See It
Men I Thought Were Flirting with Me, and Why
Digital Flirting
Good Flirts That Work
Bad Flirts That Do Not Work
Stealing
Touching
Missed Connections
3. Dating 000
Defining The Date
Ways to Make It Clear It's a Date
Apps
Good Analog Places to Meet Men
Date the Person You Want to Be in the World
Performative Chillness
Ways to Kill Time While You're Waiting to Answer a Text
Being Chill
The Rules Versus My Rules If I Wrote a Dating How-To Book
Talking To
Schrödinger's Relationship
This ISN'T a Date!
4. Psychic Wounds 000
Men Weaponizing the Bechdel Test
Scale of One to Ten
A Better Ranking Scale, for Men I Am Into
PDA
Acceptable and Nonacceptable PDA Locations
Will They or Won't They
The Best Rom-Coms of All Time and How They Ruined Me
Being Mean
Hello, Its Mr. Nasty: Definitive Proof That Tom Hanks Is The Villain Of You've Got Mail
Romantic Friendship
Blah Blah Blah "My Girlfriend"
Professionally Insecure Woke Boys
Types of Men Who Are Bad
Types of Men Who Are Great
5. Getting Serious 000
"Defining" the "Relationship"
Long-Distance
Living Together
Negotiables
Marriage Is Bad and I Am for Sure Going to End Up Married to the First Person Who Asks Me
6. Breaking Up 000
Love Is Fake
Rejection Is Good
Ways to Break Up with Someone You Aren't Dating
Breakup Clichés
Lines I Would Prefer Men Use When Rejecting Me
Ghosting
Internet Stalking
What I Am Hoping Comes Up When I Internet Stalk People
Pop Culture Anniversaries
Getting Back Together
Love Amnesia
Oh, Haha, We Used to Kiss
How to Get the Perfect Revenge Body
7. Being Single 000
Full Tree
Prose Before Bros
Comfort
When You Least Expect It
8. Making Art 000
Making Art About Your Relationships
Subtweets
Subtweets, Arranged by Who They Are About
People Making Art About You
The Pay Is Certain
Conclusion 000
Acknowledgments 000

Review Citations:
Booklist 11/15/2018 pg. 3 (EAN 9781250193421, Hardcover) - *Starred Review
Publishers Weekly 11/19/2018 (EAN 9781250193421, Hardcover) - *Starred Review
Kirkus Reviews 12/30/0001 (EAN 9781250193421, Hardcover)
Shelf Awareness 01/08/2019 (EAN 9781250193421, Hardcover)
Wilson Nonfiction Catalog 04/11/2019 (EAN 9781250193421, Hardcover)
Contributor Bio:Roberson, Blythe
Blythe Roberson is a writer and comedian whose work has been published by the New Yorker, The Onion, ClickHole, VICE Magazine, and others, and has been mentioned by The New York Times, The Washington Post, and New York Mag. She works as a researcher at The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
Blythe is the author of How to Date Men When You Hate Men.