The Love Crisis

Hit-and-Run Lovers, Jugglers, Sexual Stingies, Unreliables, Kinkies, and Other Typical Men Today

By: Carol Botwin, Jerome L. Fine PhD

Narrated by: Romy Nordlinger

"What is wrong with men today?" That is the question the 27 million single, separated, and divorced women in this country ask themselves again and again. Married women sometimes wonder too. This is the book they’ve all been waiting for. The Love Crisis is a field guide to the contemporary male. Women define the Love Crisis through complaints about skittish men who play destructive games with them or who are unable to make commitments.

Written with wit, expertise, and authority by a female journalist with a male clinical psychologist, The Love Crisis categorizes men according to how they behave in relationships and describes the psychodynamics of typical lovers and husbands today. You’ll recognize Hit-and-Run Lovers ("A proliferating breed of men who score and soon after disappear"), Jugglers ("Their addiction is to ongoing relationships - several at once"), Sexually Stingy Lovers ("A variety of excuses and ploys are used to avoid sex. Most commonly heard is the complaint, 'I’m tired'"), Just-So-Far Lovers ("They cannot, they will not, take the plunge"). There are also Bastards, Kinkies, Fastidious and Urge-to-Merge Lovers - 21 types in all. A chapter on the Normal Man will help the reader recognize that rare but delightful creature. Also included is a discussion of how society contributes to the Love Crisis, and an appendix on "How to Spot a Loser Lover."

A bold, lighthearted yet serious call to romantic arms, this book will help both men and women understand and overcome the increasing difficulties they face in finding love today.

Carol Botwin has written about human behavior, sex, and other topics for such publications as The New York Times Magazine, Family Circle, and Redbook.

Dr. Jerome L. Fine is a clinical psychologist connected with the William A. White Institute of Psychoanalysis and Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City.

©1979 Carol Botwin and Jerome Fine (P)2013 Audible Inc.

Most depressing book I have ever listened to.

The information was worth listening to however it paints a very bleak picture for women, especially middle aged women. Very sad.

Great read!

Love the way the explanation of every issue men can have is so well detailed and comes with examples. insightful yet, a little scary to know what's out there and the hopeless fate of single women.

Jacqua

Although a bit on the “male bashing” side, it was an overall, entertaining listen. Some topics discussed were a bit blushing to listen to but all dating related topics are definitely covered. After listening to this book, I have a new perspective on the current dating “game” and feel much better armed to handle whatever, thoroughly described, male type I may encounter.

Narration is intolerable

I wanted to listen to this book but the narration was so grating I had to give up.

Mysandry at its finest

All young men should listen to this book! Nine and one half hours of male bashing as read by Betty White? (audiobook) This book basically paints a picture that every woman is a victim of men. All men are jerks and women are sugar and spice and everything nice. The examples she gives about women being hurt by men seem made up and contrived. Her knowledge of human sexuality falls between a junior high school girl from the 1950's and 1970's vogue magazine advice columns. This is your angry grandmothers feminism ...all men evil...all sex dirty. Thankfully, feminism in the 21st century has taken a wonderful turn for the better for men. Modern feminism is both feminine and masculine positive. It is more about recognizing and accepting the differences of male and female perspectives. I would highly recommend this book for people who have a shame based attitude about sex, view men as evil, and do not wish to understand anything outside of their comfort zone.

not very helpful for personal growth

men bashing plays out like as if all men are bad and what about men having love crisis?