A review by lovelyla
Make Every Man Want You: How to Be So Irresistible You'll Barely Keep from Dating Yourself! by Marie Forleo

4.0

The book’s title doesn’t match the Marie Forleo for whom I’m accustomed. And I’m certain there are aspects of the book she wouldn’t relay to her audience now and advice she would provide in a different tone. As a well-established, deeply-rooted, emotionally-healthy woman, the topic heading “Keys to Making Every Man (and Everyone Else) Want You” still makes me cringe. Informing women of what men want doesn’t seem like her current brand’s message, but I spent awhile yearning to read this book. I discovered Marie roughly two years ago, and the phenomenal, kickass entrepreneur and coach I know gears her words towards creating a healthy, well-loved life, regardless of whether a significant other is present. Despite the book’s underlying thesis, I pressed on and I am relieved I did! The most favorable aspect of this book is although the title says one thing, I can hear present-day Marie’s voice in each word. She still provides the reader with a real deal necessity—a manifesto (no pun intended) on being the best individual for one’s self. There are too many jewels to leave in a review, but Marie did blow my mind with this, “Anthropologists simply note what is. They look and observe without adding commentary or judgment. This means [be] investigative, observant, and nonjudgmental. Pretend you’re an anthropologist studying a culture of one—you.” I still marinate on those words. Read with a highlighter, pen, and notecards.