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Self-help ✦ Penny’s Take

Men Like Women Who Like Themselves

Steven Carter · 1997
55/100
👎 Skip It

Carter's central idea — that self-esteem is the real foundation for healthy relationships — is genuinely sound, and his commitmentphobia research gave the book real credibility in the 1990s. But three decades later the bullet-point format feels reductive, the gender framing is dated, and the core message has been said more sharply elsewhere. There are better books doing this same work today.

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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety72
Substance / usefulness58
Craft & writing52
Originality48
Evidence & accuracy76
Hype vs delivers62
Age-fit58
👁 Human-eye gut-check52
Penny’s verdict55
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