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Key insights from Robert A. Glover's
No More Mr. Nice Guy: A Proven Plan for Getting What You Want in Love, Sex, and Life
Key insights from Robert A. Glover's
No More Mr. Nice Guy: A Proven Plan for Getting What You Want in Love, Sex, and Life
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Learn to take control of your life by pleasing the person who matters most: you.
Social changes over the last several decades have conditioned men to repress who they are. It has taught them to be agreeable, approval-seeking “nice guys” who believe that they have to be understanding, generous, and kind in order to be accepted. But Dr. Robert Glover, a certified marriage and family therapist, disagrees. In this Snapshot of Glover’s book, you’ll learn how to identify your own needs, decide what you want, and assert yourself so that you can live a more satisfying life.
Read this Snapshot if you:
- Want to learn how to be more assertive and confident
- Need to know how to prioritize your own needs
- Feel trapped in unfulfilling sexual patterns
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Introduction
Do you avoid conflict, try to please others, and worry about what people think of you? Do you feel best when you know that people approve of you? Do you want women to believe you are different than other men? If so, you might be a Nice Guy — and it’s time to stop believing the myth that being passive and pleasing others will make you happy. It won’t.
When you’re a Nice Guy, it’s difficult to get your needs met, because you’re trying so hard to ignore them — and eventually this leads to a lot of resentment on your part. Even rage.
Maybe you’ve experienced this. You think you’re...
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