Better Single Than Sorry: A No-Regrets Guide to Loving Yourself and Never Settling

It seems like all the books I read about being single, are for middle age women or for single moms. It was nice to finaloly read a book that I could relate to, being in my twenties. Very cute and funny.

I read this book at Barnes and Noble on a study break and I will admit that I found it very refreshing!! Why? too many books about being single seem to focus on some aspect of trying to fetch a guy by improving your looks, by flirting better, by having fewer standards, by networking more, etc. While some of those principles are not always completely bad, they focus on life being better with having the ideal mate in your life (instead of learning how to manage or enjoy life). And then other times, they are outright anti-feminist with principles of encouraging submissiveness, a lack of communication and pretending to be something that you are not which is damaging to BOTH sexes, not just women. This book I think gets it RIGHT. Jen Schefft talks about ENJOYING the single life, about NOT SETTLING, about not falling into the peer pressure when friends or parents want you to be with someone. I think that this is downright refreshing in contrast to other books on single life. More books should be like this! They should not encourage women to be any less than who they truly are, and changing something about yourself should be because YOU want to do it, not because you want to get someone's attention. This seems to have a slef help twist on a feminist perspective. Other books that I think that people who might be interested in this book might benefit from are: The Meaning of Wife, Bachelor Girl, Feminine Mystique, A Room of Ones Own.

I think that every woman should read this book. I am in a relationship, but still found this book compelling. Her thoughts on how you should be treated and loving yourself are absolutely right!

This woman has been there and seems to have her head on straight. She has decided what is right for her and does not yield to pressure from any quarter. She appears to be a mature, self-confident, uncompromising woman with a good attitude that all of us should emulate.

I bought this book after being invited to Jen's book launch in NYC through a contact of mine. (Met her too...sweet girl!) Anyhow, this really is a must-read for any 30-something single female. As Jen says, we really do live in a relationship obsessed society and it is important to be happy with yourself rather than be with the wrong person so that you are not alone and accepted into society. I found this book to be really inspiring and empowering.