You Know He's a Keeper: Happy Endings and Horror Stories from Real Life Relationships

By Linda Lee Small and Norine Dworkin

MEET A COUPLE OF KEEPERS: The boyfriend who used $4,800 in vacation savings toward an operation for his girlfriend's dog. The clueless sweetheart who tried to impress his new girlfriend by preparing an oven-cooked dinner...in Tupperware. MEET A COUPLE OF LOSERS: The guy who could only communicate his most intimate feelings through a shark puppet. The "Amtrak gigolo" who had a different girlfriend in every city along the East Coast...until a few of the ladies started comparing notes. They're funny, heartwarming, outlandish, and sometimes horrifying. And they're all true! Here are nearly 200 first-hand accounts from women of all ages who let you in on the sweetest, most embarrassing, intimate, unforgivable, and heartfelt moments from their perfect marriages, rotten relationships, unforgettable first dates, and dreadful final ones. Let their men serve as a warning-or a good example-for the keeper or loser in all our lives!

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0399528865
• ISBN13: 9780399528866
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Perigee Books
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Single/married it's a great read

This book is very different from most of the "how to catch a man" "how to keep a man" books out there. This book gives you insight. It tells of real life situations and experiences from many different women in all walks of life concerning who is worth keeping and at what cost. Also great hints as to who is worth dumping. Even if you got married right out of high school and are still married to the same man you'll love it. It will make you feel like you haven't missed much. If you're single looking for the right man you'll be able to identify, enjoy reading about others experiences, and learning from them. Some of the short stories are very funny, some pathetic, but none boring! It's the kind of book you can pick-up and put down and read at your lesure. It isn't depressing in that the stories do not go into truly sad situations. It's mostly about relationships with jerks and good guys, nothing violent or depressing. Enjoyable and lots to learn at the same time. The authors did a great job of picking the best of the stories they heard. I highly recommend you read this fun book. I even recommend it for your grandmother!

You Know He's a Keeper, You Know He's a Loser:

If your looking for a book with happy as well as cautionary tales of dating, this is the book for you. This is a book of women sharing their dating experiences, both good and bad, keepers and losers, with signposts we can all relate to. Some of the stories brought instant recognition of some of my own dating experiences. I liked it so much, I bought copies for my nieces, who seem to zero in on toads instead of princes. Maybe they will learn a thing or two while being entertained.

Right on!

I just broke up my boyfriend of several years, and this book cheered me right up. The loser stories made me laugh - and realize that I'm not the only one who has ever lost in love. The keeper stories also made me smile - and helped me remember that there are lots of keepers still out there. It's a well-done compilation - and I loved it so much I even just ordered two for my best girlfriends for Valentine's Day!

The truth is indeed stranger than fiction (and funnier)

Maybe not your typical "guy" book, but a very funny and sometimes shocking account of relationship dynamics in the neverending quest for true love. Women will read it and identify or sympathize, and men, --- well, men should remember the old saying that if we don't learn from history, we are doomed to repeat it.