In the book, Harvey tells women how to be a “keeper” rather than a “sport fish.” He claims that men are “simple” and that women should understand that they can never be first in a man’s life without understanding and accepting that men are driven by who they are, what they do. and how much they earn.

He says it’s “just plain stupid” to let a man lock you into a monogamous premarital relationship, where you share a bed, bills and even kids. The only way to convert your “committed relationship” into a marriage is to insist on setting a date for the wedding.

The problem for too many women who call on my radio show , however, is that they simply cannot get that reciprocity from men, and then the women end up feeling disappointed, disenfranchised and disillusioned by their failed relationships in addition to most women’s relationship failures are the reason why women cannot trust men.

… I teach them very quickly that expecting a man to respond to them like a woman would will never work. They then realize that a lucid and conscious approach to dealing with men on their terms, on their territory, in their own way, can, in turn, get women exactly what they want.

The New York Times #1 bestseller from the new relationship advice guru, Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man by Steve Harvey is an invaluable self-help book that can empower women everywhere to take control of their relationships. Host of a premier radio show listened to by millions every day – and of cable television’s The Steve Harvey Project – Harvey knows what men really think about love, intimacy and commitment. In Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, the author, media personality and stand-up comedian gets serious, sharing her wealth of knowledge, insight and sound advice for every good woman who wants to find a good man or make his current love last.