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‘Enlightening. Exhilarating. Confirms both the best and the worst of every woman’s experience.’
Ros Miles, author of The Women’s History of the World, on Margaret Leroy’s Pleasure
When women say, "I'd love to ask men out but I simply couldn't', what are they so scared of?
When men say they'd adore it if women asked them out, do they mean what they say?
In many areas of life today, women assert themselves very successfully but, at the start of sexual relationships, men still pursue while women wait. Why does this continue to feel so right?
Women's traditional indirect ways of showing sexual interest – looks and smiles and sexy clothes – are still absolutely central to female identity. Asking men out is the last female taboo.
In spite of women's new affluence and independence, women who do make the first move – whether they are students or divorcees – may find themselves judged harshly by their friends and are warned from all sides of the dangers inherent in going out alone with relative strangers, in seeming 'easy'.
In this, the first book to examine the courtships of modern women, Margaret Leroy draws on interviews with both women and men, and on literature and research. She honestly and openly explores female fantasies and fears, the power of the media, magazines and films, our hopes and desires. She exposes hypocrisies and shows how women can take more control in this most sensitive aspect of their lives, and become more at ease, assertive and successful in the dating game.
Praise for 'Pleasure:
The Truth about Female Sexuality':
"Brilliantly explores and uncovers the world's best-kept secret"
KATE SAUNDERS
"Enlightening. Exhilarating"
ROS MILES
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Some Girls Do: Why Women Do and Don't Ask Men Out This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. Seller Inventory # 7719-9780002555920
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Very Good. This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. Seller Inventory # 6545-9780002555920
Book Description Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Cover by Andy Parker (illustrator). 1st Edition. As-new unread trade paperback, but with a three-inch soft diagonal crease to bottom corner of front wrap. Number line complete, 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2 -- the first printing. A non-fiction look, based on interviews, at current dating rituals. (Well, "current" meaning 1997 . . . in England.) Not surprisingly, the author found women believe their non-verbal cues and signals expressing interest or non-interest are perfectly clear, while men complained they can never tell where they stand, because women will never say. 298 pp. including index. Seller Inventory # 004865