The Intelligent Woman's Guide To Dating Analysis

In a 1979 excerpt from his book, The Intelligent Woman’s Guide to Mating and Dating, clinical psychologist, Albert Ellis discusses the social relationship between males and females, and the differences between them. Ellis asserts it is a “fact that most males are much more interested in sex than love.” He urges women to accept men as who they are: less romantic, single-minded, and sexually demanding. Furthermore, he insists it is reasonable for a man to have these distinct manly traits and it would be pointless for women to fight a man for being the way he is. Moreover, he believes it is normal for a man to be “interested in sex, in their work, or in themselves.” I, however, disagree with Ellis because I believe that men are capable of being changed by a women. Men are more than just animals who desire sex.
Albert Ellis asserts that females may never greatly like the way men behaves on certain aspects. While doing so, females who try to change a man would be useless because for the author it is a fact for a man to be more interested in sex than love. This leads to an assumption that men are less romantic than women. That we,
He believes it is a “fact that most males are much more interested in sex than love” and women have no choice but to accept this if they “are ever interested in finding a man for [their] true, true love.” In Ellis’ view, it is normal and natural to be only interested in sex. He claims that it is a part of a man’s trait to be sexually demanding. However, I do not agree with this statement as I have first-hand witnessed myself being emotionally attached to a girl rather than just wanting to participate in sexual activities. All these stereotypes on men have brainwashed people into believing that all men only want sex. This causes males who are caring and passionate towards females to be labeled as “men who only wants sex”, making it harder for them to seek true