My Favorite Self-Help and Empowering Single and Dating Books
When you feel like friends, family and therapy are not available when you need them or if you need some self empowerment, here are some of the best books I have read that have been recommended by experts and some that made a huge impact on my outlook to being single and dating. WARNING: some of these are blunt and honest but it forced me to change my perspective.
Dating:
"He's Just Not That Into You: The No Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys" - Greg Behrendt and Liz Tucillo
"It's Just a F***ing Date: Some Sort of Book About Dating" - Greg Behrendt and Amiira Ruotola
"The 5 Love Languages SIngles Edition" - Gary Chapman
"The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts" - Gary Chapman
"Modern Romance" - Aziz Ansari and Eric Klinenberg
"The Tao of Dating" - Ali Binazir, MD
"The Unexpected Joy of Being Single" - Catherine Gray
"How to be Single and Happy" - Jennifer Taitz
"I Had a Nice Time and Other Lies...How to find love & sh*t like that" - The Betches
"It's Called a Breakup Because It's Broken: The Smart Girl's Break-Up Buddy" - Greg Behrendt
"Get The Guy" - Matthew Hussey
Self Growth
"Atomic Habits" - James Clear
"The 4 Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom" - Don Miguel Ruiz
"Attached: The New Science Of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find-And Keep-Love" - Amir Levine, MD and Rachel S.F. Heller, M.A.
"The 5 Second Rule" - Mel Robbins
"How to Be Alone: If You Want To, and Even If You Don't" - Lane Moore
"Just One Thing: Developing a Buddha Brain One Simple Practice at a TIme" - Rick Hanson
"He's Just Not That Into You: The No Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys" - Greg Behrendt and Liz Tucillo
"It's Just a F***ing Date: Some Sort of Book About Dating" - Greg Behrendt and Amiira Ruotola
"The 5 Love Languages SIngles Edition" - Gary Chapman
"The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts" - Gary Chapman
"Modern Romance" - Aziz Ansari and Eric Klinenberg
"The Tao of Dating" - Ali Binazir, MD
"The Unexpected Joy of Being Single" - Catherine Gray
"How to be Single and Happy" - Jennifer Taitz
"I Had a Nice Time and Other Lies...How to find love & sh*t like that" - The Betches
"It's Called a Breakup Because It's Broken: The Smart Girl's Break-Up Buddy" - Greg Behrendt
"Get The Guy" - Matthew Hussey
Self Growth
"Atomic Habits" - James Clear
"The 4 Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom" - Don Miguel Ruiz
"Attached: The New Science Of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find-And Keep-Love" - Amir Levine, MD and Rachel S.F. Heller, M.A.
"The 5 Second Rule" - Mel Robbins
"How to Be Alone: If You Want To, and Even If You Don't" - Lane Moore
"Just One Thing: Developing a Buddha Brain One Simple Practice at a TIme" - Rick Hanson