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Girl Talk: Can Self-Help Books 'Help' You Get a Man?

In a recent ESSENCE.com poll, we asked, "Can self-help books "help" you get a man?" Here's what you said.
By Essence · Updated October 29, 2020
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In a recent ESSENCE.com poll, we asked, “Can self-help books “help” you get a man?“

Here’s how you ladies responded:

Yes
26 %

No
73 %

There’s a ton of self-help books out there that promise you’ll be in a relationship if you’re willingly to change your ways, however, most of you aren’t buying it!

Tell us:
Have you had success reading books about the “rules of relationships”? Are these books simply a ploy to take your money and leave you stuck in singlehood? Can anyone really tell you how to get a man? It’s time for Girl Talk!