Because my dream job is to write an advice column and/or be an advice-giving radio personality, I get enraged when I see other people making a good living off of giving really bad advice.
For example, John Gray, Ph.D, the author of the best-selling Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus series, gives some of the worst advice I’ve ever heard. At the end of his totally ridiculous book Mars and Venus on a Date, he provides a list of “101 Ways to Meet Your Soul Mate.”
Here’s how the list starts:
1. Attend a friend’s party, give a party yourself, go dancing with friends. There is still no better way to meet someone than being introduced by a friend.
Kind of obvious, but reasonable so far. Continuing on:
2. Call up a friend’s date if and when they stop seeing each other. Be certain your friend is no longer seeing the person.
Whoa, we all know this one isn’t always such a great idea. Seems like dangerous/desperate territory considering it’s only soul mate tip #2. But it gets worse:
3. Get involved with an old friend whose spouse has died or who is now divorced. Even if there was no attraction in the past, it may spring up now that your friend is available.
By tip #3, he is already recommending that you prey on your widowed friends.
