No More Mr. Nice Guy

Here’s a helpful, actionable write-up for anyone considering reading No More Mr. Nice Guy by Dr. Robert Glover—or who suspects they might be a “Nice Guy” themselves.

Are you tired of being a people-pleaser, constantly sacrificing your own needs and desires to make others happy? Do you feel like you're stuck in a cycle of niceness, afraid to assert yourself or express your true feelings? You're not alone. The "Nice Guy" phenomenon has become a cultural epidemic, affecting men and women alike, and it's time to break free.

Staying in the Nice Guy paradigm is dangerous. It leads to a slow, quiet death of the spirit. Medically, chronic people-pleasing raises cortisol levels. Romantically, it leads to dead bedrooms (nothing dries up desire faster than a partner who asks, "Is that okay?" a hundred times a day).