There is not a single person reading this who can say they’ve never had a relationship problem — unless they’re under the age of 10. And that’s probably why there are a slew of books on the topic, ranging from finding long-term love to the how-tos of hooking up. Over the years, we have learned that he’s just not that into us. We have learned that it’s completely acceptable to do the walk of shame from time to time. We’ve learned that eating an entire tub of chocolate chip cookie dough is not exactly the best way to get over a breakup.

So what new romantic advice does actress Jennifer Love Hewitt have to offer in her recent book “The Day I Shot Cupid: Hello, My Name is Jennifer Love Hewitt and I’m a Love-aholic?” Well, despite the absolutely ridiculous and lengthy title, J. Love proves she actually might have a thing or two to share with women (and men) about the ins and outs of dating.

“The Day I Shot Cupid” is Hewitt’s attempt to explain the intricate and complicated relationships between men and women by sharing her own experiences and the lessons she’s learned through her very public dating life. The book is divided into short, easy chapters, ranging from the basic differences in men and women to how to deal with a breakup. There are also some guest excerpts from her personal trainer and Jamie Kennedy, an ex with whom the new author obviously has remained friendly. Kennedy’s wisdom and wit is, surprisingly, one of the gems of the book, along with the final chapter of “Fun Little Extras” (i.e., “Five Things you Should NOT Say On a Date”).

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Ten Things I Read In Jennifer Love Hewitt’s Book That Are Not Hallucinations

Actress Jennifer Love Hewitt, who became famous on the teen drama Party Of Five in the late 1990s, made a lot of people really angry by playing Audrey Hepburn in a TV movie, made many terrible movies, and then found her way to The Ghost Whisperer, has written a book.

Called The Day I Shot Cupid, it is subtitled, “Hello, My Name Is Jennifer Love Hewitt, And I’m A Love-aholic.” Yes, this means that her name is on the cover of the book twice. As you can see from the cover, this book is about very serious advice for women about how to be happy. Despite the fact that I feel like I am walking right into a trap set by a publisher who expects this book to sell with an Irony Multiplier of about 8.5, I simply cannot help myself. Here are ten completely awesome things that happen in this book.

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For any woman who has ever bought a self-help book and wondered why she bothered. (P.S. Now that I know he’s just not that into me, where do I go from there? Yeah, thanks for that advice.)
Jennifer Love Hewitt is a self-proclaimed “love-aholic” and hopeless romantic (her middle name is Love, after all!). She has been lucky and unlucky in love, and lived to tell–and she’s done it all in the spotlight. Much has been written about her love life–some true, most made up to sell magazines. Now Hewitt shares the real story of what she’s learned navigating the dangerous dating waters.

In The Day I Shot Cupid, Hewitt offers her hard-won wisdom and tells us how to embrace love with both feet on the ground. First, we have to shoot Cupid. We have to believe that happily-ever-after is hard work–it’s not all flowers and symphonies and floating hearts.

Wise and wry and refreshingly honest, Hewitt talks about how to pick the right guy and how to know when to let the wrong ones go free, and she offers some surprising truths about the opposite sex.

From twenty things to do after a breakup, to ten things to do before a date, to the perils of text flirting (Note: You are waiting. By the phone. For his response.), Hewitt uses stories and dating secrets to illustrate the idiotic, romantic, crazy, depressing, hilarious, awkward, glorious moments we all experience in relationships. Funny, quirky, and empowering, The Day I Shot Cupid deserves a place on every woman’s nightstand, bookshelf, or coffee table, or tucked inside her oversized designer handbag.