What Was I Thinking?

Barbara Davilman, Liz Dubelman

Macmillan + ORM, Feb 3, 2009 - Family & Relationships - 223 pages

The stories you are about to read are true. Often hilarious and always relatable, they all describe the moment when good sense and simple self-respect triumph over the human need to be loved—or, at least, the need to be with a particular man. The relationship may not last beyond lunch, or it may linger for weeks, months, or even years. But inside, you know: it's over.
What Was I Thinking?58 Bad Boyfriend Stories includes contributions from:
Francesca Lia Block
Bonnie Bruckheimer
Cindy Chupack
Kate Coe
Melinda Culea
Carrie Fisher
Wendy Hammers
Nicole Hollander
Maira Kalman
Lisa Napoli
Lynn Snowden Picket
Mimi Pond
Rachel Resnick
Penny Stallings
Laurie Winer
Amy Wruble
Whether the story is funny, sad, poignant, sweet, or just plain psychotic—we bet you can't read just one.

Contents

• A Bullwhip?: 1
• What Were They Thinking?: 5
• Speaking My Language: 7
• Shaking: 12
• My Date with Homer: 16
• Opera: 18
• Junk in the Trunk: 20
• Star Light Star Bright: 23
• The Yogi: 26
• Revenge Baby: 27
• The Crying Game: 33
• Butterflies and Martinis: 36
• An Affair to Forget: 38
• I Could Have Just Dyed: 41
• Under Construction: 44
• Smash Up: 45
• Handsome: 47
• Three Shoes: 49
• Tats: 50
• The Idealist: 52
• The Grill: 56
• Norm Crosby Syndrome: 58
• Blind Date: 61
• Ties: 66
• Love Is Dumb: 69
• The Girl Who Cried Black Satin: 80
• Swedish Meatball: 83
• Thud: 90
• PreMed Fred: 92
• Signs of Doom: 94
• The FortyYearOld Loser: 96
• We Got Married: 99
• Subtitles: 104
• Products: 107
• Valentines Day at the Psych Hospital: 109
• Raw Sewage: 112
• The Unibrow Breakup: 116
• The Cheese Stands Alone: 120
• Oh How We Love Bad Boys: 126
• Bah Humbug: 128
• Gaydar: 132
• Oddly Unhappy for a Bride on Her Wedding Day: 134
• When It Hit the Fan: 138
• Boys Gone Wild: 140
• Dark Bill: 144
• Video Killed the Love Story: 150
• And the Matt Came Back: 152
• Salad Bars with No Vegetables: 156
• Smitten No More: 160
• Fantasy Aint Reality: 165
• Starter Marriage: 168
• Cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs: 171
• Son of a Preacher Man: 173
• The Training Wheels of Love: 177
• Open Season: 179
• Body Image: 185
• A Cautionary Tale: 188
• I Knew It Was Over: 191
• The Authors: 193

About the author

BARBARA DAVILMAN began her career in NY in advertising and then went on to create a greeting card company, Bittersweet, that dealt exclusively with relationships gone bad. After that, she moved to Los Angeles to become a TV writer/producer. Along with her husband, Ellis Weiner, she co-authored YIDDISH WITH DICK & JANE, YIDDISH WITH GEORGE & LAURA, and HOW TO RAISE A JEWISH DOG. In her 'spare' time she writes and produces reality television and is the Los Angeles Co-Coordinator for Ridgeback Rescue.
LIZ DUBELMAN is the founder of VidLit. Her pre-digital career included ten years in film production. Her television work won her two Emmys -- one as a producer and one as a director. She has consulted to all of the major studios in the area of digital rights and Internet content. Ms. Dubelman is a graduate of Hampshire College.

Bibliographic information

• Title: What Was I Thinking?
• Editors: Barbara Davilman, Liz Dubelman
• Publisher: Macmillan + ORM, 2009
• ISBN: 1429958820, 9781429958820
• Length: 223 pages
• Subjects: Family & Relationships / Love & Romance