He's Just Not That Into You

People want to love and be loved. Whether it be family, friendship, or a romantic relationship the comfort and security of being in a loving relationship makes us feel good and happy. For a loving romantic relationship, we don't know when it will happen. For some, it happens early on in life...for others it may take longer than they thought. Some date often, others not so much. I wish everyone the best of luck in current or future relationships.

On that note, this week we had a two part event series. On Monday we showed the film He's Just Not That Into You. On Tuesday evening we held "So You Think You Want To Be In Love" featuring Greg Behrendt co-author of "He's Just Not That Into You" and his wife Amiira. Greg and Amiira co-authored "It's Called a Breakup because it's Broken." The students had a great set up on the stage for the speakers.

The format of the program was great. Greg started off with some stand up. He is a former comedian. Greg thanked all of the men for attending...of which there were probably no more than 10. Very much a female dominated audience. Who would have guessed?

Then he spoke about his time writing for Sex and the City and how the concept of He's Just Not That Into You evolved from advice to episode on the show to book. He credits Oprah for making the book into a success. She booked the authors for a show after two weeks in print. After Oprah, the book sales went crazy. And then they made it into a movie.

Next Greg and Amiira discussed relationships and did a Q&A with the audience. Lots of people had questions and they were very open asking them in front of everyone. They didn't hold back on giving the advice and confronting the brutal facts so to speak in the relationship or non-relationship scenarios discussed. Made me think.

At the end, Greg and Amiira, posed for pictures and answered more questions. Overall I thought that the two events were successful. The speakers, while a bit racy at times, was one of my favorite events that UPC has sponsored. Great format, engaged audience, and fun speakers. Would highly suggest it to any university to bring to their campus. Many thanks to all who participated.