Wait. How are these the only options though? That guy in Sex and the City could easily have just said “I’m not feeling well, I’ll call you, gotta go!” Assertively and left.
Miranda was right that back then, and still often today, people don’t tell the truth in dating. Women shouldn’t be obligated to guess what men are thinking and feeling. We should be obligated to ask for, to demand, what we need and want.
That’s the key takeaway of the book.