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  • Written by: Natalie Lue
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Mr Unavailable and the Fallback Girl

Written by: Natalie Lue
Narrated by: Lucy Price-Lewis
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Are you the Fallback Girl? If you've ever found yourself in a relationship that feels and seemingly looks like one, but you're struggling with commitment, or you've been in the ambiguous territory of a "casual relationship", you've likely tried to change them, wondered what you did to cause this, what you can do to win their love and commitment, or even whether you're going crazy.

Mr Unavailable and the Fallback Girl is the definitive guide to understanding the relationship between emotionally unavailable men and the women who love them. From explaining how and why they blow hot and cold to where that future they promised went to, how you've ended up being a booty call, why you've been together for a gazillion years but aren't going anywhere, and more importantly how and why you're involved with them in the first place, all of the answers are here.

You know you're dealing with unavailability when you ask stuff like: What happened to that great guy from the beginning? Why won't he break up or stay away if he doesn't want to commit? What the hell did I do to make him disappear? Is he going to leave her for me? It's because he's shy/busy/scared of his feelings, isn't it? Inspired by the real-life adventures in unavailability of Natalie Lue and the readers of her site, BaggageReclaim.com.

Mr Unavailable and the Fallback Girl is an empowering, entertaining, and inspiring read that will wise you up to pitfalls such as men who aren't over their exes, Future Fakers, guys who have more baggage than a Heathrow terminal, and reappearing childhood sweethearts. If you want to understand your own availability and why commitment in a healthy relationship is eluding you, Mr Unavailable and the Fallback Girl is your guide to being available and attracted to healthy, available partners.

Back in the summer of 2005, Natalie Lue was a single advertising executive wondering out loud on her blog why she had a penchant for unavailable men. Using her site, BaggageReclaim.com, to answer that question while transforming her life, her blog has become a go-to source for understanding emotional unavailability, commitment, dating, relationships and self-esteem while inspiring many thousands of people to change their own relationship habits.

©2011 Natalie Lue (P)2015 Audible, Ltd

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Life Changing

A MUST READ for every single woman who has struggled through relationships where you've felt as though you had a knot in the pit of your stomach the whole time. If you're willing to get VERY honest with yourself about your contribution to the dysfunctional relationships you've been in, and you're willing to apply the advice, this book WILL change your life.

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Excellent and Transformative!

Very thorough, wise and insightful. This book is the real deal. Highly recommended as the ultimate relationship bible.

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A Must Read!!!!!

This book is spot-on, full of honesty and reality!
Seriously, Every Woman SHOULD Read This!! And share it with your daughter(s)!!!

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Add this to your toolbox

I’ve used this book throughout my affair and as a tool to handle the ending.
Unavailable men do not want you..they want the feeling that they get when they are with you.

Cautionary tale…4 years is a long time to waste being in love with anyone other than yourself.
You are worthy of love,

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WOW!!!

I cannot say enough good about this book. I wish I discovered it years ago as it would have saved me from endless grief and heartache. If you’re suffering in the name of “love” and wondering “what you’ve done wrong to push the men in your life away”….do yourself a favour and buy this book. You won’t regret it!!

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This book if life altering.

This is the most enlightening book ever! It was like it was written for me. It hit me between the eyes and woke me up. The last chapter is so empowering. Thank you so much! I'm excited for the new me :)

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Best thing I've heard in years

It's as if the author knows me. She opens my eyes to every subconscious motive to my actions. I needed to hear this book so bad. I felt like she knew my exact situation to the point of thinking my phone is tapped or something! I can't explain how much I needed this book

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Must Read

Whether you have been with Mr unavailable or not this book is a must. It shares great skills any woman needs.

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immensely helpful!

this book is a fantastic eyeopener to women who blame themselves not to be good enough and wonder why he left or chose someone else. While I believe it is ok to have at least one unavailable relationship because who teaches you that these man are actually deceivind and lying to vet you where they need you be and therefore it is not your fault to be trapped in such a relationship once, it should never be a lifetime experience. thanks to natalie who wrote her experience into a book

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