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“He’s Just Not That Into You” The 2004 Liz Tuccillo & Greg Behrendt Book Vs the 2009 Jennifer Aniston Film

Oct 17, 2025
1h 3m

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Book Vs. Movie: “He’s Just Not That Into You” The 2004 Liz Tuccillo & Greg Behrendt Book Vs the 2009 Jennifer Aniston FilmPicture it: the Sex and the City writer’s room. Writers Liz Tuccillo & Greg Behrendt overhear a female coworker asking for relationship advice (at work, but that’s another issue for another time) about guy she’s been seeing. After hearing a litany of red flags, Behrendt pipes up with, “He’s just not that into you.” And thus was born an empire. It’s the quip that became an episode on a hit HBO show that became a bestselling, Oprah-featured, self-help book that became a movie. Seems like many were into the “He’s Just Not That Into You” universe. But were we?

In our first episode back after losing our dear friend and co-host, Margo D, Margo P and special Guest Host, Sonia Mansfield of What a Creep have MUCH to say about how this has all held up, or not, over the last two decades. Have a listen to find out!In this episode, we discuss:
  • The backstory of “the quip”
  • The differences between the book and movie.
  • The cast includes: Jennifer Aniston, Ben Affleck, Drew Barrymore, Jennifer Connelly, Kevin Connolly, Bradley Cooper, Ginnifer Goodwin, Scarlett Johansson, Krist Kristofferson, and Justin Long

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