I'm a guy. I have noticed my girlfriend slowly become uninterested in me since she started reading this book (she is obsessed with it) despite my efforts to keep it fun. Because she convinced me it's nothing, I seriously believe it has to do with the Edward character. Someone who reads all the time will agree a book is merely a book. But I am having a REALLY hard time holding onto what used to be a wonderful relationship, and I attribute it to the vampire character. Vampires are beautiful, strong, and everything else you would possibly want because they won't die and they just keep learning. If I lived a thousand years, I'd learn how to woo girls well too. But for a real man, vampire standards are not attainable. I haven't read the book, I just saw the movie. But Edward doesn't seem like a good man for young girls to be falling for. My point is this book does have a masterful effect on relationships, in an unhealthy way. I know this because I deal with it all the time. Bet there's no guys out there looking for a Bella.