Nine-year-old Colorado-native Alec Greven just secured his Ivy League acceptance. The elementary school student's foray into the field of dating-advice books has earned him appearances on "Ellen" and "The Today Show." His book, entitled How to Talk to Girls, offers timeless advice like "don't wear sweat pants," "comb your hair" and "moms are girls, so do what moms would like." There are some misfires ("Girls don't like the class clown"), but it's generally pretty cute.
After watching his interview with Meredith Veira and considering how interested in girls and relationships he seems, I question the author's credentials. Don't most nine-year-old boys think girls have cooties? I'm sure the accusation I'm about to make is wholly inappropriate, and maybe its his prepubescent voice coloring my opinion, but I suspect in 10 years, we will find out that this author is not particularly interested in talking to girls.
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