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Type of bind: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 646.77
EAN num: 9780071472654
ISBN number: 0071472657
Label: McGraw-Hill
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 288
Printing Date: August 28, 2006
Publishing house: McGraw-Hill
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. It's happened to everyone: you meet someone and fall madly in love and all good judgment and perspective are thrown out the window--until slowly you realize this person isn't who you thought he or she was. But follow the steps in How to Avoid Marrying a Jerk--a proven program used by thousands of singles worldwide--and break the destructive dating patterns that have prevented your happiness in the past.
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Based on years of research on marital and premarital happiness, How to Avoid Marrying a Jerk maximizes your potential of finding �the one� by giving you the tools to focus on the crucial characteristics of a loving, lasting relationship.
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These easy-to-use techniques will help you to:
. . - Ask the right questions to inspire meaningful, revealing conversations with your partner .
- Analyze your partner's level of conscientiousness--considered the window to the soul.
- Judge character based on compatibility, relationships skills, friends, and patterns from family and previous relationships.
- Resolve your own emotional baggage so you're ready for a healthy relationship.
- Open your eyes to problems in the relationship and stop giving a jerk too many chances.
- Identify--and break--destructive dating patterns that prevent you from finding a life partner.
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Years of clinical research along with observations from his own private practice have inspired Dr. John Van Epp to develop universally applicable, proven strategies to navigate the complexities of love. His foolproof method will help you determine exactly what the person you date will be like as a spouse so you can spot the gem among the jerks.
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I read "How to Avoid Marrying a Jerk" by the same author. When I was flipping through "How to Avoid Falling in Love with a Jerk", it looked like the exact same book with just a different title. If it's not, then I apologize for this review.
The author introduces a RAM model which shows the sequence of steps you take which will lead to commitment. You have to do A before you do B. For example, you have to know someone before you trust someone. You have to trust someone before you get physical with someone, etc... When people are anxious for intimacy, they tend to skip over this and create a pseudo-intimacy which leads to a broken heart.
My favorite chapter is the one that deals with a person's conscience. The author warns that you cannot be someone else's conscience for them. You cannot be the angel on their shoulder that whispers to them to do the right thing. It's much better to pick someone with a healthy and consistent conscience in the very first place so you don't have to worry about them mistreating you when they're out of your sight. My mom did this with my dad, always trying to keep him in line like he was her son. It didn't work. It lead to mutual disrespect and eventual divorce.
This is best book I've read on relationships and one of my favorite go-to books when I'm trying to decide if I'm moving the relationship too fast. Highly recommended.
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To the point; a very tactful and assertive description on this time the "how not to's"
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I thought this book would be funny because the title is kind of funny. But it's actually a much more substantive relationship book than I expected -- I was pleasantly suprised and so happy that I picked it up. John Van Epp's take on love and trust made me think about the choices that I've in a whole new way. I highly recommend this book.
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There are definitely lots of jerks out there and you certainly don't want to waste your time on one, especially on a potential life partner! VanEpp's practical and prescriptive advice is accessible to everyone. This is a great book!
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This is the exact same book as How to Avoid Marrying a Jerk, only with a slightly different title and a new copyright date. Don't be fooled into buying the same book twice.
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