Short description
Another Friday Night Alone It stinks, doesn't it. But what can you do to fix it? More than you've ever imagined. You can put an end to the datelessness. Starting today--right now--you can begin a journey that will bring fun, interesting people into your life, broaden your experience of others and yourself, and lead you toward that date of all dates--a date worth keeping.
Long description
Another Friday Night Alone It stinks, doesn't it. But what can you do to fix it? More than you've ever imagined. You can put an end to the datelessness. Starting today--right now--you can begin a journey that will bring fun, interesting people into your life, broaden your experience of others and yourself, and lead you toward that date of all dates--a date worth keeping. This book is for YOU if * You want to get more dates or better dates. * You wonder where "the good ones" are. * You keep repeating the same old cycle in your dating life and want to change it. * You wonder why people who aren't as nice as you get all the dates. * You're attracted to the wrong kind, while the right kind lack the "chemistry." * You're waiting for God to bring you the right person--and you've been waiting an awfully long time. * You wonder what it is about you that fails to attract dates. Based on over ten years of personally coaching singles on dating, Dr. Henry Cloud shares his proven, very doable, step-by-step approach to overcoming your sticking points and getting all the dates you could want. The results speak for themselves.;Filled with true-life examples you'll identify with instantly, How to Get a Date Worth Keeping will prove its worth to you many times over in the exciting months ahead.
Review
.,. offers sound advice on the dating game....all Christian singles can benefit from this practical, down-to-earth manual. -- PW Religion Bookline
Table of contents
- Acknowledgments 9
- A Heart to Heart from Your Coach 10
- PART 1-What's the Problem? 1. Why Hasn't God Brought Me the Love of My Life? 15
- 2. Gut Check 20
- 3. Where I Am Coming From 23
- 4. Dating Is Not about Marriage 31
- PART 2-The Program
- 5. Keep a Log 41
- 6. If You Say, "There Are No Good Prospects," 47
- You Don't Get It
- 7. Meet Five a Week 54
- 8. Change Your Traffic Pattern 61
- 9. Get Over the Stigma: Join a Service 69
- 10. Stick With It, and Get Your Numbers Up 76
- 11. Get Your Team Together 82
- 12. Tie Me to a Tree 88
- 13. Don't Limit Yourself to a Type 91
- 14. Check Your Expectations at the Door 98
- 15. Forget Love at First Sight 102
- 16. Go Out with Almost Anyone Once, and Maybe Again 106
- 17. Date a Non-Christian? 109
- 18. Drop Your Hankie (or Palm Pilot) 118
- 19. Follow a Strategy from 122
- Beginning to Middle to End
- 20. Be Yourself from the Beginning 131
- 21. Don't Play Games 137
- 22. Where Is the Testosterone? 145
- 23. Keep Your Boundaries and Don't Settle 153
- PART 3-Get Your Dating Self in Shape
- 24. Monitor Your Internal World 161
- and Face Your Issues 25. Get Healthy 169
- 26. Don't Be Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 179
- 27. Look in the Mirror 187
- 28. Unleash Your Libido or Reel It In 194 29. Do You Have to Get Married? 204
- Dating Is Not for the Lonely
- 30. Turn Off the Autopilot and Drive 209
- PART 4-Stay Focused on What's Important
- 31. Will This Friendship Ever Heat Up? 217
- 32. Beauty Is Only Skin Deep, but Character 221
- Goes All the Way to the Bone 33
- . Seven Extra Hints 227
- A Final Heart to Heart from Your Coach 233