How to Avoid Falling in Love with a Jerk: The Foolproof Way to Follow Your Heart

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Drawing on clinical research on love, attachment, and intimacy, this book reveals how you can make smarter choices of your romantic partners and avoid heartbreak later. It presents the Relationship Attachment Model (RAM), which breaks down the five dynamic bonding forces that influence a relationship.

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AVOID THE JERKS AND FIND "THE ONE" WHO'S RIGHT FOR YOU "An insightful and creative contribution to managing the complexity of choosing a life partner. I heartily recommend it."--Harville Hendrix, Ph.D., author of Getting the Love You Want and Keeping the Love You Find"Don't be part of the 'where-was-this-book-when-I-needed-it?' crowd. It's not too late--read it now!"--Pat Love, Ed.D., author of The Truth About Love and Hot MonogamyBased on years of research on marital and premarital happiness, How to Avoid Falling in Love with a Jerk (previously published in hardcover as How to Avoid Marrying a Jerk) will help you break destructive dating patterns that have kept you from finding the love you deserve:Ask the right questions to inspire meaningful, revealing conversations with your partner 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

Author Biography

John Van Epp, Ph.D., conducts seminars and workshops worldwide on marriage and relationships. His popular video program, How to Avoid Marrying a Jerk, is being taught by certified instructors internationally in thousands of churches, singles organizations, educational and agency settings, and throughout the military. Visit his website at

Table of Contents

Introduction: HEART MATTERS- BUT SO DOES THE HEAD1. Follow Your Heart Without Losing Your Mind 2. The RAM Plan3. Don't Be the Jerk(ette)4. RAM Dynamic #1: Do I Really Know You?5. What Do We Have in Common, Really? 6. Can We Just Talk It Out? Skills for Building & 7. And My Third Wife Was a …" Patterns from Other Relationships 8. You Can't Marry Jethro Without Gettin' the Clampetts Patterns from Family Background 9. Try To See It My Way Mature Character & Conscience 10.RAM Dynamic #2: Should I Trust You?11. RAM Dynamic #3: Will You Meets My Needs?12. RAM Dynamic #4: Can You Keep A Commitment?13. RAM Dynamic #5: Should We Have Sex?14. What the World Needs Now Is…Partner-Selection Education

Long Description

"Insightful, eye-opening, practical and highly readable, [this book] is for anyone who's tired of dating and wants to finally find 'the one'." --John Gray, author of "Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus" Drawing on clinical research on love, attachment, and intimacy, "How to Avoid Falling in Love with a Jerk" reveals how you can make smarter choices of your romantic partners and avoid heartbreak later. Based on Dr. John Van Epp's nationally renowned "How to Avoid Marrying a Jerk" workshops, this book presents his trademarked Relationship Attachment Model (RAM), which breaks down the five dynamic bonding forces that influence a relationship. Van Epp helps you simply and succinctly identify--and break-- destructive dating patterns. Most important, he shows you how to recognize "The Right One" when he or she comes along.

Details ISBN0071548424 Author John Van Epp Short Title HT AVOID FALLING IN LOVE W/A J Language English ISBN-10 0071548424 ISBN-13 9780071548427 Media Book Format Paperback Illustrations Yes Year 2008 Edition 2nd Place of Publication London Country of Publication United States Subtitle The Foolproof Way to Follow Your Heart Without Losing Your Mind Series NTC Self-Help Replaces 9780071472654 DOI 10.1604/9780071548427 UK Release Date 2008-04-16 AU Release Date 2008-04-16 NZ Release Date 2008-04-16 US Release Date 2008-04-16 Imprint McGraw-Hill Contemporary Pages 336 Publisher McGraw-Hill Education - Europe Edition Description 2nd Revised edition Publication Date 2008-04-16 DEWEY 306.7 Audience General We've got this

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