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 Howto Avoid Falling in Love With 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.
Based on years of research on marital and premarital happiness, How to Avoid Falling in Love With 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.
These easy-to-use techniques will help you to:
Ask the right questions to inspire meaningful, revealing conversations with your potential spouse
Analyze his or her 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
Dr. Van Epp doesn’t just express his opinions. Rather, he uses scores of university studies to reinforce his advice for marital preparation. Unsurprisingly, these studies reaffirm many of the traditional Christian teachings about marriage. Yet, Dr. Van Epp doesn’t “preach” at his readers. He lets the statistics, objective research, and his counseling experience do the talking. This low-key approach to communicating about marriage preparation will make his book appealing to all young adults – both those who accept Christian moral teachings about this phase of life, as well as those who do not.
This book is an excellent resource for avoiding disastrous marital choices as well as gaining valuable insights into how to choose a soul mate for life.
Featured Video: A clip from a live presentation by Jerk author, Dr. John Van Epp
Special Note: This book was originally published as a hardback under the title How to Avoid Marrying a Jerk. The book is now available only as a paperback and with the new title: How to Avoid Falling in Love with a Jerk.
