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 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 gives you easy-to-use techniques that will help you to maximize your potential of finding "the one" by giving you the tools to focus on the crucial characteristics of a loving, lasting relationship.
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.
Along with Dr. Van Epp's book, this combo includes Steve Wood's vital CD entitled Strategies for Using the Book How to Avoid Falling in Love with a Jerk. A critical question for Catholic parents is: "How do you get the anti-cohabitation message across to people whose hearts and minds are closed to the truth? How do you convince a son or daughter who has stopped listening to the Church and believes the Church stands in his or her way to happiness?"
In this breakthrough CD, Steve answers those critical questions by offering commentary and strategies for using Dr. Van Epps' book. This CD is the perfect resource to share with cohabiting couples. Steve explains a way that could reach even couples who are already cohabiting and persuade them to separate!
The problem of cohabitation is HUGE. And there aren't a lot of solutions out there. That's why every Catholic parent should prepare to head off future problems by listening to and heeding the advice on this CD.
Featured Video: A clip from a live presentation by Jerk author, Dr. John Van Epp
