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Develop healthy, lasting relationships!Here is a terrific dating guide for single gay and bisexual men. This insightful book provides a proven strategy for creating a satisfying dating life and finding a partner who is right for you! It integrates theory and practice to help you create and develop healthy relationships, guiding you through the process of dating and relationship formation. Finding a Lover for Life comes complete with thought-provoking worksheets that challenge myths, false beliefs, and incorrect assumptions about gay/bi men, dating, and relationships.Finding a Lover for Life will save you a great deal of time and frustration in developing dating skills. Its rational, skills-based strategic approach to dating will help you plan, organize, and focus your efforts in that part of your life. Finding a Lover for Life is the tool you need to plan and implement strategies that will:
attract available dating partners
eliminate problems by identifying compatible and noncompatible partners
create a healthy relationship
It also takes you through an individual preparation routine for dating that will help you to:
challenge societal views of romance
uncover self-defeating beliefs
resolve past conflicts
create affirming and self-enabling beliefs
This book will help you learn to date in a healthy and efficient way. But more than that, Finding a Lover for Life will help you develop a more positive self-concept, create a healthy community of friends, and help you move your life in a new, more constructive direction.
Contents
Contents
Foreword
Introduction: The Process or Preparation in Finding a Long-Term Partner
Part I. Preparation Stage--Preparing Yourself for a Lasting Relationship
Chapter 1. Stop Running from Commitment
Chapter 2. Have a Plan to Find Your Man
Chapter 3. Face Your Fears of Getting Close
Chapter 4. Don't Try to Succeed Alone
Chapter 5. Prepare Yourself Emotionally
Chapter 6. Let Go of Old Entanglements
Chapter 7. Make Room for a Relationship
Part II. Action Stage--Putting Action with Your Wishes
Chapter 8. Make a Compatibility Inventory
Chapter 9. Decide Whom You Want to Be
Chapter 10. Develop Your Values and Standards
Chapter 11. Invest in Your Dating Plan
Chapter 12. Dealing with Failure and Setbacks
Chapter 13. Watch Out for the Hidden Dangers
Chapter 14. Keep Up Your Momentum
Part III. Completion Stage--Finding and Keeping a Lasting Relationship
Chapter 15. Gather Information on the Date
Chapter 16. Open Up and Let Others In
Chapter 17. Take Time to Get to Know Others
Chapter 18. Learn from Your Bad Dates
Chapter 19. Don't Give Up When You Get Discouraged
Chapter 20. Remember to Stay Focused
Chapter 21. Let the Relationship Happen
Chapter 22. Keep the Lover You Find by Continuing to Grow
Appendix: Dating Journal
Bibliography
Index
Reference Notes Included