The world has changed. It's not as easy to meet people. And it's definitely not as easy to find your soul mate.
At the very core, two people need to have similar styles, interests, and values when it comes to loving and living. So, how do you find lasting love? Dr.Pepper Schwartz believes that if you're ready for a serious relationship, it's time for a serious approach.
Described by Dr. Judith Sills as "insightful, brilliantly original and extremely useful," Dr. Schwartz's DuetTM Total Compatibility System is designed to help you find someone you'll be compatible with on the deepest levels.
Finding Your Perfect Match will help you:
Identify the eight romantic personality characteristics that determine who you are, what you want and ultimately, who you should be with.
Explore the five major lifestyle issues that can have a dramatic impact on you and your partner: money, sex, children, core values, and social life.
A lasting, loving relationship can only develop with someone who matches those needs and is truly compatible with you, but it's not as hard as you think.Dr. Schwartz has done thirty years of relationship research to save you a lifetime of searching.
Part One
Why You Need This Book
1. The Love Diagnostic for a Perfect Match
2. The Eight Essential Compatibility Characteristics
Part Two
Understanding and Using the Duet Total
Compatibility System
Being Similar
3. Romantic Impulsivity
4. Personal Energy
5. Outlook
6. Predictability
7. Perfect Matches Based on Similarity
Being Different
8. Flexibility
9. Decision-Making Style
10. Emotionality
11. Self-Nurturing
12. Perfect Matches Based on Differences
Part Three
Love and Lifestyle Issues
13. The Challenges of Money
14. The Importance of Sex
15. And Baby Makes Three, or Four, or More...
16. Core Values
17. Your SocialWorld
Part Four
What to Do with What You've Learned
18. How to Search for a Perfect Match
19. Keeping Love Alive
Acknowledgments
Index