Marry Him : The Case for Settling for Mr. Good Enough

by Gottlieb, Lori

• ISBN13: 9780451232168
• ISBN10: 045123216X
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-02-01
• Publisher: NAL Trade

Summary

The controversial national bestseller! Nearly forty and single, Lori Gottlieb faced the unthinkable: she'd wasted her best years chasing an elusive Prince Charming who might not even exist. Meanwhile, her friends who'd "settled" for Mr. Good Enough ended up married to excellent husbands and fathers. This is an eye-opening, funny, painful, and always truthful in-depth examination of modern relationships and a wake-up call about getting real about Mr. Right.

Author Biography

Lori Gottlieb is the author of the national bestseller Stick Figure: A Diary of My Former Self and a journalist whose work has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Time, People, Slate, Self, Glamour, Elle, Salon, and the Los Angeles Times. She is also a frequent commentator for NPR’s All Things Considered.

Table of Contents

Prologue: The Husband Store	p. 1
How Did We Get Here?
The Dating Trenches	p. 15
The Romantic Comedy That Predicted My Future	p. 33
How Feminism Fucked Up My Love Life	p. 43
Speed Dating Disaster	p. 61
From Fantasy to Reality
Older, and Wanting to Be Wiser	p. 73
$3,500 for Love	p. 86
The What Versus the Why	p. 107
Mondays with Evan-Session One: The Percentages	p. 119
It's Not Him, It's You	p. 128
Making Smarter Choices
Don't Be Picky, Be Happy	p. 145
Mondays with Evan-Session Two: The Wrong Assumptions	p. 157
The Men Who Got Away	p. 167
Pulling Another Sheldon	p. 178
Mondays with Evan-Session Three: The Lowdown on Alpha Males	p. 184
What First Dates Really Tell Us	p. 191
Are Women Pickier Than Men?	p. 203
What Really Matters
Mondays with Evan-Session Four: Wants Versus Needs	p. 215
The Business of Love	p. 226
Love at Twenty-seventh Sight	p. 244
Mondays with Evan-Session Five: The Chemistry-to-Compatibility Ratio	p. 252
Dump the List, Not the Guy	p. 263
Putting It All Together
The Good Enough Marriage	p. 273
A Visit with the Rabbi	p. 282
Claire's Story-Getting Over Myself	p. 291
Alexandra's Story-Mr. Right in Front of Me	p. 297
Hilary's Story-Finding What I Needed	p. 302
My Story-A Dating Public Service Announcement	p. 308
Epilogue: Where They are Now	p. 316
Acknowledgments	p. 319
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