ABSTRACT

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.

chapter |5 pages

Introduction

The Process of Preparation in Finding a Long-Term Partner

part |40 pages

Preparation Stage—Preparing Yourself for a Lasting Relationship

part |41 pages

Action Stage—Putting Action with your Wishes

part |41 pages

Completion Stage—Finding and Keeping a Lasting Relationship