Recommended Reads 1) Date Worthy By Dennie Hughes Smart, hip, funny, and frank dating advice-from the woman whose USA Weekend RelationTips column is devoured by 49 million readers every week. Drawing on thousands of letters she receives through USA Weekend and the questions she fields during her live chats on USAWeekend.com, Dennie Hughes shows you how to: Figure out what your personal dating style is Stop acting in a way that will mark you as one of the Top Ten most-bound-to-be-broken-up-with dating types Rethink unhealthy mindsets about dating like "love at first sight" or "being with a jerk is better than being alone" Master the 10 First-Date Commandments End a bad date gracefully Navigate your way through the intricacies of online dating Determine whether a great date equals a possible mate (aka "keep vs. creep potential") Featuring a Q&A section with actual RelationTips reader problems as well as the author's sometimes sad, sometimes scary, mostly humorous anecdotes from her own plentiful dating fiasco stories, Dateworthy will help you hone your relationship skills so that you can find the right significant other for you. 2) Catch him and Keep Him By Christian Carter In “Catch Him and Keep Him” you’ll learn: What really goes on inside a guy's mind... and how attraction works for him. The differences in how men and women think about dating... and why most men want to keep you from being successful. The "10 Fatal Mistakes" most women make with men... and exactly what to do about it. How to "cheat-proof" your relationship... and why he might be tempted. The truth about men who aren't "emotionally available" ... how to know if you've got one and what to do if you're dating one. And much, much more... 3) Mars and Venus on a Date By John Gray, PhD Gray’s approach toward love, relationships, and dating is so strangely refreshing. Among a sea of dating books advocating game-playing and settling, Gray emphasizes love and finding one's soul mate. In this book, he explains the 5 stages of dating and how going through these stages provides the setting for recognizing when you've found your soul mate. He also explains the different kinds of attraction (physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual) and how they happen in a different order for men and women. In the book, Gray addresses several dating mysteries with much more depth than most, including: Why men can be highly interested and then disappear Why some women give too much How to deal with a “commitment-phobe” Why men stop calling When men should pay and when women should start paying Why some people get dumped more than others 4) Love Smart: Find What You Want – Fix What You Got by Dr. Phil McGraw Gray’s approach toward love, relationships, and dating is so strangely refreshing. Among a sea of dating books advocating game-playing and settling, Gray emphasizes love and finding one's soul mate. In this book, he explains the 5 stages of dating and how going through these stages provides the setting for recognizing when you've found your soul mate. He also explains the different kinds of attraction (physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual) and how they happen in a different order for men and women. In Love Smart, Dr. Phil tells people who are dissatisfied with their love lives to stop making excuses and start taking action! Dr. Phil knows that you deserve a committed relationship, and it is within your control to have the one you want. First you need to determine what you want in a partner, plot your course and get out there and create velocity in your pursuit of a loving connection. Love Smart explores new possibilities, new places to meet people and activities to get involved in where you'll find interesting people. 5) Dating Without Drama by Paige Parker In “Dating Without Drama” you’ll learn: How to decode men’s behavior Why men pull away just as things start to get serious Men’s 6 secret commitment fears EXPOSED 11 simple secrets to attracting men The Calling Game decoded PLUS you’ll receive “Dating Dish” – Paige Parker’s free dating secrets e-course!