The Love Lab

Can a career gal finally push work aside and find love, or has the train left the station?

7/20/2008

My Couch is Not a Good Place to Meet Men

Pondered by Justine |


My current relationship playbook is, "Why Mr. Right Can't Find You", by J. M. Kearns, conveniently located in my sidebar. I am kind of a contradiction when it comes to self help books about love. I think most of them are bullshit, yet I visit the section nearly every weekend at the bookstore.

A lot of the titles catch my eye and then I read the back cover or the table of contents which often leave me saying, "Yeah, right" or "blah, blah, blah" and I put it back on the shelf, feeling like the "L" on my forehead is flashing neon red. But! Sometimes I find a good book that feels like friends talking to me, better yet friends who really know their stuff.

This one says anytime is the right time to find Mr. Right. It's going to give me tools to eliminate Mr. Wrongs and second guessing because my ideal mate is looking for me, I just have to get off my couch and help him find me. Deal. I do spend some considerable time on my couch, which I guess isn't the best place to meet people. But it's oh so comfy and fun to watch my shows! Stop it. Pinch me. Time's a wastin'.

I bought this book because it doesn't talk about how to be the perfect you, but rather how to find the man who's perfect for you. That and because I like the cover. I'm the dark haired girl on the left...well, maybe 50 pounds from now. But I do have long dark hair and favor red lipstick. And martinis.

So look for posts about me practicing what this book suggests. The first sentence reads, "What do women mean when they talk about their Mr. Right?"


What traits do you consider for Mr. Right? Has Mr. Right turned out to be not so great?

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