Book Description

Advanced Romance delightfully defines 16 Romantic Rules that may be hindering your quest to find good love. They include the Failure-if-not-Forever Fallacy which demonstrates that a failed marriage or monogamy doesn't necessarily mean a failed relationship. Or the Evolution-Confusion Bruisin' that illustrates that evolution is desperately trying to find us a happy-ever-after mate -- if we, and society, will only get out of the way. Or the Grass-is-Greener Misdemeanor which deconstructs the plethora of pressures pestering us to demean the love we do have. Dr. David Buss, who wrote the worldwide best seller The Evolution of Desire said about Advanced Romance: "This book is absolutely terrific and I'm sure will be a big success. It contains many important insights that will be very useful to readers. By deeply understanding that much of American society is entering a post-Puritan and post-Playboy stage, many of the heartwarming and transforming insights to which Dr. Buss alludes are revealed. These include the christening of STEs, sexually transmitted emotions -- not to be confused with STDs -- and how satisfying and dangerous they can be. Or the conclusion that, given the great divorce and breakup rates, emotional prenuptials may be as important as financial ones. Or the counter-intuitive contention that Platonic flirting with other people can sometimes boost the zest between an otherwise depressed, monogamous couple. Advanced Romance is a splendidly comprehensive, yet enchantingly easy read, aimed at the battle-scarred, yet still incurable, romantic. It synthesizes the work of many relationship geniuses including groundbreaking anthropologist Helen Fisher, aforementioned trailblazing evolutionist David Buss, and iconoclast therapist Ester Perel, and uses those conclusions to springboard into exciting new relationship horizons. After reading AR, you may find that your love life -- and love of life -- are substantially enhanced, if not dramatically revolutionized.