Mr Good Enough: The case for choosing a Real Man over holding out for Mr Perfect
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Lori Gottlieb. Mr Good Enough: The case for choosing a Real Man over holding out for Mr Perfect
Contents
Prologue The Husband Store
1 The Dating Trenches
2 The Romantic Comedy That Predicted My Future
3 How Feminism Fucked Up My Love Life
4 Speed Dating Disaster
PART TWO From Fantasy to Reality
5 Older, and Wanting to Be Wiser
6 $3,500 for Love
7 The What Versus the Why
8 Mondays with Evan Session One: The Percentages
9 It’s Not Him, It’s You
PART THREE Making Smarter Choices
10 Don’t Be Picky, Be Happy
BUT IS A GUY LIKE A SWEATER?
THE HUSBAND RETURN POLICY
EVERY “8” BECOMES A “6” OVER TIME
TOXIC MAXIMIZERS
MARRIAGE: THE GAME SHOW
11 Mondays with Evan Session Two—The Wrong Assumptions
THE GAG REFLEX
IT’S A PROFILE, NOT A LIFE STORY
“HAPPY” DOESN’T MEAN “GAY”
FINDING OUT IF HE’S AN “EH” OR AN “UGH”
12 The Men Who Got Away
ANDY—THE GUY I ASSUMED WASN’T COOL ENOUGH
MATT—THE GUY I ASSUMED WAS PERFECT
JEFF—THE GUY I ASSUMED WASN’T BRAINY ENOUGH
13 Pulling Another Sheldon
ANOTHER GUY GETS AWAY
14 Mondays with Evan Session Three—The Lowdown on Alpha Males
A NICE GUY WITH BALLS
ALPHA MALES DON’T MARRY ME
15 What First Dates Really Tell Us
CHANGING THE STORY
I WOULDN’T RETURN HIS CALLS
THE FROG PRINCE
HE LOOKED SHORT—IN A HEADSHOT
THREE HUNDRED FIRST-DATE MISTAKES
CONFUSING GOOD DATERS WITH GOOD HUSBANDS
16 Are Women Pickier Than Men?
ONE-STOP SHOPPING
I CAN BE LESS PICKY—IN THEORY
WOMEN WANT MORE
PART FOUR What Really Matters
17 Mondays with Evan Session Four—Wants Versus Needs
EVAN READS ME THE RIOT ACT
WHICH BRINGS US BACK TO MIKE
NARROWING DOWN THE NEEDS
A HUSBAND WHO WANTS TO GET MARRIED
18 The Business of Love
OLDER, OVERWEIGHT, AND BALD (WHICH THEY ALL EVENTUALLY BECOME ANYWAY)
THE PRINCE CHARMING PRICE TAG
SUNK COSTS AND OPPORTUNITY COSTS
THE BACHELOR AUCTION
A YEAR OF MARRIAGE
SELLING TOO EARLY
DEPRECIATING ASSETS
$10,000 AN INCH
YOU’RE ONLY AS VALUABLE AS YOUR OPTIONS
MARRIAGE IS A GOOD BUSINESS TO BE IN
19 Love at Twenty-seventh Sight
THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH HIM
THE COMMITMENT IS LIBERATING
WHAT’S A HUSBAND FOR?
LOVE IS TIMING, A VERB, AND A NOUN
20 Mondays with Evan Session 5—The Chemistry-to-Compatibility Ratio
GOING FOR THE SEXY
LET’S TALK ABOUT YOUR CHILDHOOD
THE CHEMISTRY ADDICTION
ARE YOU HAVING YOUR PERIOD?
FAMOUS LAST WORDS
21 Dump the List, Not the Guy
FORGET ABOUT “MY TYPE”
BEING SURPRISED BY THE POT
BREAKING UP WITH MY LIST
PART FIVE Putting It All Together
22 The Good Enough Marriage
DIFFERENT, BUT NOT BETTER
INHERITING THE EXPECTATIONS
A SHIFT FROM “US” TO “ME”
WANTING A BOYFRIEND AND A HUSBAND
23 A Visit with the Rabb
FEELING TOO COMFORTABLE
DATING ROBERT REICH
MARRIED TO THE MARRIAGE
BREAKING UP WITH HIS WIFE
TAKING OUT THE TRASH
HOW THIS ALL RELATES TO SHELDON2
24 Claire’s Story—Getting Over Myself
WHAT HE WASN’T
FORTY AND CONFUSED
THE STATUS MAN
A DEEPER KIND OF ROMANCE
25 Alexandra’s Story—Mr. Right in Front of Me
HE’S LIKE A BROTHER
CHASING THE WRONG IDEAL
THE RIGHT BALANCE OF EVERYTHING
26 Hilary’s Story—Finding What I Needed
MAYBE HE’D BE GOOD FOR A FLING
DOUBTING MYSELF
HE TALKED ABOUT RACE CARS
RECALIBRATING THE BUTTERFLIES
27 My Story—A Dating Public Service Announcement
WENDY’S NEW SUITORS
DRUNK DATING
A DIFFERENT KIND OF EMPOWERMENT
HEY, YOU—IN THE PINK SHIRT
Epilogue Where They Are Now
Acknowledgments
ALSO BY LORI GOTTLIEB
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