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Summary: €ŒInsightful, eye-opening, practical and highly readable, [this book] is for anyone who's tired of dating and wants to finally find €~the one'.€¥ --John Gray, author ofMen Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus Drawing on clinical research on love, attachment, and intimacy,How to Avoid Falling in Love with a Jerkreveals how you can make smarter choices of your romantic partners and avoid heartbreak later. Based on Dr. John Van Epp's nationally renowned €ŒHow to Avoid Marrying a Jerk€¥ workshops, this book presents his trademarked Relationship Attachment Model (RAM), which breaks down the five dynamic bonding forces that influence a relationship. Van Epp helps you simply and succinctly identify--and break-- destructive dating patterns. Most important, he shows you how to recognize €ŒThe Right One€¥ when he or she comes along.