Product Description

A compulsive, informative and eye-opening read for women who want to know which men are most likely to commit to a relationship, what attributes in a partner they're looking for or whether their current partner will ever propose. Based on 11 years of extensive market research An utterly compelling read, this book contains illuminating facts and tips from the author's market research team of 300 experienced researchers who interviewed focus groups and engaged couples over a period of 11 years. Over 2,500 women and their fiances, along with over 1000 single people, were interviewed. When their answers to questions were analysed, patterns arose that led to the successful strategies offered in this book. Discover: / How to increase your chances of marrying by up to 60% / Ten warning signals that a man is never going to marry / How to trigger a proposal / The advantages and dangers of dating divorced or widowed men / How to deal with a partner's children Findings included: / After 18 months of a relationship, the chances that a man will propose drop by 50% / Women who are slender have an easier time meeting men and better odds of getting married / To be on the safe side, a woman should seriously start looking for a husband in her late 20s. / The majority of male graduates between 28 and 33 are in their high commitment years and likely to propose / After 38, the chances men will ever marry drop dramatically. At 42 or 43 many men become confirmed batchelors / Single men in their late thirties or forties with divorced parents may believe in living together, because in their minds, once people marry, the romance ends / Men rate sexual or social virtue when choosing a bride: someone they could take home to Mother or introduce to their boss / For many, their future spouse is a status symbol; meeting their ideas of refinement, elegance and decency

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #11066 in Books
• Published on: 2004-01-19
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 240 pages

From the Publisher
An utterly compelling read, this book contains illuminating facts and tips from the author's market research team of 300 experienced researchers who interviewed focus groups and engaged couples over a period of 11 years.
Over 2,500 women and their fiances, along with over 1000 single people, were interviewed. When their answers to questions were analysed, patterns arose that led to the successful strategies offered in this book.

• Discover:
– How to increase your chances of marrying by up to 60%
– Ten warning signals that a man is never going to marry
– How to trigger a proposal
– The advantages and dangers of dating divorced or widowed men
– How to deal with a partner’s children

• Findings included:
- After 18 months of a relationship, the chances that a man will propose drop by 50%
- Women who are slender have an easier time meeting men and better odds of getting married
- To be on the safe side, a woman should seriously start looking for a husband in her late 20s.

- The majority of male graduates between 28 and 33 are in their high commitment years and likely to propose
- After 38, the chances men will ever marry drop dramatically. At 42 or 43 many men become confirmed batchelors
- Single men in their late thirties or forties with divorced parents may believe in living together, because in their minds, once people marry, the romance ends
- Men rate sexual or social virtue when choosing a bride: someone they could take home to Mother or introduce to their boss
- For many, their future spouse is a status symbol; meeting their ideas of refinement, elegance and decency

About the Author
John Molloy is the New York Times bestselling author of Dress for Success and The Women's Dress for Success Book and a much sought-after image consultant and corporate speaker. He lives in Florida.

Customer Reviews

Wow - every single woman shoudl read this
I bought this book based on the title, and thought that the contents would be nonsense. Actually the book was fascinating, and the huge amount of research that went into it was impressive. I have now bought this book for several single girlfriends, and they all agree that it openned thrie eyes to a lot of things they had been doing wrong in terms of dating.
All relationships are different, but this book is a must read for any single woman looking for a permanent relationship.
I blends common sense, the obvious points we all forget and need to be reminded of, and lots of advise on how to make things better in terms of dating and relationships.

Awesome insight!
This book is painfully right on. It's got some insight and some of us women might not like it. However, I do agree that while the truth hurts, it's better to hear it than not. Hence, this book.

The books has an excellent mix of old info and new statistics, which make for good reading. It's good to compare what used to go on to what goes on now.

All in all, I say this is a must read for women who are interested in getting married. Another good book along this subject is "Man Magnet" (Miller) and "Why Men Love Bitches" (Argov).

Essential Reading !
This book is so well researched, as the author constantly reminds you, that is quite hard to argue with the evidence and theories presented. I found this book very enjoyable reading because it was so packed with statistics and real life examples. The book is full of help, advice and information on what exactly motivates men to marry women,and this subject is divided in to the various stages of men's lives, the various kinds of men and their various baggage, and the kind of women that men marry.
It is fresh, original and informative.
It's not a manual on how to get a man to marry you, but it will help you look at your man's marriage potential with a new perspective.
Check it out ! You will learn something new!