• Preface – Or How This Book Got
• Partnerless People: The Current
• Changing Trends
• Hitched Or Ditched? The Fear Of
• You (Wonderful You) And The Idea
• Meeting Places And People
• First Date, Last Date? Cautionar
• Making The Right Choice
• Winning Moves Improving Communic
• To Wed Or Not To Wed: Cohabitati
• The Right Answers?
• Pearls . . . Not Before Time

Meet Your Match

• Preface – Or How This Book Got Its Title
  • Conclusion
• Partnerless People: The Current Scene
  • ‘would Like To Meet’
  • Finders, Not Keepers
  • Biology Versus Equality
• Changing Trends
  • Adultery And Inheritance
  • New Opportunities And Freedoms
  • Where Are All The Single Men?
  • Man: The Endangered Species?
  • The New Balance Of Power
  • Children Need Fathers
  • Marital Harmony
• Hitched Or Ditched? The Fear Of Commitment
  • A Wedding Or Marriage?
  • More Than Physical?
  • The Long Distance Lover
  • A Different Life
  • Remaining Single
  • Spinsters Give Mrs A Miss
  • Think You Can Change Him?
  • Dealing With Non-Commitment
• You (Wonderful You) And The Ideal Partner
  • Working And Winning
  • What You Have, You Hold
  • Marriage Is A Marathon, Not A Sprint
  • Unequal Equals
  • Firm Partners
  • Making The Best Of Yourself
  • Initial Attraction
  • Chased
  • Love At Last Sight
  • Neutral Territory
  • Non-Neutral Territory
  • A Numbers Game
  • The Common Sense Approach
  • Dare To Be Brave
  • Self Analysis
  • Activities You Enjoy Or Groups You Might Like To Join
• Meeting Places And People
  • Start Young, By Degrees
  • Other Promising Situations
  • Wait For It
  • First Past The Post
  • Art For Heart’s Sake
  • Food For Thought
  • Food Of Love
  • Fun In The Sun
  • Matchmaking Organisations
  • 21st Century Isolation
• First Date, Last Date? Cautionary Tales
  • Classified Adverts
  • Public Relations: Personal Choice
  • Underground Romance
  • Double Meanings For Singles
  • Safety First
  • Staying Safe
  • The Dangers For Older Men
• Making The Right Choice
  • Catchers In The Web
  • Dating Agencies
  • Marriage Bureaux
  • Introduction Agencies
  • Speed Dating
  • Holidays
  • Escorts
• Winning Moves Improving Communication
  • Are They Really Single?
  • First Impressions
  • What To Say
  • Hidden Language
  • Encouraging Conversation
  • Reading The Signs
  • Take A Chance
  • What Is Your Style?
  • Irresistible You
• To Wed Or Not To Wed: Cohabitation Versus Marriage
  • Modern Relationships
  • Happily Ever After?
  • What Makes A Marriage?
  • The ‘common Law’ Wife
  • Advantages For ‘singles’
  • Sources Of Legal Help
  • A Word For ‘singles’
  • Conclusions
• The Right Answers?
  • Multiple Choice
  • Testing Time
  • Unhappy Predictions
  • Present Imperfect
  • Appreciate The Positive
  • Troublemakers
  • Avoiding Arguments
  • Money Troubles
• Pearls . . . Not Before Time
  • Problem Solving
  • Never From Venus . . . Or Mars
  • Understanding
  • Lies, Big And Little
  • Giving Advice
  • Sex
  • Making Your Spouse Feel Special
  • When Two Become Three Or More
  • B Ys With Your Xs (Be Wise With Your Exes – And Kindly, Too)
  • Some Last Guidelines