He's Got Potential: A Field Guide to Shy Guys, Bad Boys, Intellectuals, Cheaters, and Everything in Between

In this field guide to single men, psychologist/advice columnist Vranich and sexual health expert Marder explain and refine women's urge to improve their mates, using foresight and practical wisdom to encourage women to find a man who suits them better initially, and who can honestly (and happily) accept direction regarding his loved one's desires. The duo, each with background in magazines, maintain a breezy but authoritative tone as they break down prospects into different archetypes (the couch potato, the man-child, the ""undomesticated guy"") and assess their potential for change, analyze women's penchant for ""bad boys,"" and discuss effective tactics for communicating concerns. Though their advice and analysis can be overmuch-less for the casually dating than for those seriously seeking long-term relationship and marriage-Vranich and Marder know that common sense advice can be easy to overlook in the heat of the hunt, and put that advice in useful context that makes it easy to absorb. Women hoping that their next ""project"" will be their last should benefit from this matter-of-fact guide.