First off, the term jerk is genderless. . This book should be required reading for all people that are of dating age and reread again after any unsatisfactory relationship. . The world would be a healthier place indeed. . I’ve listened to this book and chapters of this book 5 different times on @audible. . I’ve recommended this book to countless friends that have loved it! . No one is taught relationship skills. Maybe your parents talked about it. Maybe they didn’t? . You definitely watched your parents relationship behavior and those around and drew knowledge and behavior from that. . Not all of us had good examples and bad examples tend to put us in danger for falling in love with jerks. . On the other side of that coin, if you don’t know what to look for, you can be fooled! . John Van Epp, therapist, former adjunct professor, author and lecturer, is the President and Founder of LoveThinks, LCC, an organization dedicated to the development of resources that promote healthy individuals and relationships. Dr. Van Epp’s evidence-based relationship programs were developed from the combination of his twenty-five years of clinical counseling in his private practice, of his previous position as founding pastor of a nondenominational church, and of his extensive reviews of research in premarital, marital and family relations from teaching graduate marriage and family coursework as an adjunct professor. You can reach John at www.lovethinks.com and www.mylovethinks.com and buy his book on amazon here https://www.amazon.com/How-Avoid-Falling-Love-Jerk/dp/0071548424 www.allwaysanotherway.com