�Insightful, 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 of Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus Drawing on clinical research on love, attachment, and intimacy, How to Avoid Falling in Love with a Jerk reveals how you can make smarter choices of your romantic partners and avoid heartbreak later. Based on Dr. John Van Epp�s nationally renowned �How 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 �The Right One� when he or she comes along.