Unnatural Selection: He's Not my Type / TANGO offer - 12/06/06

[Smartmarriages]

- UNNATURAL SELECTION: HE'S NOT MY TYPE

Here's a great article from the current issue of TANGO Magazine.
I think you'll find it useful in your work (you could hand it out at the
beginning of all your "How to Avoid Marrying a Jerk" or "LoveU2" classes) -
and maybe with your daughters or a favorite niece. This is just a snippet.
Maybe one that Nancy McLaren will add to the next edition of "Loving Well".
I urge you to click the link and read the full piece. The author, Leslie
Bennett's new book, The Feminine Mistake, will be published by Hyperion in
April. Sounds promising. - diane

> When I talk to younger friends, they often tell me about men they¹ve rejected
> after one date. ³He¹s not my type,² they insist. ³There was no chemistry.² If
> I urge them to keep an open mind, they snort derisively and assure me that
> they know what they¹re talking about.
> 
> But I don¹t believe them‹the first night I spent with Jeremy showed me that I
> knew approximately as much about discerning chemistry as I do about nuclear
> physics‹ and I feel sad for what they might be missing. There may well be such
> a thing as love at first sight; I know people who claim to have experienced
> it, although the ensuing relationships rarely lasted over the long haul.
> 
> And when I think about my friends, I realize that every single one who¹s in a
> stable, longterm marriage is wed to a man she initially claimed was not her
> type.
> 
For the full article:
http://www.smartmarriages.com/mytype.html

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- TANGO - GREAT FREE OFFER TO THE SMARTMARRIAGES LISTSERV

Many of you are familiar with TANGO magazine.  Andrea Miller, TANGO founder,
attended the Smart Marriages conference even before the magazine launched.
She's sent Tango reporters to each conference since and they've featured
many great articles, including the "One Plus One" series by Kelly Bare, that
I've shared with the list. She's the one that got engaged and attended Smart
Marriages and then attended a bunch of marriage education classes with her
fiancee: 
http://lists101.his.com/pipermail/smartmarriages/2005-September/002797.html

Harville Hendrix, Helen LaKelly Hunt, Pat Love, and I are on their expert
advisory list, and, their logo "Smart Talk About Love" looks awfully
familiar..... 

Now, they're making a special offer to Smart Marriages list serv
subscribers: a year-long free subscription to the magazine AND/OR a two
month free subscription to the on-line, digital version.  No catches as far
as a I can see - and no deal between them and me/smartmarriages.  I'm simply
passing their offer along to you.  They assure me your contact info won't be
sold and that there is no way you will be billed at the end of the "free
subscription" period.  If you only subscribe so you can scope them out and
figure out how to best propose articles and give them your own expert
advice, that's reason enough.  They are always looking for good
dating/relationship/marriage content.  Here's the info they sent me, you
just click on the links below for your free subscriptions.  - diane

> Digital Edition: 
> http://www.tangomag.com/tabid/217/Default.aspx
> 
> The digital edition is a virtual facsimile of our print magazine. The ads,
> articles and art all appear in the same positioning. There are a couple
> advantages of the digital edition. First, it can be accessed from any computer
> via log-in. Second, some of the content contains embedded links allowing a
> reader to click on advertisements and be taken to a site to learn more about
> or purchase a product. Third, readers can give feedback and read feedback
> given by other readers on an article.
> 
> The current offer is for two months of free use of the digital edition.
> 
> -------------------------------
> Print Edition: 
> http://www.tangomag.com/tabid/210/Default.aspx?sssdmh=dm24.0&Source=I6PG01
> 
> While the digital edition is a great complementary product, the paper magazine
> is still the main attraction. We are offering a one year (6 issue)
> subscription to Smart Marriage's users. The offer contains no risk. Just sign
> up, receive the magazine and enjoy.
>  

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