The Tactical Guide to Women: How Men Can Manage Risk in Dating and Marriage

For men, love is a high-stakes gamble. The right woman can be the best part of a man's life, and the wrong one can lead to personal and financial ruin. In today's climate, no man should venture into romance without a reliable risk-management strategy.

The Tactical Guide to Women delivers a solid plan for allowing the right women into your life, and keeping the wrong ones at a safe distance. You'll discover how to:

• Identify good women of low drama and high character


• Reduce your vulnerability to women who seem perfect for you--but aren't


• Spot the early warning signs of emotional instability

You'll also learn:

• Critical techniques for seeing women clearly


• The most common mistakes that lead men into disastrous relationships


• How to reduce the odds of a good relationship going bad

Impeccably researched and backed by the author's decade of clinical experience, The Tactical Guide to Women provides men with desperately needed, rarely discussed strategies for finding sanity, joy, and companionship. This is not another book about getting laid. This book is about not getting screwed.

“Lots of great gems for men here: about understanding (and improving) their own dating patterns, about how to screen potential partners for likely trouble and how to be happy in a relationship. Dr. Smith knows what he’s talking about, using a wide range of helpful case examples—of failure and success—in this very encouraging book.”

—Bill Eddy, lead author of Splitting: Protecting Yourself While Divorcing Someone with Borderline or Narcissistic Personality and co-author of Dating Radar