Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-232)

Smart love : beyond what feels good, back to what is good -- The seven habits of highly defective dating : recognizing dating's negative tendencies -- A new attitude : five attitude changes to help you avoid defective dating -- Looking up "love" in God's dictionary : learning the true definition of love -- The right thing at the wrong time is the wrong thing : how to keep impatience from robbing you of the gift of singleness -- The direction of purity : how to get on the road to righteousness -- A cleansed past : the room : how Jesus can redeem your past -- Starting with a clean slate : four important steps for getting on track with God's plan -- Just friends in a just-do-it world : keys for keeping your relationships with the opposite sex out of the "romantic zone" -- Guard your heart : how to fight the pollutants of lust, infatuation, and self-pity -- "You don't date? What are you, nuts?" : what to do when people ask why you don't play the dating game -- Redeeming the time : making the most of your singleness -- Ready for the sack but not for the sacrifice : how to have a biblical and realistic vision of marriage -- What matters at fifty? : character qualities and attitudes that matter most in a life partner -- Principled romance : principles that can guide you from friendship to marriage -- Someday I'll have a story to tell : writing a love story you'll feel proud to tell

The author proposes that the reader "reorder ... romantic life in the light of God's Word and find more fulfillment than a date could ever give--a life of sincere love, true purity and purposeful singleness."--Cover

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