Why Men Marry Some Women and Not Others: The Fascinating Research That Can Land You the Husband of Your Dreams

From Publishers Weekly
Though the title makes this volume sound more like a Gone With The Wind-era admonition than a modern-day marriage manifesto, Molloy (Dress for Success) promises to "increase your chances of marrying by up to 60 percent" and teach women how to spot "ten warning signals that a man is never going to marry you." For the woman dedicated to landing a mate, this book does offer practical tips based on Molloy's interviews with thousands of engaged and married people. Some of the advice offered is common sense ("date eligible men," "if you want to meet men...pick a place where men really go"-i.e., a sports bar), but other suggestions have an unintentionally humorous effect. In the "Size Matters" section, Molloy writes: "Being overweight dramatically reduces your changes of attracting and marrying men... Naturally, there are many overweight women who do marry. We ran across dozens." Though he offers helpful chapters on relationship stages, open communication, divorced and widowed men and marriage after 40, Molloy's tone often makes it sound as if men do women a favor by marrying them. "If you want to discuss marriage, you're probably going to have to bring the subject up, because many men never will," Molloy warns, and his book sets forth a straightforward plan for any marriage-minded woman willing to change her habits. For better or worse, Molloy proves that most men still choose mates based upon qualities that signaled the perfect bride in the Edwardian era: virtue, respectability and accomplishment. Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.


Book Description
Bestselling author John T. Molloy delivers a groundbreaking book based on scientific research that shows women how they can improve their chances of getting married.John T. Molloy's research has helped women get ahead in the corporate world for years. In fact, his methods have worked so well that many women began asking how to apply these same techniques to get ahead in their personal lives--specifically to find and marry Mr. Right. This book is the result of over 2000 interviews with married couples and over 1,800 unmarried men and women. Molloy's remarkable study reveals: ï exactly what women need to do to make their boyfriends pop the question ï the top signs a relationship is bound for the altar--or bound for disaster ï how to identify which men are the "marrying kind" and which definitely are not ï and much more. WHY MEN MARRY SOME WOMEN AND NOT OTHERS will turn frustrated bachelorettes everywhere into blushing brides!


About the Author
John T. Molloy lives in Florida


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Molloy, author of the best-selling "Dress for Success" series, applies his statistical skills to the subject of finding a husband. He conducted focus groups, interviewed people coming out of marriage-license bureaus, and then crunched the numbers to extract information on first impressions, the stages of a relationship, marriage after 40, widowed and divorced men, and meeting online. Much of what he has to report is almost intuitive-e.g., doctors and lawyers usually don't think about getting hitched before 28. To boot, Molloy does not explicitly state how many focus groups and people he worked with and from whence he draws his conclusions, and he provides no charts or other bibliographic information about how his study was conducted. He does relate that he varied interviewers when he got what he perceived as skewed results. And he freely admits that there are always exceptions to the rule. Despite its faults, this is an interesting piece of pop science (with a grain or two of advice) that patrons will request owing to the author's reputation and the national publicity campaign planned. Recommended for large public libraries.-Margaret Cardwell, Christian Brothers Univ. Lib., Memphis Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.


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