Staff Writer, The American Magazine
NEW YORK
E. P. DUTTON & COMPANY, INC.
1946
Copyright, 1946, by E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc.
All rights reserved. Printed in the U.S.A.
FIRST EDITION
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To
OUR TWO DAUGHTERS
and
OUR TWO SONS
Who Have Yet to Pick Their Mates
Contents
| PAGE | ||
| List of Tests | [9] | |
| Foreword | [11] | |
| CHAPTER | ||
| I. | Why Marry, Anyhow? | [15] |
| II. | Your Chances of Getting a Mate You’ll Like | [23] |
| III. | Are You Ready for Married Love? | [38] |
| IV. | Is It Love—or Infatuation? | [47] |
| V. | Growing Up Sexually | [55] |
| VI. | Sex Adventuring | [63] |
| VII. | Do You Frighten Possible Mates Away? | [74] |
| VIII. | Attracting the One You Want | [83] |
| IX. | Is the One You Want the One You Need? | [91] |
| X. | Crucial Traits for a Happy Marriage | [98] |
| XI. | Test Your Mate and Yourself | [107] |
| XII. | Now, See How You Match as a Couple! | [124] |
| XIII. | Beware of Mixed Marriages | [139] |
| XIV. | Nine Dangerous Characters | [146] |
| XV. | People Who Should Not Marry at All | [156] |
| XVI. | Will a Job Undermine Your Marriage? | [165] |
| XVII. | The Veteran as a Mate | [174] |
| XVIII. | So You Agree to Marry: What Next? | [183] |
| XIX. | Getting Ready for Married Intimacy | [189] |
| XX. | Getting Off to a Good Start | [195] |
| After Thoughts | [204] | |
| Appendix A: Selected Bibliography | [206] | |
| Appendix B: Marriage Counseling Agencies | [211] | |
| Index | [213] | |