How to Successfully Date a Married Man

Book excerpt: Gloria Bonds' How to Successfully Date a Married Man delivers a full dose of reality to the other woman on the ins and outs, the cons, and the expectations of dating a married man. She conducted more than 250 interviews with the largest sample population being women who were or are the "other woman." Husbands who are cheaters or who have cheated and wives who have experienced the pain of their husband's affairs make up the rest of the population size. Although she primarily targets the other woman, these interviews produced a collection of stories that revealed not only patterns of behaviors among married man who cheat, but a frame of reference among women who believe they can successfully cheat with, date, and have another woman's husband. The revelations made by both cheating husbands and the other women that date them in no way are meant to condone or promote cheating. How to Successfully Date a Married Man is an exploration in speaking the truth about dating a man who is married, the commonalities of these relationships, and the aftermath effects on the other woman, the married man and his wife. As the author writes, "There are lessons to be learned by all." Gloria Bonds is an author and a PhD candidate in clinical psychology. Her professional and educational background in human relations and psychology has given her a broad base from which to approach various subject matters. Her master's capstone project examined the successful outcome of high school abstinence intervention programs without prior instruction on sexual media content. She is a member of The Writer's Center, The Association of Writers and Writing Programs, The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, The American Psychological Association, and The Association for Psychological Science. This is her first book. Future projects include; Nappy-G, a children's series, and The Struggle to Heal, which will be published next year. You may learn more about her work at www.gloriabonds.com. She lives in Springfield, Virginia with her two dogs, Will and Chandler