Have you almost given up on love? Would you rather join a nunnery than go on another Tinder date? Don't go into self-imposed exile just yet - love is an essential part of life that can open the door to personal growth in unexpected ways. Sure, love will not solve all your dark emo problems—but love makes us feel good and takes us outside ourselves. I know how tough the dating scene is today, so I wrote Master Dater to help you shake off those unproductive insecurities and frustrations, and become the most attractive and "whole" version of yourself.

Drawing on 16 years as a clinical psychotherapist and relationships counselor, and way too many dating failures and triumphs of my own, I want to show every hard-up single that they don't have to settle for bad romance - even as technology isolates us. I hope you will see some of yourself in me, because I'm a work-in-progress too. I don't have a magic love potion, but I can offer a healthy roadmap for finding a deep, meaningful connection while navigating (what often feels like) the soulless hook-up factories that are most dating sites.

Aiming to make psychology digestible and self-help actually fun, I'm daring to channel my spirit animal, Miss Piggy to playfully karate-chop a little renewed confidence and motivation into you. You deserve love! Hi-yah! Ahem. I've said too much. For fans of psychology, self-help, and relationship books, Master Dater is a dangerously addictive dating guide where humility and hilarity meets clinical authority. What are you waiting for? Put away your vibrating rabbit, and go love somebody.