Preface -- Section I: Prepare yourself. Do the headwork -- Identify the emotional traits of your next partner -- Section II: Start dating. Master the mechanics and manners of online dating -- Reconsider your automatic categories -- Date as a realist: Are negative attitudes or fantasies sabotaging you? -- Navigate the emotional currents of dating -- Section III: Create a relationship to cherish, and make it work. Try a relationship -- Rediscover sex-with a new partner at a new time in life -- Live together or not, marry or not: Create the relationship you need -- Deal with the kids-or work around them -- Meet the challenges, and savor every moment.