(Ebook) The Real Thing: Lessons on Love and Life from a Wedding Reporter's Notebook by McCarthy, Ellen ISBN 9780345549693, 9780345549709, 0345549694, 0345549708

(Ebook) The Real Thing: Lessons on Love and Life from a Wedding Reporter's Notebook by McCarthy, Ellen ISBN 9780345549693, 9780345549709, 0345549694, 0345549708

From a Washington Post weddings reporter who's covered more than two hundred walks down the aisle comes a warm, witty, and wise book about relationships--the mystery, the science, and the secrets of how we find love and make it last.Ellen McCarthy has explored the complete journey of our timeless quest for "The One," the Soul Mate, the Real Thing. This indispensable collection of insights--on dating, commitment, breakups, weddings, and marriage--gives us a window into enduring romance:• Go Online Already--"It's a major time suck and a black hole of rejection and ambiguity and lies. But you know what? It also works." • Keep It Confidential--"If you have to get something off your chest, pick someone whose wisdom you really trust, and who isn't likely to spread the gossip to all your mutual acquaintances." • Be Nice--"Brewing the morning coffee, touching the small of your partner's back, filling their car with...