The First Fifteen Minutes: For Those Dating with Marriage in Mind

The purpose of The First 15 Minutes is to teach you how to date strategically when you're ready to get married. I call this ZONING. The premise of this book is that it only takes 15 minutes to ZONE. Within The First 15 Minutes of meeting someone, you can determine whether or not the two of you have the potential for maximum compatibility. As discussed in greater detail in the following book, there are three ZONES of compatibility: 1) The RED ZONE (zero to minimal compatibility); 2) The YELLOW ZONE (moderate to high compatibility); and The GREEN ZONE (maximum compatibility). The seven principles of Zoning outlined in The First 15 Minutes provide a road-map for simplifying the dating process. My goal in this short, but powerful book, is to encourage you to focus on the fundamentals of relationship building, including self-awareness, setting a clear standard from which you refuse to compromise, developing patience, maintaining a positive attitude, and exercising discernment throughout the development of your relationships. Following the principles in this book will cause you to stop wasting your time with incompatible people. Not everyone you meet is a potential candidate for marriage. In fact, very few people fall within the category of those potentially "qualified" to share the intimacies of your life, dreams, and future. A happy marriage is a result of just a few key choices, the most important of which is identifying someone with whom you have maximum compatibility. If you are willing to accept the principles of The First 15 Minutes, and change your approach accordingly, you will succeed in finding a person who will work with you to build the foundation necessary for a happy marriage. The First 15 Minutes is rich with principles for dating strategically. Learn the technique of Zoning, the 15-minute process of determining your level of campatibility with others ZONING is the 15-minute process of identifying and eliminating those individuals with whom you do not have maximum compatibility.