IT'S COMPLICATED (BUT IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE)

This is a no-holds-barred guide to finding and keeping love in the modern world.

Finding and keeping a mate has never been harder than it is today. In a time when married politicians get caught sexting extra-marital sweethearts, when courtship is an exaggerated ritual only seen on reality TV, and when more and more people are delaying marriage in pursuit of education and careers, new rules are needed to navigate the complicated and, often, hostile love landscape that now exists both on- and off-line.

In IT’S COMPLICATED (BUT IT DOESN’T HAVE TO BE), Paul Carrick Brunson, the “Modern Day Matchmaker” and dating expert on Dr. Drew’s “Lifechangers” daytime television show, uses his years of research and expertise as a matchmaker, as well as his own personal experience, to guide readers through an era when people meet dates online and love interests are subjected to Google searches from the mo ment they give their last name. Each chapter will be a mix of personal stories from friends, clients and Brunson’s own life, intersected with the real deal on dating and love. Paul Carrick Brunson is a professional matchmaker and certified life coach. He is a weekly columnist for Essence.com and the founder of One Degree From Me, a matchmaking and life coaching company. Brunson recently signed a television deal with Oprah’s OWN network to co-host a show on love and dating in Summer 2012.