Research

Take the Strong Women and Love Survey

If you wish to learn more about the survey and test your Cookie meter, which is mentioned on www.drlbwish.blogspot.com, the blog for the love adventures of Almost Smart Cookie, then continue reading.  You will have another chance at the end to participate in the Survey.  The Cookie Meter Quiz grew directly out of the research findings about women's relationship mistakes and solutions.

About the Survey and Research

You can learn more about yourself and help other women by being part of Dr. LeslieBeth Wish's research for her next book "Strong Women and Love:  How to Break Bad Love Habits and Choose Good Relationships."  The research about strong women and love includes a survey.

Today's women are often smart about work and career but not about love.  The study shows that many strong women don't know how to choose men wisely, date the same types of men and make dangerous relationship mistakes.

To see a sample of women's typical love problems and solutions from the research, take this brief Smart Cookie Meter Quiz to test your relationship and dating smarts. Perhaps it will spark your bravery in taking the survey and becoming eligible to win free help. Read more about the survey and prizes after the quiz results.

Smart Cookie Meter Quiz

(Read each statement and think quickly if it is True or False. The explanations appear after the statements)

1.  Couples should spend time reviewing where the relationship is going and what each person expects from it. True or False?

2.  When you fall in love you should really fall. True or False?

3. A great Valentine's Day celebration is for the man to plan a weekend getaway that includes a romantic dinner, flowers, perfect gifts and a carriage ride or amazing view or setting. True or False?

4.  When something bothers a woman about her partner, she should give it to him straight. True or False?

Explanations:

1. Okay, let's get it right out there--this situation only happens when you've had sex too soon and have not taken the time to know your and the man's values, needs and expectation. Soon you end up trying to define the relationship rather than be the relationship. Research shows that happy couples do not spend very much time talking about "where the relationship is going."  They know it.  The answer is False.

2.  Smart love at first sight can happen--but only when a woman is brave enough to know and accept her needs, can read men well and selects healthy relationships.  That's a tall order that few women can fill.  Most smart women don't fall into love right away, they walk slowly into friendship first.  As love develops, give it your all.  Women who rush love are secretly insecure women--no matter what they've accomplished.  False is the correct answer.

3.  Who is this woman--the Queen of Sheba?  A smart woman doesn't require a man to go overboard or "prove his love" to fill the woman's hidden low sense of self-worth. And whatever happened to the woman buying something for the man?  Choose False.

4.  Oh, an old saying is coming to mind:  She can dish it out but she can't take it.  Never give advice in a form and tone that you wouldn't want to receive. Feedback should both help and enhance the person on the receiving end.  The right answer is false.

Well, are you a Smart Cookie?

 

Take the Survey, Win Prizes.

You can become part of the research by taking the Strong Women and Love Survey.  Three lucky women who have completed and submitted the survey will be chosen at random to receive the book when it is published and an hour of free relationship advice from Dr. Wish on the phone.  The relationship advice includes a personal discussion of your survey results and help with your relationship issues, dating tips, and questions.

If you are interested in being included in the research and the random drawing for the published book and a free, personalized conversation with Dr. Wish, take the survey.

If you would like to be notified about some of the dating and mating tips from the survey findings and about the publication of the book, but you do NOT want to take the survey, please BE SURE to provide your name, city, state, and email.