The NPR commentator and author of the best-selling Stick Figure describes her realization that she was prioritizing the wrong qualities in her search for a life partner, in an unstinting account that draws on the positive and negative responses to her 2008 Atlantic article. Reprint. The NPR commentator describes her realization that she was prioritizing the wrong qualities in her search for a life partner, in an unstinting account that draws on the positive and negative responses to her 2008 Atlantic article. The controversial national bestseller! Nearly forty and single, Lori Gottlieb faced the unthinkable: shed wasted her best years chasing an elusive Prince Charming who might not even exist. Meanwhile, her friends whod settled for Mr. Good Enough ended up married to excellent husbands and fathers. This is an eye-opening, funny, painful, and always truthful in-depth examination of modern relationships and a wake-up call about getting real about Mr. Right.
