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After 22 years of marriage, Ted lost his wife to cancer. It took time to recover from such a devastating loss, but when he did, he realized he did not want to spend the rest of his life alone. So he developed a methodical strategy for finding a new life partner. Two and a half years and 131 dates later, he married his second Mrs. Right.

In BUILD A BETTER SPOUSE TRAP: A Street-Smart Dating Strategy for Men Who Have Lost a Love (M. Evans; February 2002) by Theodore S. Wentworth with Lexi Welanetz, Psy.D, and a Foreword by Jack Canfield, Ted reveals how to develop a deliberate, purposeful plan for finding that special new partner and best friend using a proven strategy that can help people who've lost a love handle the hurt and restore joy to their life.

Though this book is written specifically for single men looking for a new life partner, its incredible insight will also interest men looking to marry for the first time; single women looking for insight into men; and married people (male and female) looking to improve the dynamics of their relationship. In BUILD A BETTER SPOUSE TRAP readers will learn:

• How to deal with the pain of loss from death or divorce and how to move on.
• How to be a better "catch."
• Guidelines to Internet dating & how sex rules have changed.
• How to view each date as either "a lesson" or "the goal."
• A "field guide" of psychological land mines to avoid.
• How to have a healthy argument (especially what NOT to do).
• How to gently end a bad relationship (truthful things to say when breaking up).
• The intricacies of entering marriage the second time around.
• How to combine and separate collective financial assets (its the only dating book to include a sample premarital agreement).

Ted Wentworth has enjoyed a rewarding career as a nationally acclaimed Board-Certified Trial Lawyer specializing in medical and human rights issues, jury selection, sexual harassment, and employment law. He has appeared on such national television programs as "Oprah," "Dateline NBC" and the "CBS Evening News." To arrange an interview with Ted regarding BUILD A BETTER SPOUSE TRAP, or to discuss an excerpt or review, please call TOLL FREE  (800) 854-7181or send an email to tswmngr@aol.com

"When Ted Met Diana"
An Inspiring Story of Love the Second Time Around!

Before Diana von Welanetz met Ted Wentworth, she was married for twenty-five years to Paul von Welanetz. They were a storybook couple who shared everything, both personally and professionally. Their passion for cooking, entertaining and bringing people together led to successful careers as award-winning cookbook authors and hosts of a television show, and the founding of the Inside Edge, a prominent human potential organization.

In 1988, everything changed when Paul was diagnosed with terminal cancer. In rapidly declining health, he told Diana, "I don't want you to be alone." She replied, "Then send me someone." Paul said, "I will." (And he did: Ted Wentworth.)

After Paul's death, Diana became aware that Paul was still somehow present in her life and actively concerned with her and their daughter's well-being. Ted, who possessed a well-developed intuitive sense, revealed that he, too, felt a startling inner connection to Paul von Welanetz! A series of remarkable occurrences soon convinced them both that Ted was indeed the "someone" Paul promised to send. Diana documents their amazing story in her recent book SEND ME SOMEONE: A True Story of Love Here and Hereafter (a Renaissance book from St. Martin's Press).

Ted Wentworth was married for 22 years before losing his wife to cancer. After grieving, he realized he didn't want to spend the rest of his life alone, so he developed a methodical strategy for finding a new life partner. He met Diana, and the two have been married to one another for 11 years. He shares his heart (and his plan) in BUILD A BETTER SPOUSE TRAP: A Street-Smart Dating Strategy for Men Who Have Lost a Love, with a foreword by Jack Canfield (of CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL fame). Mark Victor Hansen says, "If you're ready to get on with your life, learn more about yourself and find the woman of your dreams–read this book. You'll want to share it with all single adults you know."

In an interview, Ted and Diana can not only show that love the second time around is possible - they can share their secrets for how to find it and keep it going strong!

To arrange an interview with Ted and Diana, please call TOLL FREE  (800) 854-7181 or send an email to my secretary at tswmngr@aol.com .

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Theodore S. Wentworth has been named one of the preeminent lawyers in the United Stated by the prestigious Martindale Hubbell Law Directory, as an expert in medical and human rights issues, jury selection, sexual harassment and employment law. Featured in Who's Who in America, Who's Who in the World and Who's Who in Law, he has appeared on "Oprah", "The Phil Donohue Show", "Dateline NBC", "CBS Evening News" and "The Leeza Show."

In his years of practice observing behaviors in thousands of people, Ted recognized that men like himself, who had been in a prolonged relationship and had lost their partners to death or divorce, were at a distinct disadvantage when they returned to dating. In collaboration with Lexi Welanetz, Psy.D., he wrote Build a Better Spouse Trap: A Street Smart Dating Strategy for Men Who Have Lost a Love, hoping  to provide readers with sophisticated insights and skills.

Happily married for 22 years before losing his wife Sharon to cancer, Ted has now been married for twelve years to Diana von Welanetz Wentworth, the "Mrs. Right" he found using the strategies he shares in his book.

Lexi Welanetz, Psy.D. specializes in in couples’ counseling, with her practice located in Los Angeles. She is also Ted's step-daughter.

Ted married Diana von Welanetz Wentworth who has enjoyed a celebrated career as an author of award-winning cookbooks and as a popular public speaker and television host. She is the co-author of six books with her late husband, Paul von Welanetz, and co-author with Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen of the bestsellers, Chicken Soup for the Soul Cookbook and Chicken Soup to Inspire Body and Soul. Diana was also founder, with Paul, of the Inside Edge, a visionary enterprise that helped launch the careers of many of the most celebrated authors and speakers in the human-potential movement. www.insideedge.org

Diana's Bio Here

BUILD A BETTER SPOUSE TRAP A Street-Smart Dating Strategy for Men Who Have Lost a Love By Theodore S. Wentworth

Suggested Interview Questions

1. After 22 years of marriage, you lost your wife, Sharon, to cancer. You know the depth of loss firsthand. What advice can you offer people, coping with the death or divorce of a spouse, for how to deal with the pain and how to eventually move forward?
2. There seem to be so many more single women than single men. Why do men need this book?
3. What are some ways that men (and women for that matter) can make themselves a better "catch?"
4. After the death or divorce of a spouse, a person has usually been out of the dating scene for quite a while. Can you tell us how sex rules have changed in recent years?
5. Any tips on Internet dating?
6. When a man begins the search for a new life partner, you say he should view every date as either "a lesson" or "the goal." Can you elaborate?
7. You list a whole "field guide" of psychological land mines to avoid in a potential partner. What are some of the most common and most dangerous personality glitches?
8. What are some ways to gently end a relationship that isn't working?
9. When you finally find the right person and you're in "the" relationship, there are bound to be times when you disagree. How can men and women have a healthy argument and what are some things they should especially avoid doing or saying?
10. When you decide to marry for a second time, there are many issues to consider that weren't as applicable the first time around. One such issue is finance: What is the best way to discuss this delicate topic? What are your suggestions for how to combine and separate collective financial assets? And what are your feelings regarding a pre-marital agreement?
11. What is the best advice you can offer a man or woman looking for a new life partner?

BUILD A BETTER SPOUSE TRAP A Street-Smart Dating Strategy for Men Who Have Lost a Love By Theodore S. Wentworth

Advance Praise for BUILD A BETTER SPOUSE TRAP A Street-Smart Dating Strategy for Men Who Have Lost a Love By Theodore S. Wentworth

John Gray, Ph.D.:
"A helpful, practical, real-life guide specifically for men who are serious about looking for a new love."
--John Gray, Ph.D., Best Selling Author of Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus

Susan Jeffers, Ph.D.:
" I loved this book! BUILD A BETTER SPOUSE TRAP is not only an important book for men, women will learn so much from it as well. It is filled with rich insights that will help all who read it find someone to love"
--Susan Jeffers, Ph.D., Best Selling Author of Opening Our Hearts to Men and Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway.

Jack Canfield:
"A remarkable book from a man whose mind and heart abound with both practicality and wisdom, BUILD A BETTER SPOUSE TRAP offers the real-life facts you'll wish your father had given you when you were starting to date. Even if you haven't lost a love, you'll find that this book is a brilliant, state-of-the-art guide to adult dating."
--Jack Canfield, co-author of the #1 bestselling Chicken Soup for the Soul series

Barbara DeAngelis, Ph.D.:
"A powerful, practical and easy-to-read book for any man recovering from loss and looking for a partner, or for the woman who cares about him. BUILD A BETTER SPOUSE TRAP gives the reader a clear and workable map that will lead him from loneliness back to love."
--Barbara De Angelis Ph.D., Best Selling Author of "What Women Want Men To Know"

Mark Victor Hansen:
"If you're ready to get on with your life, learn more about yourself and find the woman of your dreams–read this book. You'll want to share it with all single adults you know."
--Mark Victor Hansen, co-author of the #1 bestselling Chicken Soup for the Soul series