About the Author

During a low point in her younger life, author Loretta M. Calvert, JD, married a grandiose narcissist. That marriage ended in divorce. In Say Yes to Yourself, she doesn't talk about that chapter, but she offers a series of stories about what happened after her breakup.

Overview of the Book

In this, her second book, Calvert narrates the wild ride of her year dating after divorce. Each chapter outlines an encounter and what was learned from her mistakes. She tells about her experiences with everyone from the Patio Furniture Guy, to Mr. Ex-Chippendale Dancer, the Future Dateline Story, Mama's Boy, and more.

Key Lessons

Say Yes to Yourself shares how Calvert realized she was attracting the wrong men. She needed to get clearer in terms of what she wanted, what her deal breakers were, and what her boundaries were. That meant turning inward and figuring out who she was. Her experiences, while humorous, led to a fundamental principle every single person on the dating scene should know: you do not need to pair up. You can be happily single instead of unhappily married.