Dr. Duana Welch (pronounced DWAY-nah) is known for using social science to solve real-life relationship issues. She has been a professor at universities in Florida, California, and Texas across 20 years, and has contributed to NPR, PBS, Psychology Today, and numerous other outlets, podcasts and videos. Her Love Factually books all rely on science rather than opinion to help men and women find and keep the right partner. She is an expert for Paired, the couples relationship app. Her client practice is global, via Zoom and other technologies. For more information and free content, see LoveFactually.co.
"Finally we have a research-based guide for how to sensibly select
a partner. A must read for all those of us seeking a lasting
love."-Dr. John Gottman, author ofThe Seven Principles for Making
Marriage Work
"Love Factually is a great book. It's anchored in solid science. It
brings key principles to life with gripping real-life mating
stories. And importantly, it brims with practical advice in the
form of concrete actions everyone can take to improve their love
lives. If you plan to read one book to improve your mating life,
this is the one to read." -David M. Buss, Ph.D., author ofThe
Evolution of Desire: Strategies of Human Mating
"Love Factually is a real treat: a smart, funny page-turner, full
of heart and based on the best science. If you're at any stage of
the dating process, you'll get the clear, doable steps you've
needed all along to find and keep the right life partner. And if
you're already happily wed, you'll be entertained by all the sage
advice you can pass on to others. I was hooked from the first
chapter, and I'm married and know the research inside out!" -Dr.
Linda J. Waite, professor of sociology at the University of
Chicago, and author of The Case for Marriage
"This book is a ray of hope in a world of cynicism. Even better,
it's hope founded on fact. In my twenty-plus years writing about
and helping couples find and keep good partnerships, I've seen an
increase in fear, a major roadblock to love. Readers of this book
will learn why holding onto hope is realistic, as well as how to
move through their fears, create lasting love, and feel better
about themselves in the process. Love Factually is a helping,
healing journey."-Susan Page, author of If I'm So Wonderful, Why am
I Still Single?
"If you are going to read any book about love, make it Love
Factually. Duana Welch has written an inspiring, perceptive,
truthful analysis about love, which will undoubtedly lead you to
finding a better relationship, and hopefully what you are
ultimately searching for." -Jeannie Assimos, Sr. Director,
eHarmony
"If you want to transform your dating life into an effective search
that significantly increases your odds of meeting the right person,
Love Factually is a must read. Dr. Duana Welch is like having a
kind, gentle, funny, and firm love guide/guru beside you as you
traverse the rocky trail of being able to fully embrace a healthy,
deeply fulfilling, satisfying and enriching relationship. I
recommend this book to my clients, and to men and women who are
serious about investing in themselves in order to become, and
attract, the person they want and deserve." -Carrie Lynne Pietig,
LPC-S, using Gottman Method Couples Therapy in private practice
"Love Factually is like having Malcolm Gladwell and Brené Brown
gene-splice with Dear Abby and The Rules. The Steps here are
fantastic, and it's a great, fun read we highly recommend!"-Ellen
Fein & Sherrie Schneider, authors of The Rules, All the Rules, and
Not Your Mother's Rules
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