Dating women is a complex and, for many men, baffling challenge. I've been studying and writing about the subject of dating and romance for several years. Men face many obstacles in the dating arena. In my conversations with lonely or dissatisfied men, several areas stand out as being consistent problems that get in the way of dating success. One of the most common challenges is how to make romance happen; how to move the ball down the court. Many men who struggle to be successful in dating complain that they don't know how to create romance.

Although they meet women who seem to show interest, they often get confused about where they are in the dating process and what to do next. Consequently, they make foolish mistakes and, in the end, cause promising dating opportunities to go south. Dating instruction typically pays short shrift to this important topic. Women consistently complain that many men are clueless, forever missing signals or doing things out of the natural order, putting the cart before the horse as the saying goes. Clearly, what these men need is a system that clarifies where they stand at any moment and what to do next. My associate, Neil Grossman, and I created just such a system which we call the Courtship Continuum. It starts the moment a man notices or meets a woman and proceeds through nine easily managed stages, culminating in a sexual encounter.

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