Patti Stanger: Married in a Year

Female fans of Patti Stanger, TV's Millionaire Matchmaker, who've secretly wanted to hire Stanger to remake their own love lives as she does for her hapless millionaires, will love Married in a Year. Stanger presents an engaging demonstration of her 12-month "love action plan" to keep women's eyes on the dating prize: true commitment including an engagement ring, within a year. Stanger is assisted by capable actors who play out how new relationships might unfold, and who's making the right and wrong choices along the way. Stanger's no-nonsense approach is one of her best qualities, and Married in a Year is Stanger at her most caustic, and most insightful. The tips are intuitive, but also good reminders for single people of either sex--especially how to spot red flags and how to move on quickly, not wasting precious time in the wrong situation. Stanger also hangs out with some frank-talking men who speak about their own deal-breakers in a relationship, what they expect and look for in a potential long-term mate, and what mistakes women make from the male perspective. And women, Stanger will not be going easy on you, either. You need to perk up your appearance (use Spanx, whiten your teeth, dress like you want a man to notice you, and for heaven's sake, cover up that cleavage!). And you need to communicate clearly what your own needs are. As the year progresses, if you hit the big stumbling blocks, you need to be willing to move on--even if you really love the guy. Stanger is remaking The Rules to be both more realistic and potentially more effective--but single ladies will need to be vigilant and be willing to gaily cry "Next!" à la Patti if a guy is falling short. Fans of Millionaire Matchmaker will enjoy the finale of Married in a Year, which features Matchmaker's Mohawked exec, Destin, in a pivotal cameo. --A.T. Hurley

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