Dating to Marry

Dating to Marry is a practical, no-nonsense guide for people who are ready to stop drifting through modern dating and start building toward a healthy, lasting marriage.

Licensed Clinical Social Worker and psychotherapist Giovanni A. Bass helps readers move beyond situationships, confusion, repeated heartbreak, and chemistry-driven decisions. Drawing from attachment science, relationship research, clinical insight, and real-world experience, he offers a clear framework for healing emotional wounds, recognizing unhealthy patterns, clarifying personal values, and choosing a partner with wisdom.

Readers will learn how to navigate dating apps and social media with intention, approach first dates with purpose, set boundaries early, identify green flags and deal-breakers, communicate honestly, and evaluate long-term compatibility in the areas that matter most: faith, family, finances, intimacy, conflict style, emotional maturity, and life vision.

Filled with practical exercises, reflection questions, compatibility tools, and direct guidance, Dating to Marry is not about manipulation or finding a perfect person. It is about becoming clear enough to stop repeating the same relationship mistakes with a different face.

For singles serious about commitment and couples seeking a stronger foundation before engagement, this book provides the tools to date intentionally, choose wisely, and build a marriage rooted in character, friendship, shared values, and lasting purpose.