About the book

Men and women still want each other. They just keep missing. The Romance Codex is a candid, fair, research-based field guide to why, and what to do about it.

• Vol 1, The Market: dating apps, leagues, and the real value indicators most people overlook, including why many who think they’re “the catch” aren’t.
• Vol 2, The Standoff: why women say they can’t find a good man, why some men are walking away (MGTOW explained as a trend, not a plan), and how to end the standoff.
• Vol 3, The First Night: sex on the first date, why we wait, what the research really shows, and how to set your own rule before the date. Frank, never explicit.
• Vol 4, Romance Is a Skill: how to be romantic, for men and for women, and how to turn dating into a relationship on purpose, with 101 Romance Starters.
• Vol 5, Love After Bedtime: dating, privacy, and places to be together for single parents, with child safety first.

Every chapter has a section for men, a section for women, and something to try this week. Every statistic is sourced.

By David Bryan Smith.

The five volumes

About the author