
About Dr. Duana Welch & Love Factually: Dr. Duana Welch (pronounced DWAY-nah) is the original Love Factually author and coach, 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 first book, Love Factually: 10 Proven Steps from I Wish to I Do, is now out globally in five languages; its revised and updated edition released in 2022. Love Factually for Single Parents is the second book in the series, specifically geared for finding the right partner not only for readers, but their families. All Duana’s books 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.
After a break-up Little Debbies, chocolate, and the charity of friends could not console, Dr. Duana Welch had the epiphany that transformed the way she lived her love life, leading to verifiable, objective answers to her questions—and yours. The only fact-based book to take men and women from before-you-meet until you commit, Love Factually blends heart, soul--and evidence. In a genre long on opin
Marriages may come and go, but parenthood is forever. But what if you could have both—a great family life, and a happy lifetime love? Enter Love Factually For Single Parents [& Those Dating Them]—the first guide that relies on science instead of opinion to help this large and growing group of men and women find the right partner not only for themselves, but their families. From getting over yo
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