How To Find a Husband after Thirty-five (or Thirty)
using techniques learned at Harvard Business School
Interview with Rachel Greenwald
720 ABC Radio Perth (Australia)
Reporter: Dr. Susan Maushart
Presenter: Liam Bartlett
Thursday, 6 November 2003
Web page: http://www.abc.net.au/perth/stories/s983953.htm
RealPlayer sound file: http://www.abc.net.au/Perth/stories/m762832.ram
Author's Website: http://www.findahusbandafter35.com/

Vocabulary:

15-step program
event marketing
party plan
...I might add
strategic
well-crafted
to strategize
to circulate
to make the most of
networking
to sell Tupperware
in another life
at its core
maximum
candidate
to cross one's path
ultimately
to be designed to
to empower
to give one more options
the old adage
dating is a numbers game
very much alive and well
by the way
publisher
initially
companion piece
and rightly so
necessarily
self-help section
bookstore
oddly enough
as well
universal program
a buyer's market
statistic
to get hit by a terrorist bullet
are you serious?
cover
Newsweek
urban myth
to discredit
to take on a life of its own
versions
exaggerated
in the man's favor
crisis
urgency
to be serious about
mate
to react
victim
business plan
to win the lottery
refrain
to play hard to get
tricks
gimmicks
to land a man
to increase one's chances
bigger selection
Barbara Defoe Whitehead
to tackle
man drought

 30ish
educated
stats = statistics
mind-blowing
better qualified
dumber
a seller's market
more equal
intellectually
argument
to make sense
to settle for
to be in love with
inferior
to be focused on
set of qualities
to carry around
list
must-haves
a certain height, income
market expansion
to cast a wider net
to come in a different package
to see s.t. in negative terms
to be open to the possibility
a tough one
to pride oneself in Ving
free of common prejudices
when it comes to
'heightist'
potential partner
no-go zone
to fill in the blank with
attribute
height
religion
prior marriage
to carry around a list
absolute
to challenge s.o.
superficial
...unlike some people
to be creatures of habit
exercise
deliberately
redeeming
to put up barriers
homework
assignment
Harvard
business school
to chuck out
brand loyalty
branding
create a personal brand
social circle
unique
memorable
'a sea of vanilla'
bland
basic
boring
to gravitate towards

combination
attributes
charming
international
architect
appealing
down
honest
to select
alluring
to convey s.t. to
in turn
matchmakers
to fix s.o. up on blind date
personality
dead giveaway
sort of
code for
obviously
unattractive
to repeat
prospective
buyers
'ball-breaking feminist'
no wonder
quiet
'Susan's lost it'
to conduct exit interviews
exit poll
challenging
to call back
troubleshooting
exit interviews
to find out why
brutally honest
not easy to take
candid information
customers
to fine-tune
where you stand
to play hard to get
to pine away for
what's the deal there?
conflicting message
confused about
to make the first move
to recommend
time-tested
pursuing
The Rules
to sit around and wait for
to have so many irons in the fire
to be disempowered
to take matters in your own hands
fascinating
slight
title change
The Program
to shave off
to report
progress
to come out in
 whiner

Listening comprehension questions:
1. How does Step 12, the 'party plan', work?
2. What is a Tupperware party, and why is it referred to here? You may have to check on the Internet.
3. Why, does the author say, aren't there any books like Greenwald's on how a man can find a wife after age 35?
4. What kind of 'crisis' does Greenwald refer to?
5. About how long should it take, according to the author, for a woman to find a suitable husband if she follows Greenwald's plan? What percentage of Greenwald's clients achieve this?
6. How does Bartlett react when Greenwald says that when she found her husband, he felt as though he had 'won the lottery'? Why do you think Bartlett reacted like this?
7. How does Greenwald react to the criticism that her book is one of 'tricks or gimmicks' to get a man?
8. What does Greenwald mean by 'market expansion' or 'casting a wider net'?
9. What does Greenwald mean with the phrase 'a sea of vanilla'?
10. Could Maushart use the image of 'charming international architect' for herself? Why or why not?
11. What does Maushart ask Greenwald for, and what does she say that she will do?
12. What is your reaction to this kind of book? Do you think that it encourages using deceit to get a partner? Or is this a reasonable approach to take if you are really serious about finding a suitable life partner?


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