The 90 Day Plan

By True Vine Publishing Inspire, Empower, Produce

Were you hoodwinked by the last guy that took you out? Did he turn out to be one of the worse mistakes you ever made? Are you currently in the midst of that terrible mistake? Is he standing right next to you? No, no, no, don't look at him! Just answer the question. Stop wasting time on terrible relationships!

The 90-day Plan has stories, tips, tricks, and lists that will lead you to a healthier way to date. Do you want the truth? you're going to get it. Do you want to feel better about you? That's in here too. Do you want to be married by the final page? That may not happen. But it will ensure that you don't waste time with that guy you shouldn't have given a second date.

• Language: English
• Publisher: True Vine Publishing Inspire, Empower, Produce
• Release date: Feb 25, 2019
• ISBN: 9780463469828

True Vine Publishing Inspire, Empower, Produce

True Vine Publishing Company has been publishing books for Self-published Christian, Inspirational, and Educational authors since 2004. Our mission is to Inspire, Empower, and Produce Successful Authors.

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The 90 Day Plan

The relationship advice you didn’t ask for —from the good girlfriend you didn’t know you had

Copyright 2019 Danita LaShelle

Published by Danita LaShelle at Smashwords

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The 90-Day Plan

By: Danita LaShelle

Copyright © 2019 by Danita LaShelle

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, including information storage and retrieval or mechanical means without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer who may quote brief passages in a review. Scripture quotations taken from the Holy Bible, King James version.

Cover Design by: Barbara Upshaw/Aura Graphics and Design

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Author Photo: Gianna Snell Photography

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Dedication

To Simon,

The best and loudest person in my cheering section. Thanks for being the greatest sister in the known universe. But a very special thanks for being the original guinea pig. Your willingness to listen gave me the most incredible brother-in-law I could ask for.

Love,

Schuster

Table of Contents

Forward

Introduction

The Awesome of You

The Honesty Questionnaire

The Eyesight List

My Eyesight List

Deal Breakers

My Deal Breaker List

The Accountability Clause

My Possible AG’s

The Mantra

Remember the Mantra

What You Deserve

The Phone Rule

The Touching Rule

The Dating Rule

The No Meet and Greet Rule

The Red Flag Rule

He’s Not Your Boyfriend

One Last Thing…

Acknowledgments

Thank you, Porsche, Gianna, Boss, and Lamone for being the best people that encourage me in the best way.

Thanks Tim B, for being plain, old-fashioned patient.

Thank you, Tibbs, for all our cookies and straws moments.

Thank you, Moon…for everything.

Ezra, thank you for the random phone calls to confirm that…I was right all along; but for being an amazing big brother.

Bishop, thank you for letting me be your favorite sister.

Daddy, thank you for literally showing the world how beautiful love and marriage can be…twice.

Thank you to all of the people who were examples… whether you wanted to be or not.

And to #theboyfriend, Paul Alexander: thank you for marrying this artist, for the perfect way you love me, and for telling me every day

Forward

I never intentionally looked for bad guys; I just had an interesting way of finding myself in some not-so-great dating situations. I had such a terrible track record in dating – and I do mean terrible. Most of my relationships lasted within the range of 5-6 months. Was I simply, not the relationship type?

I viewed myself as someone who was quite accomplished. During my educational training and career preparation, I planned, researched, and persevered in pursuit of my ultimate goals. I was unapologetic and unwavering as to what I wanted to do. Once, I even looked back through my high school senior year memory book and confirmed that my 5-year goals had been met. I was in my early 30’s, had a nice house, my own car, my own business, and a terminal degree. So, why was I still single?

One afternoon, after lamenting to Danita about my lack of involvement in healthy relationships, she stopped me mid-sentence. I’ve been thinking about that, she said. There’s something I want to try with you. Over the next two hours, she painstakingly explained the ‘ins and outs’ of the 90-Day Plan to me. There was so much involved, that I swore she was reading it out of some manual I didn’t know about. And everything she was saying made perfect sense.

Did you make this up? I asked.

Yep, she replied.

Well, how do you know it works?

I guess we’ll see, she chuckled.

Admittedly, I was skeptical. But after she poignantly pointed out that my previous way wasn’t working, I realized I had nothing left to lose.

Weeks later, as I arrived at a neat little café for my date, I repeated the mantra to myself, just like Danita had told me. I walked in with no expectations, feelings, or hopes. I just went in to