Chapter one: how it began
Lisa wondered why it was that despite her successful career in middle management and a plethora of dating options consequent to her tall, blond good looks, she still felt empty and unhappy. In fact she didn’t much like dating – all too often she would find the guy’s shallow attempts to impress, to make her laugh, and to get into her jeans to be frustratingly unsatisfying. She usually delivered a forceful rejection to each guy, and even went on to instruct him on how to improve his life.
Her career was