The day of his thirty-ninth birthday, relationship counsellor Gus Adams was completely alone. He was supposed to have a birthday bash, surrounded by friends and coworkers, but everyone cancelled for this reason or that. Gus- left with a silly Staples birthday banner and chilled champagne, sans company- realized he had no one upon whom to depend, no one to love. With sudden determination, Gus decided to find love-real, substantial love- before his dreaded fortieth birthday. After all, he knows how to make a relationship work. He spent his career listening to other people talk about their relationships. He knew what worked and what didn't, but Gus hadn't been in