The “Modern Day Matchmaker” presents a refreshingly optimistic and plainspoken dating guide to finding romance—both on- and off-line. Finding and keeping a mate has never been harder. New rules are needed to navigate the complicated and changing modern-love landscape. If someone wants to find “the one,” what are the guidelines he or she needs to know, now that online dating and Google-searching a prospective love interest are the norm? Happily married for ten years, Paul Carrick Brunson is a husband, a father, and a rising star in the matchmaking world. In It’s Complicated (But It Doesn’t Have to Be), Brunson tackles relevant questions such as: Is marriage right for my personality type? Do the rules of chivalry still apply? How can I date more than one person without hurt feelings? What is the best mode of communication (text messages, phone, e-mail, etc.) for asking someone out? With an appealing mix of humor, candor, and real-world examples, It’s Complicated (But It Doesn’t Have to Be) is a breath of fresh air in the dating guide category, offering a message of eternal optimism from a man who believes in true love—and practices what he preaches.

ポール・キャリック・ブランソンが綴る本作は、単なるテクニック集を超えた「現代愛の哲学書」です。マッチメイカーとしての鋭い観察眼と、愛を信じる情熱的な作家性が融合し、複雑化した現代の恋愛を鮮やかに紐解きます。デジタル社会で希薄になりがちな関係の根底に、自己理解と誠実さという普遍的な倫理を据え直すその視点は、読者に深い内省を促す文学的な滋味を湛えています。 本書の真髄は、著者の揺るぎない楽観主義が支える「言葉の力」にあります。技術的な処世術に終始せず、個人の生き方そのものを問い直す力強いメッセージは、迷える現代人にとっての北極星となるでしょう。愛を掴むためのルールを語りつつも、真に描かれているのは「自己を尊び、他者と向き合うための勇気」であり、その普遍的なテーマが魂を熱く震わせる傑作です。