How To Find A Good Companion: Even Among Those Who Have Been Picked Over, Culled Out, Damaged, Dumped, And Left for Dead by Michael Lewis is a handy manual that provides best-known methods to improve life, ease stress, and secure a good companion. The majority of people do not know to find a suitable and willing mate, and the number of single people is slowly rising. Finding a good companion is one of the challenges adults face and this book gives good techniques for success in a form that is helpful, enjoyable, and relaxing. The approach adopted for finding a good companion stems from extensive research done on the principles and methods of dating, romance, and matchmaking. The author used his personal experience along with this to achieve success in this area.

The approach to the topic is simple and pragmatic, and the situations and solutions shared help readers connect with the author's words. The extra knowledge and few adjustments are helpful when it comes to changing fortunes in romance, achieving more success, and having less stress. The book is a good way to reflect and seek answers to 'What?', 'When?', 'Why?', and 'How?' so that readers can understand their personalities, behaviors, and needs and find meaningful companionship. The book is good for self-discovery and self-assessment and will help readers make changes in their approach to finding a good mate.

The topic is relevant and the strategies shared in How To Find A Good Companion will help many single readers to plan, prepare, act, and make opportunities so that they can find a good partner. The black and white illustrations lighten the mood while reading. The last chapter that summarizes the main points of Chapters 1 through 8 is a good way for readers to develop their own methods to find a companion. The book will help readers understand there are plenty of opportunities out there and a successful plan depends solely on them; how they plan, practice, and execute it, and at the same time relax, laugh, learn, and succeed.

In How to Find a Good Companion: Even Among Those Who Have Been Picked Over, Culled Out, Damaged, Dumped, And Left For Dead, Michael Lewis lays out his tips for singles who want to mingle but have found difficulties blocking their way – whether of their own or others' doing, life circumstances, or something else. In each chapter, Michael looks at a certain aspect of the world of relationships (i.e. relational objectives, self-assessment, planning pursuit, executing relational plans, etc.) and gives his thoughts on how the situation of companion-less-ness could be bettered, along with illustrations of various acquaintances who went from the companion-less to companioned realm. Each story is also accompanied by quirky/fun sketch illustrations that show some of what Lewis is describing. The last chapter includes a “study guide” of sorts that has all the main points/questions of the book for easy reference.

Michael Lewis scores in How to Find a Good Companion. I appreciated how Lewis pointed out that people are often very judgmental of those around them, but don’t take a hard look in the mirror at themselves. I liked the suggested questions to ask/think about, both throughout the book and in the back. I think finding out more about oneself is not only great for figuring out what you want and what you can offer in a future relationship but is also a good way to improve an existing relationship. Some of the illustrations leaned more male-oriented (fishing, golfing, etc.) and aspects of them could come across as a little offensive to female readers (catch women with the right bait; women might want to spruce up their appearance; etc.). The point about not looking for the PERFECT mate but a good/satisfactory one was really good and well-illustrated – it's not about settling for less, but about not having such high standards that no human could meet them. Each point was insightful and thought-provoking for me. I think Michael Lewis’s How to Find a Good Companion is a good read for young and older, single and attached.