The difference between love and lust.

His strengths and weaknesses.

When to hold on and when to let go.

How to fast-talk and slow-dance.

His own capacity for intimacy and alcohol.

How to change a tire, a diaper, and someone's mind.

Basic carpentry, plumbing and automotive repair.

Which medical tests he needs and when to get them.

His way around a kitchen.

How to open a bottle of champagne.

How to make money, dinner, conversation, and love.

A realistic plan to secure his retirement.

An idealistic plan to secure his grandchildren's future.

How to give a toast and take a compliment.

How to be gracious in victory and in defeat.

Where to get breakfast, gas, or a prescription filled at 2 AM.

Trouble when he sees it, true love when he feels it, and a load of bull when he hears it.

When to talk and when to listen.

How to close a deal.

What he wants out of life and how to go after it.

The Ten Commandments, and the importance of trying to follow them.

At least one true friend who will be there whenever he calls.

His own needs and another person's ability to fulfill them.

The art of seduction, advanced foreplay, and a woman's erogenous zones.

How to start a fire... in the hearth and the heart.

One woman other that his mother whose love for him is substantial and enduring.

That his woman is not his mother.

The symptoms of PMS and how to deal with it.

The fundamental workings of the female psyche.

The futility of unrequited love, and the ecstasy of unconditional love.

The magic of a woman.

How to negotiate the inevitable compromises of a romantic relationship in ways that keep both sides as happy as possible.