As an author, historian, and professor Stephanie Coontz has dedicated her life’s work to the understanding of families and marriage throughout history. She has written and co-edited several books and continues to teach her findings at the Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington. 

Helen Fisher, PhD, and Lucy Brown, PhD, pioneered studies of the neuroscience of romantic love. Together they answer the eternal question “Why We Love?” Their ground-breaking research explains that love is not just an emotion, but a set of biological drives to connect with others. These urges often swirl around each other in a powerful and volatile mix. Their work has clinical relevance in better understanding of drug addictions, and depression after heartbreak. Helen and Lucy help Dave discover why he cannot fully separate logic from emotions.

As a pioneering British social scientist and author, Dr. Catherine Hakim is able to provide data, research, and an independent viewpoint which cuts through societal and social filters. She offers a blunt, but controversial, perspective that challenges the current way of thinking. Dr. Hakim brings with her real data that demonstrates how these “arrangements” make a lot of sense despite the social pressures otherwise. In particular, she introduced the concept of “Erotic Capital” to Dave which sparked much of the story. Overall she is the voice of reason, with facts to back up her opinions. 

Dr. Marina Adshade has taken a new approach to the world of love and sex by looking at it through an economic lens. Her book Dollars and Sex: How Economics Influences Sex and Love explores the marketplace for love and sex. 

Helen Croydon represents a living, breathing example of an alternative approach. Author of “The Sugar Daddy Diaries: When A Fantasy Becomes an Obsession” and most recently, “Screw the Fairytale: A Modern Girl’s Guide to Sex and Love”. She is a frequent TV guest on talk shows in the UK and Australia. Helen is intelligent, beautiful and articulate, and a passionate advocate for low maintenance relationships. Learn more about Helen at www.HelenCroydon.com

Brandon Wade is a leading dating expert, author, and successful internet entrepreneur. Brandon is also the founder and CEO of dating websites SeekingArrangement.com, SeekingMillionaire.com, WhatsYourPrice.com and MissTravel.com. As an entrepreneur, he’s started numerous Internet and mobile companies, as well as retail and tour businesses. Prior to these endeavors, he served as a management consultant with Booz Allen and held executive roles at several Fortune 500 companies, including General Electric and Microsoft.