This is not a journey that was undertaken for journalistic purposes. It is a painfully honest
account of a life crisis that was forced on me by my own behavior and its consequences. As such
it requires sharing a lot of things I'm not proud of-and a few things I feel like I should
regret a whole lot more than I actually do. Because unfortunately I am not the hero in this
tale. I am the villain. So begins Neil Strauss's long-awaited follow-up to The Game the funny
and slyly instructive work of immersive journalism that jump-started the international
seduction community and made Strauss a household name-revered or notorious-among single men and
women alike. In The Truth Strauss takes on his greatest challenge yet: Relationships. And in
this wild and highly entertaining ride he explores the questions that men and women are asking
themselves every day: Is it natural to be faithful to one person for life? Do alternatives to
monogamy lead to better relationships and greater happiness? What draws us to the partners we
choose? Can we keep passion and romance from fading over time? His quest for answers takes him
from Viagra-laden free-love orgies to sex addiction clinics from cutting-edge science labs to
modern-day harems and most terrifying of all to his own mother. What he discovered changed
everything he knew about love sex relationships and ultimately himself. Searingly honest
and compulsively readable The Truth just may have the same effect on you. If The Game taught
you how to meet members of the opposite sex The Truth will teach you how to keep them.
