The Power of the Idol_ , p. 12. _"The fact that some people":_ Ibid. _"Do what you believe in, and tell":_ Ibid. _You also want to make sure that you:_ Bink, Robert, "Top 5 Ways to Ensure You Find Your Ideal Partner," _Entrepreneur_ , December 4, 2011, . _"If you really are in love with someone":_ Bink, Robert, "Top 5 Ways to Ensure You Find Your Ideal Partner," _Entrepreneur_ , December 4, 2011, . ## **Chapter 9: _The Real Secret to Finding True Love_** _"I feel like when I wake up":_ Interview with Robert Golds, August 18, 2016. _"So I have been asked to do it":_ Ibid. _"I don't see myself ever":_ Ibid. _"I feel like I was given":_ Ibid. _"She just went through her own":_ Ibid. _"I'm going to ask her to be mine":_ Ibid. _"You can have me, if I can have":_ Ibid. _"I wanted a strong woman":_ Ibid. _"People feel threatened by":_ Ibid. _"I am not used to being with":_ Ibid. _"I have never dated so many":_ Ibid. _"There is an unspoken rule":_ Ibid. _"It's hard when you think you have":_ Ibid. _"I would have never thought":_ Ibid. _"We got it all":_ Ibid. ## **Chapter 10: _The First Dates_** _"To me," says Robert, "everyone is beautiful":_ Interview with Robert Golds, August 18, 2016. _"I know that sounds old-fashioned":_ Ibid. _"At work":_ Ibid. _"Her hair would get done":_ Ibid. _"I thought I would never find":_ Ibid. _"That's cool, but what if":_ Ibid. _"I'm not saying she was":_ Ibid. _"At first, she was really shy":_ Ibid. _"We didn't talk at all":_ Ibid. _"I don't think you have to be":_ Ibid. _"We were both at the restaurant":_ Ibid. _"This was the first time I felt":_ Ibid. _"You're looking at me differently":_ Ibid. _"We did a lot of walking":_ Ibid. _"We went on four dates a week":_ Ibid. _"There were times":_ Ibid. _"She was the first":_ Ibid. ## **Chapter 11: _How to Get Rid of Your Virginity_** _"I've never seen anyone take":_ Interview with Robert Golds, August 18, 2016. _"I'll never forget that we were":_ Ibid. _"It was a natural extension":_ Ibid. _"I had no idea I was a victim":_ Ibid. _"As soon as I woke up":_ Ibid. _"This will make for a great story":_ Ibid. _"By the time I was 15":_ Interview with Robert Golds, August 18, 2016. _"I was so afraid":_ Interview with Robert Golds, August 17, 2016. _"I knew my father was in New Orleans":_ Interview with Robert Golds, August 18, 2016. _"I felt like a prostitute":_ Interview with Robert Golds, August 17, 2016. ## **Chapter 12: _He Is Mine_** _"I was pretty sure I was gay":_ Interview with Robert Golds, August 17, 2016. _"I thought to myself":_ Ibid. _"That's great, dude":_ Ibid. _"A girl came up to me":_ Ibid. _"You are like":_ Ibid. _"You will be someone's wife":_ Ibid. _"Women love men with chiseled":_ Ibid. _"Most men have sexual":_ Ibid. _"The whole conversation was about":_ Interview with Robert Golds, August 17, 2016. _"I could literally hear myself":_ Ibid. _"He was just so incredibly":_ Ibid. _"If someone else saw this moment":_ Ibid. _"I was a virgin when I met him":_ Ibid. _"What was his best quality":_ Ibid. _"As I became more confident":_ Ibid. ## **Chapter 13: _Love and Sex Are a Spectrum_** _"I had no idea I was gay":_ Interview with Robert Golds, August 17, 2016. _"We talked a lot about everything":_ Ibid. _"I remember thinking about him":_ Ibid. _"My sister, my twin":_ Ibid. _"I told my mom":_ Ibid. _"Because it was a religious school":_ Ibid. _"There was a very good reason":_ Ibid. _"The idea was that if you got involved":_ Ibid. _"We all had to make up these":_ Ibid. _"He was amazing":_ Ibid. ## **Chapter 14: _Blessed with a Beautiful Body_** _"I think for many people":_ Interview with Robert Golds, August 17, 2016. _"We were both very sexually":_ Ibid. _"It was like he was seeing me":_ Ibid. _"Why did I get the feeling":_ Ibid. _"If you are not in touch":_ Ibid. ## **Chapter 15: _A Relationship Has a Soul_** _"The only thing is that I was":_ Interview with Robert Golds, August 17, 2016. _"The only reason I can give you":_ Ibid. _"I'm not going to go there":_ Ibid. _"I wanted to have a relationship":_ Ibid. _"It would be easier":_ Ibid. _"You are being too picky":_ Ibid. ## **Chapter 16: _The Importance of Work_** _"It was one of those days":_ Ibid. _"We could tell that he was":_ Ibid. _"It just happens":_ Ibid. _"He wouldn't let me go anywhere":_ Ibid. _"The last time":_ Ibid. _"My goal is to write at least":_ Ibid. _"That was the moment I knew":_ Ibid. _"It was good for both of us":_ Ibid. _"After that, I really got":_ Ibid. _"I guess the thing that makes me":_ Ibid. _"My dream was to be an artist":_ Ibid. _"For me, it was a little more":_ Ibid. _"I told him I wanted to be a writer":_ Ibid. _"He's a very positive person":_ Ibid. _"When I left the store":_ Ibid. _"A lot of people were watching":_ Ibid. _"He is a wonderful teacher":_ Ibid. _"I wanted to go back":_ Ibid. ## **Chapter 17: _Saving for Love_** _"He said we would make it":_ Interview with Robert Golds, August 17, 2016. _"I have this fantasy of having":_ Ibid. _"I started to become a lot":_ Ibid. _"It was very much not":_ Ibid. _"It was tough when the recession":_ Ibid. _"My husband and I had":_ Ibid. _"It's a lot of money":_ Ibid. _"It was very hard":_ Ibid. ## **Chapter 18: _Fear of Commitment_** _"I love the fact":_ Interview with Robert Golds, August 17, 2016. _"There were nights I would cry":_ Ibid. _"I can only be happy":_ Ibid. _"I didn't know why I felt so uncomfortable":_ Ibid. _"In high school, my dad found":_ Interview with Robert Golds, August 17, 2016. _"When he was done with the procedure":_ Ibid. _"The fact that someone":_ Ibid. _"I didn't want to be a good boy anymore":_ Ibid. _"I was terrified of doing something":_ Ibid. _"I didn't realize until I was leaving":_ Ibid. _"I still to this day do not know":_ Ibid. ## **Chapter 19: _Trying to Get a Girlfriend_** _"My whole life":_ Interview with Robert Golds, August 17, 2016. _"I thought I might die":_ Ibid. _"I think a lot of women":_ Ibid. _"I would see a girl":_ Ibid. _"I think the biggest mistake":_ Ibid. _"When I went to pick up my suit":_ Ibid. _"In fact, I think about it":_ Ibid. _"It was just so awkward":_ Ibid. _"I've never heard that":_ Ibid. ## **Chapter 20: _The Gift That Keeps on Giving_** _"It wasn't a serious relationship":_ Interview with Robert Golds, August 17, 2016. _"All I was thinking was":_ Ibid. _"I was a junior in high school":_ Interview