“How a man treats his finances — if he is not willing to honor his debts and obligations — is an indicator of how he will treat you in the marriage,” she told ABCNews.com.

“I want a man who is financially savvy,” said Borgella, who asked to see her prospective husband’s credit report…

MRI scans now reveal a “complicated biological cocktail of hormones” that light up in the brain when people are in love, according to the book. And, Ford notes, the activity is in “the most primitive, reptilian” part of the brain.

Knowing that that loving feeling doesn’t last and that women have a “sell-by date,” women should pursue the “gold digging imperative” — finding a man while they still have their youth and looks.