Demand that he have a very unique skill set that doesn’t matter in the big picture.

This is an actual conversation I had with my friend Jane, who’s 35, adorable (seriously — she looks a lot like Katie Holmes), thin, quirky, fun, smart and has a great laugh and who wants to start a family — who wouldn’t go on a 2nd date with a family-oriented dentist because he couldn’t give her good notes on HER SCREENPLAY.

She said “he read it, liked it, but couldn’t give me detailed notes on what I need to fix it.”

and I was like — wait a minute — “He’s a DOCTOR and you want him to be a SCRIPT DOCTOR too? That’s a very, very unique specific skill set!”

“It’s very important to me. To get that kind of creative feedback from someone I’m involved with.”

“More important THAN HAVING A BABY???! And look, most guys aren’t that articulate anyway and you’re requiring that they be versed in plot, character, theme and 3rd act twists?

She’s like: “My brother can do it — give me detailed notes.”

“Marry your brother!”

*****

She needs to be locked in a room with enough rations for a day and Lori’s MARRY HIM! before it’s too late. And, sweetheart, it’s a minute before too late.

I’m “The Hottie Screenwriter” on pages 180-183 in The New York Times Best Seller “Marry Him! The Case for Settling For Mr. Good Enough.” Ms. Gottlieb and our mutual friend Ms. Julie Ferman of Cupid’s Coach just confirmed this.

Some details (mostly the unflattering ones) have been fictionalized — I don’t live in an “iffy” neighborhood (I live West of the 405, in a zip code with a median HHI of $50K) or live in a studio (a 2bd/2bth in fact) and don’t hit clubs with my single friends (never have), I no longer have a bunch of jobs to pay the bills (since my startup has taken off), and she turned what had been my hobby (screenwriting) into my profession…

But I am so flattered at the way Lori described me — as a “hottie” “warm and kind” “cute” “funny”…

She even wrote: “Did I mention how adorable he was?”