Terresa Zimmerman & Jes Averhart 
Oh, Lords! [EPUB ebook] 
Who We Date, Why We Date Them, and What We’ve Learned

Dedication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .v

Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix

1. Jes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

2. Terresa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

3. Lord Journeyman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

4. Lord Contradiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

5. Lord FOMO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

6. Lord Layaway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Blooper: Poof! He’s Gone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Blooper: Linked In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Blooper: Charles-er, maybe Chuck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

Blooper: Tom Petty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Blooper: Can You Pick Me Up? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

Blooper: Dive vs. Jump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

Blooper: I Love You . . . Ri ght Now . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

Blooper: Att orney Match . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

Blooper: What NOT to Do on a Date

with a Rock Star-or Anyone Else . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

Blooper: How Can I Get Hi s Number . . .

For My Friend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74

Blooper: Your Friends Sound Great . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76

Blooper: Pride for $1, 000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78

7. Lord Self-Absorbed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81

8. Lord At -Your-Peril . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92

9. Lord Good Guy, Not MY Guy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110

10. Lord My Guy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122

11. Oh, Lords! My Friends Don’t Know How to Date . . .137

12. We Have Questions! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155

Acknowledgment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161

About the Authors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163

Jes Averhart: I’m a Midwestern girl! I’m also a fourth-generationentrepreneur, creator of 28 Days of Reinvention and hostof Reinvention Road Trip Podcast. I’m also the mom of asix-foot, five-inch teenage boy and one-foot, eleven-inch bulldognamed Roscoe. Over the last two decades, I’ve worked with a portfolioof Fortune 500 companies and public sector organizations onthe principles of transformational leadership, self-discovery, and theart of reinvention.I realized my true passion for leadership development andwomen’s empowerment while leading partner engagement atthe American Underground, a Google for Startups Tech Hub(aka, the ‘Startup Capital of the South’ by CNBC). After spendingmuch of my time immersed in the startup scene, I was inspired toco-found Black Wall Street Homecoming, a nonprofit aimed at closingthe funding gap for Black and brown tech founders.I love writing in the mountains and on the beaches of North Carolina, cheering on the Ohio State Buckeyes, and globe-trotting.But without question, my greatest gift is my son Tre, who helps keepall things in perspective!Find me on Linked In and at www.jesaverhart.com and www.reinventionroadtrip.com