How to fall in love without losing herself.

How she feels about having kids.

How to quit a job, break up with a lover, and confront a friend without ruining the friendship.

When to try harder and when to walk away.

How to kiss in a way that communicates perfectly what she would and wouldn't like to happen next.

How to have a good time at a party she'd never choose to attend.

How to ask for what she wants in a way that makes it most likely she'll get it.

That she can't change the length of her calves, the width of her hips, or the nature of her parents.

That her childhood may not have been perfect, but it's over.

What she would and wouldn't do for love or more.

How to live alone, even if she doesn't like it.

Whom she can trust, whom she can't, and why she shouldn't take it personally.

Where to go - be it her best friend's kitchen table or a charming inn hidden in the woods - when her soul needs soothing.

What she can and can't accomplish in a day, a month, and a year.

Why they say life begins at 40.