by CHRIS BARRY

Name: Terri Giosia

Age: 42

Occupation: Dating/life coach

Bio: Should you be finding yourself to be a little goofy when it comes to the dating game, this sassy Saint-Leonard sistah is the woman you want to see. A motivational speaker by trade, for the past few years she's been offering her services as both a dating and life coach to the lovelorn and lonely. "Athletes and singers know the benefits of having a coach, why shouldn't people have life coaches?" The author of A Woman's Intimate Journey, for a modest fee Terri will take a look at your "previous dating patterns, lifestyle, interests, figure out what's important to you and create a dating plan for you. But remember, coaching is not therapy, it's for people who are ready to make important changes to their lives." She drives a Saturn.

What makes her so smart about the language of love: "Life experience and the wisdom I've accumulated along the way. That's what's enabled me to become the dating coach."

What a personal dating coach will cost you: $70 a session, or four sessions for $200. "That's a great price. People spend that much working on their bodies, but hey, if the body looks good but the mind isn't, there's really not much someone is going to be able to accomplish in life."

A few free dating tips: "Be on time, be confident, smile and keep the conversation going - especially for men, there's an art to talking, and it involves listening as well. Respect yourself and the person you're dating. Don't talk about your ex, don't eat with your mouth open and always turn your cell phone off."

Does she ever come across people so physically unattractive she feels compelled to warn them her service offers no guarantees? "Let's be honest. It's a numbers game, the more people you ask out, the more likely you will be to [hook up with someone]."

Gender ratio of her clientele: 60/40 female to male. "A huge market for my services are baby boomers now on their first or second divorces."

Does she get many customers who might best be described as cougars? Yes. "And I don't pass judgement on anyone. If you're interested in younger men, then hey, more power to you."

Is she prepared to offer any hot tips for middle-aged men who enjoy the company of teenage chicks? "Absolutely not!"

Is it wise for a man to inform a chick on a first date that he's got an insatiable sexual appetite and if things go right he intends on fucking her brains out non-stop until they both pass out the next morning? "Absolutely, you need to be 100 per cent honest."

Likewise if he's incontinent or hasn't been hard in over a decade? "Absolutely."

Where to get more 411 on the dating coach and the seminar she'll be hosting at the Atwater library this April: www.teralunaenterprises.com.

Musical preferences: Stones, Beatles, Doors.

Last book read: Your Heart's Desire, by Sonia Choquette.

Words of wisdom: "Nothing ventured, nothing gained."

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