Doc Love (legal name Thomas Hodges) is a relationship coach for men. The primary concept in his teachings is for a man to be a Challenge. Challenge is the most important reason that a woman STAYS attracted to and chooses to stay in a relationship with one man over another. Challenge is defined as "allowing the woman to do the pursuing".Other key ideas in "The System" include a list of Male Traits and Female Traits. Doc Love's stated interest is to improve relationships between men and women, decrease the nation's divorce rate and gradually quell the 'war between the sexes'.