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Summary: little helpful
Review: I got this book because of the rave reviews. I think I was conned into wasting my money. I give this book two stars (rather than one) becuase it does contain some facts and tips. However, the author seems mostly to spout psycho-babble and new age mumbo-jumbo. She claims mate will flock to you if you "boost your self esteem" -- myself exteem has always been fine, and it took me to 26 to find even one interested woman -- this sounds like psychotic magical thinking to me, even I knew it woudl take action, "esteem" won't summon anyone. Worse, she babbles about souls, and even pushes specific religious doctorines (e.g., reincarnation). It seems she is more interested in preaching her New Age faith than sticky to the issues at hand. As one who does not believe in spirituality, and does not believe in souls, this was a major annoyance. (Note that materialists can do basically all this "spiritual" as well as anyone, we just know its not spiritual but mental.) Anyway, there's some good stuff, but take it with a large grain of salt -- and if you are not into New Age mysticism, prepare to feel annoyed and to find much of the book is not for you.
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Summary: New Age Fluff (grain of salt not included)
Review: I got this book because of the rave reviews. I think I was conned into wasting my money. I give this book two stars (rather than one) becuase it does contain some facts and tips. However, the author seems mostly to spout psycho-babble and new age mumbo-jumbo. She claims mate will flock to you if you "boost your self esteem" -- myself exteem has always been fine, and it took me to 26 to find even one interested woman -- this sounds like psychotic magical thinking to me, even I knew it woudl take action, "esteem" won't summon anyone. Worse, she babbles about souls, and even pushes specific religious doctorines (e.g., reincarnation). It seems she is more interested in preaching her New Age faith than sticky to the issues at hand. As one who does not believe in spirituality, and does not believe in souls, this was a major annoyance. (Note that materialists can do basically all this "spiritual" as well as anyone, we just know its not spiritual but mental.) Anyway, there's some good stuff, but take it with a large grain of salt -- and if you are not into New Age mysticism, prepare to feel annoyed and to find much of the book is not for you.
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Summary: It works...It really works!!!
Review: As a shy, timid, and quiet boy of 22, I was in serios need of some help. And I got it within the pages of this book! I learned how to be myself, how to be kind and caring and most importantly, I learned how to be happy. My girlfriend and I are very happy together with the help of Dr. Judy's tips, and we have lasted three years, and we are still going strong. Dr. Judy is a friend till the end, and her style of writing is very supportive for anyone who needs that little bit of confidence to go and get the woman (or man) of your dreams.
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Summary: Nice Overview
Review: Dr. Kuriansky, host of the LovePhones radio program, definitely seems to know what she's talking about! Lots of great tips about modern dating practices, things to steer clear of, advice on common problems people have with their significant others, how to recognize when someone's interested in you, how to guage how the relationship is going, understanding love, etc. My favorite section is entitled, "Nice Guys Don't Have to Finish Last." There's even a whole chapter on "The Art of Flirting." She has good advice for both girls and guys. Buy it!
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Summary: It's not just for complete idiots. Everyone should read it!
Review: Dr. Kuriansky, host of the LovePhones radio program, definitely seems to know what she's talking about! Lots of great tips about modern dating practices, things to steer clear of, advice on common problems people have with their significant others, how to recognize when someone's interested in you, how to guage how the relationship is going, understanding love, etc. My favorite section is entitled, "Nice Guys Don't Have to Finish Last." There's even a whole chapter on "The Art of Flirting." She has good advice for both girls and guys. Buy it!
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Summary: very helpful
Review: gave lots of new "tricks" to meeting people. Some that are so obvious, I don't know why I wasn't doing it before Dr. Judy wrote about it!
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Summary: Take off the rose-colored glasses
Review: Have yet to finish this book, "Complete Idiot's Guide to Dating", but I'm already compelled to warn you about some of the blatant misguidance it offers. First of all, aside from the book not being written for anyone living outside a fairy-tale world, a common theme in a lot of dating advice stuff, including this book, is to be honest about yourself, but also to "not reveal too much information too early". Isn't that a contradiction? Obviously, such things as contact information should never be given out too soon, but aspects of your appearance and personality are going to come out sooner than later anyway, so shouldn't you just be upfront right away to save time and disappointment on both sides? There is, I think, a fine line between "positive" self-image and "realistic" self-image, that is not really taken into account by the authors of this book. Withholding basic information about oneself is the same as being dishonest. Realizing of course that this is a general dating advice book, not limited to online dating, and that the most recent edition was published five years ago, well before online dating got as huge as it now is, that section is still quite sparse. Plus, as if in the tradition of SNL's Stuart Smalley ("I'm good enough, smart enough and doggone it, people like me), a skit we all know is a spoof, the book tells you that in order to boost your self-esteem you should recite out loud verbal, positive, "self-affirmations". This, again, is part of a fairy tale world and something you probably started hearing in around fourth grade and should have given up on by eighth. It tells you a lot of things you "should" do, in fact, but does not always tell you "how". When you're frustrated enough to need a book like this in the first place, it has to be understood that changing certain behaviors are simply not as easy as this book would like to let you think. But, hey, I felt compelled to pick up the book myself, didn't I?, so what the heck do I know?
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Summary: Nice Overview
Review: I didn't like the "Dummy" version of this book but I did like this one. It actually gave some ideas for what to do on dates and how to make dates fun, entertaining and a vehicle to get to know each other. An excellent book on different date ideas is THE ROMANTIC'S GUIDE. I've used a number of the dates described there and my girlfriend thinks I am the most romantic guy on earth.
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Summary: The book is well worth reading
Review: I found the book to be enjoyable reading when I purchased it on a recent trip to North America. Dr. Kuriansky's approaches aren't bad at all and the book had a lot of humourous points as well. The part that I wasn't keen on was that it overly stressed heterosexual dating and very, very little on homosexual dating mentioned. Gays feel the same as straights in many ways with regard to dating, yet there are some differences. In future editions of this book it might be a good idea to include a section for gays and lesbians.
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Summary: Don't bother!
Review: I got this as a gift from someone who'd never read it (if he had read it and had given it to me anyway, I would have killed him)...the first clue to how bad it is is in the little tear-out cards in the front that say "Name, weight, height, how we met,etc." to give out to prospective dates. Are they serious? The rest of the book is similarly ridiculous. It's good for a laugh if nothing else.
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