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Summary: A great resource for online daters
Review: After 30 years of marriage I thought my dating days were behind me. Then came my divorce and I discovered I had no dating skills. I tried to meet people at various places but found my shyness kept getting in the way. So a year ago I joined the online dating scene and had some success but that was after a huge effort. This book would have saved me countless hours of time, dozens of rejections and made the experience much more enjoyable. I finished it last night and have already started putting into practice insights from the book.One lesson the book teaches that I had to learn the hard way was the danger of having a long term email relationship before talking on the phone or having a long term phone relationship before meeting in person. I made both of these mistakes wasting weeks at a time. The importance of a good photo and a good profile cannot be underestimated. They are on target with both. I found as I improved both, my responses improved. They have some very clear guidelines and I'm getting my pictures redone. I'm also going to rewrite parts of my profile based some of their great tips. For way less than the cost of a date or less than one month's membership to an online dating service you will dramatically improve your online dating experience. This is a must buy for online daters.
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Summary: LIght and airy with a good amount of humor
Review: After I started online dating, I looked at a lot of books on the subject. Almost all of them suffered from the same weakness: they were about one person's personal experiences. While they might make interesting stories, they weren't much help to me, since my circumstances were invariably different from the authors. I was pleased and surprised that the authors of Online Dating for Dummies avoided writing "their personal expose". Instead they provided only tips and techniques for improving one's odds in the tricky waters of online dating , many of which I had not yet discovered even after some months online. I've used lots of dummies books and they are invariably true to their style: light and airy, a fast read and most importantly, they are fundamentally reference books, meaning you can start anywhere in the book without reading the entire text and not feel lost. Online Dating for Dummies is also true to form and though I skipped around to the parts I was most interested in (I'll admit, I went to the sex chapter first!), I ultimately read the whole book anyway. The authors obviously did their homework on the chapter which discusses the idiosyncratic features of various dating sites. I thought I knew all of the tricks, but I guess I didn't. (I wasn't aware of the prevelance of "snoop ware" on certain sites for example.) One thing did however mystify me: the book costs about $12, but it has coupons buried in the back worth many times the cost of the book. The coupons are for most of the mainstream dating sites, including the one I was using. I didn't notice them when I bought the book, but I will certainly use one or more of them, making the book essentially free. What I can't figure out is why the publisher is trying to hide the coupons.
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Summary: PURE UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION & MORE!
Review: As a fellow relationship/dating author and advisor, I'm always looking for new information on this dynamic field. I was eagerly awaiting the arrival of this book because of the thorough nature and quality of the "Dummies" series. After a complete reading of this book where I took a lot of notes, I must say that it does an outstanding job of covering online dating and other related topics. You get a certain type of quality when you buy a "Dummies" book. I didn't expect this one to be a great literary read or even one that I'd call "entertaining" (except for the hilarious cartoons in the beginning of each chapter). This book is simply stuffed with practical information and helpful tips. I do a lot of research on "Online Dating" issues and this is the best single source that I've found. If you ever come across any of my advice anywhere, you can bet that it won't be out of alignment with what is in this great resource. This is a book that every man or woman who chooses to play the "online dating game" to win (find a good love partner) should have in their personal library. It's really that good.
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Summary: PURE UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION & MORE!
Review: As a fellow relationship/dating author and advisor, I'm always looking for new information on this dynamic field. I was eagerly awaiting the arrival of this book because of the thorough nature and quality of the "Dummies" series. After a complete reading of this book where I took a lot of notes, I must say that it does an outstanding job of covering online dating and other related topics. You get a certain type of quality when you buy a "Dummies" book. I didn't expect this one to be a great literary read or even one that I'd call "entertaining" (except for the hilarious cartoons in the beginning of each chapter). This book is simply stuffed with practical information and helpful tips. I do a lot of research on "Online Dating" issues and this is the best single source that I've found. If you ever come across any of my advice anywhere, you can bet that it won't be out of alignment with what is in this great resource. This is a book that every man or woman who chooses to play the "online dating game" to win (find a good love partner) should have in their personal library. It's really that good.
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Summary: I LOVE the book!
Review: As a young single, I found this book to be very fun and helpful. All too often do you read things and see things, but don't know how "typical" the results are, but it is obvious their tips are right on target seeing that the authors are getting married! I would highly recommend it to my friends and can't wait to use the tips in the book on my own search! Online Dating for Dummies has been needed for years and I am glad to see that someone has finally written the book!
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Summary: I LOVE the book!
Review: As a young single, I found this book to be very fun and helpful. All too often do you read things and see things, but don't know how "typical" the results are, but it is obvious their tips are right on target seeing that the authors are getting married! I would highly recommend it to my friends and can't wait to use the tips in the book on my own search! Online Dating for Dummies has been needed for years and I am glad to see that someone has finally written the book!
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Summary: Extremely informational and fun book!!
Review: EXCELLENT!!!! If it weren't for internet dating - most of my single friends have said they would not be dating! But, how to wade through the "ins and outs" of internet dating and do it the right way?? ONLINE DATING FOR DUMMIES was both informational and fun to read! Very handy tips that, if you follow the authors' advice, will help you get things right the first time! One might think that much of "posting" and "responding" is obvious...but not necessarily! Follow the advice in this book and you're guaranteed to be dating in no time at all! And, I appreciated the fact that the two authors met each other ONLINE! They write from personal experience, professional expertise, and from extensive research. I would HIGHLY recommend this book immediately if you would like to find that "special someone!"
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Summary: Extremely informational and fun book!!
Review: EXCELLENT!!!! If it weren't for internet dating - most of my single friends have said they would not be dating! But, how to wade through the "ins and outs" of internet dating and do it the right way?? ONLINE DATING FOR DUMMIES was both informational and fun to read! Very handy tips that, if you follow the authors' advice, will help you get things right the first time! One might think that much of "posting" and "responding" is obvious...but not necessarily! Follow the advice in this book and you're guaranteed to be dating in no time at all! And, I appreciated the fact that the two authors met each other ONLINE! They write from personal experience, professional expertise, and from extensive research. I would HIGHLY recommend this book immediately if you would like to find that "special someone!"
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Summary: Excellent Resource!
Review: I just finished reading this book and I must say that I am very impressed. I am already in the thick of online dating so I thought I wouldn't learn much, but I did. There are two areas where I felt the authors were the greatest help to me. First, I was one of those people who was deathly afraid of posting a photo, but the authors did a nice job of coaxing me over the line (and giving me a clever work around solution if I couldn't bring myself to do it). Second, Online Dating for Dummies contains some really good ideas of on how to manage those confounding essays. I always felt mine was lame, but I didn't know how to fix it. I think I've got mine right now. I appreciated the light and humorous style which kept me engaged, and the Dummies style of funny icons made it easy for me to spot the all important "secret sauce" tips. If you are new to online dating, you will save yourself a lot of trips down dark alleys by reading this book. If you are a semi-pro, you will probably still be surprised by what they found. If you are a pro at online dating (I hope I never meet you online), you'll certainly be able to use the discount coupons in back of the book.
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Summary: Well written!
Review: I loved this book - what a great way to outline the online dating process...especially for someone who was leery about the online dating world. It's easy to read, and written on an believable level, especially since the authors met online, and are now together! They give you great tips, and get you excited about this whole new outlet for dating. I recommend it highly!!! What a great way to get started with online dating!!!
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