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Summary: Some very good pointers, but overall could be better.
Review: This book contains some useful insights about dating, such as manners and ettiqite. The emphasis on respect is truly commendable. Many useful suggestions about places and times for dates are made. However, the book seems to look at dating as an exact science. This method works fine if you are discussing a business deal, but it has it's shortcomings when applied to dating.
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Summary: REALISTIC, WHICH IS HOW IT SHOULD BE
Review: THIS BOOK HELPED TURN THIS "HOPELESS" ROMANTIC INTO A "HOPEFUL" ROMANTIC. LOVE, TRUE LOVE, IS NEVER EASY TO FIND. THIS BOOK EXPLAINS WHAT TO DO WHEN LOVE SHOULD FIND ITS WAY TO YOU. IT HELPS YOU BECOME WHO YOU TRULY WANT TO BE AND HELPS THE HEART BEAT STRONG. I RECOMMEND THIS BOOK TO THE LONELY, THE HAPPY, THE INSECURE, THE FRIGHTENED AND THE ROMEOS ALIKE.
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Summary: Good for the young---but there are better books for the 30+
Review: This book includes a lot of common sense and good humor. It was a bit too basic for me but would be good for young people. I personally found "4 Steps to Bring the Right Person into Your Life" by Philippa Courtney to be the most helpful to me because I am more interested in finding the right person than I am in the art of dating.
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Summary: Overall, a useful book for daters of all experience levels
Review: This book is a good guide to dating for everyone....it has useful information on manners and ettiquette. Perhaps one of its best strengths is to give more specific direction on when to do certain things, such as kissing on the first date, sex, good first date spots, how much to spend, etc. The major drawback to it is that it seems to give fairly rigid advice as absolute rules, when in many cases the individual situation would call for a different action. There is also some contradictory advice from one chapter to another, but they are minor contradictions.
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Summary: Decent, but other books better
Review: This book is a little too common sense. While I enjoyed the humor, I found it difficult to identify with the female author's view of things (I am a male 27 years old). For you men out there, I highly recommend "The Evolution of a Warrior" by C. Regan for a great book about (in part) how to pick up and seduce women and how to conquer your fear of the opposite sex.
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Summary: Truly a book for dummies!
Review: This book is awful. It's full of trite comments and anecdotes; with very little real useful information. I'd pass on this one. If you want a book that really works then take a look at How to Date Women by Don Steele.
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Summary: A Good Basic Introduction to Dating
Review: This book is like an encyclopedia for dating. It covers the entire process of dating from A to Z (well, at least from Abstinence to Yawning). It covers such frivolous topics as hygiene on the day of your date ... to very serious topics like date rape. And of course it covers just about everything in between. Dating for Dummies is full of bullet points and checklists, which makes this huge book much easier to read than you might expect. For the person who thinks dating in today's world is as difficult as reading hieroglyphics, this book will help you get you over the hump. As a dating expert who has spent my career as a matchmaker and singles coach, there are a few idiosyncrasies that remind you that Dr. Joy Browne is indeed a psychologist first and foremost. For example, she urges you not to date for an entire year after your divorce (to make sure you're emotionally whole) and not to wear perfume or cologne on a date (after all, you wouldn't want to offend your date or set off an allergic reaction). Bottom Line - This is a great basic introduction to dating. If you're new to the dating scene (or if you haven't had a date in a decade), then this book will help you get started.
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Summary: Solid good, but not much more
Review: This book is not insightful, not really funny, and sometimes (rarely, fortunately) author gets a little annoying. But overall, good, right, has some useful information and clues for almost anyone.
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Summary: Not That Great
Review: This book states the obvious. It only reinforces what the average intellagent person already knows. Furthermore, it bashes bisexuals. I'm bi and took offense. :(
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Summary: I'm alot smarter about dating now!
Review: This is a great book for anyone who gets nervous about dating - It's very helpful. Dating can be scary sometimes, but this books helps to clarify some relational issues, and help you analyze how your date went, and perhaps what could have gone better (or worse!). Dating for dummies covers everything from flirting, to asking, to planning the first big date -- all the way to sex and breaking up! Reading this book has helped me to think more objectively about my dates, and give better advice to my friends.
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