Online Dating for Dummies
- ISBN13: 9780764538155
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Chances are, you’ve heard about Internet dating from a friend, or an online banner ad has caught your eye. If you’ve given online dating a passing consideration, you may have some fears from all those graphic horror stories that jar your senses – and your sensibilities. Or you may think that meeting people via the Internet is only for the disenfranchised or socially unskilled. From their own experiences, 20 million people can tell you otherwise. Online Dating For Dummies will get you
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Review by Steve Nakamoto “The Friendly Voice of the Other Half” for Online Dating for Dummies
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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.
June 25th, 2010 at 3:40 am
Review by Peter McCluskey for Online Dating for Dummies
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Most of what this book says is either common sense or easy to find out by using an online dating service. They sound uncomfortable enough with computers that they seem to expect readers to prefer reading a generic description on paper to reading the online descriptions that the dating services provide.
Their idea of backing up email is to print it out.
They say on page 183 that meeting in person gives away your anonymity completely, then on page 237 they describe how to meet in person anonymously. That is fairly typical about how carefully they write.
Instead of this, I recommend buying Katz’s I Can’t Believe I’m Buying This Book.
June 25th, 2010 at 4:39 am
Review by T. Marshall for Online Dating for Dummies
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I liked this book, but it isn’t a book of answers. However, if you are a newbie to online dating, it helps a lot to read this book.
Most online daters have no clue what they are doing. The successful ones that you see on TV (doing eharmony commercials) are the lucky ones. That’s why this book helps. It first gives you the low down on online dating and why it is completely different from real world dating. Since it is so different, everyone needs to take a different approach to it. Surprisingly, not everyone does.
How many times have you winked at someone and not recieved a response? How many profiles have you read that say, “I don’t know what to write?” How many emails have you sent out that just didn’t work?
Well, this book explains why these things happen in online dating.
However, it isn’t a book of answers. It won’t tell you what the perfect profile is, but will give you hints on how to write one. It won’t tell you what the best picture is, but it will tell you not to post the same one twice. Treat it as a guide and you will be fine. Treat it as “the way” and you’re in trouble.
For me, I was very excited to try online dating and would go online everyday to find new connections. After reading this book, I realized online dating is not a quick and easy way to find the love of my life (like eharmony advertises), but it is more of a long haul and it requires more work than I thought. This book really helped me realize that I needed to work at online dating much like real world dating.
June 25th, 2010 at 5:29 am
Review by April Braswell for Online Dating for Dummies
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As a Dating and Relationship expert and coach, I make a point of reading a lot, and I mean a lot of dating and relationship books. “Online Dating for Dummies,” is really good. It’s another great rock solid book from the fantastic “For Dummies” series of books from Wiley.
Singles who are super sophisticated from certain metro areas like Seattle, LA, New York, and San Francisco might turn up their noses at the section which talks about what kind of computer needs you will have. However, when leading a Seminar in Las Vegas with daters who are less technologically savvy than the tech elite, indeed, some don’t even have a computer at home. What I so appreciate in the “For Dummies” series is how thorough they are about covering at topic and indeed addressing it as “A Reference for the Rest of Us!”
What is so unique and marvelous about OLD4D is that the co-authors are a now-married couple who, yes, met each other via internet dating. Now, yes, the book came out in 2003. And certain tips and tactics of online dating seem to change every 6-18 months. So will every single word of this book still pertain to internet dating now? No. Is this still an excellent book with page upon page of useful and relevant information pertinent for current online dating? YES!
Throughout the book, Silverstein and Lasky provide their female perspective and male perspective on, everything, and I mean everything including a full (tastefully addressed, still retaining a PG13 rating)chapter devoted to Sex. Their providing their Female/Male personal perspectives is part of what makes OLD4D unique and engaging.
OLD4D is chock full of step-by-step instructions about going online, remaining safe, and pursuing internet love that it is completely worth your time and money and get a copy, read it, and implement it.
June 25th, 2010 at 5:43 am
Review by Maryland Gentleman for Online Dating for Dummies
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My reviews always air on the side of benefit of the doubt to the author. I thought this book was an easy read and had some basic common sense tips about dating online. One thing she emphasized was having a pic and safety, two important concepts.
Many other common sense tips as well. One thing I noticed in the book that I wasn’t thrilled about, she says if you are not happy in a date, then go to the bathroom and call a friend to show up and pretend you didn’t realize they were coming. ( well you still would not break a date if you were happy). Another tip, tell them you have to go home to take care of your kids… ” just make sure you have kids” etc.
I believe that 99.9% of people do not want to be lied to. If you are not happy and not miserable, why not cut the date short, but be polite. Such as I need to get going in the next 10 minutes. I have some work/laundry ( or whatever honestly) there is.
She says never go for dinner on the first date. Well some enjoy dinner even with someone new. She says it can be like a 90 minute prison. I don’t agree. I feel unless a person is acting out of line that you can learn new things about someone and you can even help put a smile on someones face even if you aren’t interested in dating them. Bottom line: Treat the other the way you would want to be treated, no need to stay hours longer if you are not happy, and no need to make b.s exuses, polite honesty is what everyone likes.
You wouldn’t leave a sales call after 2 minutes if you didn’t like the person’s hair or voice, so treat a date as you would a sales call, be polite be honest and be nice, try to make the experience a good one for both even if you are not compatable, you may have made someone’s day and you are a better person for that. Good luck with dating, and remember, be polite, be fair and be kind, you will be much happier and more respected and loved for it.
June 25th, 2010 at 6:10 am