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Dating Makes You Want to Die: (But You Have to Do It Anyway)

by Daniel Holloway

A humorous field guide to the hazards of modern dating

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A humorous field guide to the hazards of modern dating

Daniel Holloway organizes the dating process into its awkward, high-stakes stages: meeting people, making a first impression, navigating early sexual encounters, entering a relationship, considering cohabitation, and ending things when necessary. Each chapter pairs common dating problems with proposed remedies, while sidebars and quizzes extend the book’s practical, comic approach. The material treats romance as a series of recognizable dilemmas—from bar scenes and speed dating to relationship panic and breakups—using humor to frame the pressures and frustrations described in the publisher’s account.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Adults seeking a humorous take on common dating dilemmas
  • People navigating early dates, new relationships, or breakups
  • Readers interested in relationship guidance presented through quizzes and sidebars

Themes

Dating anxietyFirst impressionsRomantic relationshipsCohabitationBreakups

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Book overview

You have two choices:

Be attacked by a wolverine or go on a date

If you're smart, you chose wolverine.

If not--well, wait, are you sure you don't want the wolverine?

Happily ever after isn't so easy anymore. It's all speed dating, matchmaking terror, and visits to your therapist. Whether it's the mortification, frustration, or just plain exhaustion that's got you ready to give up on love, this book is here to help. After all, there are only two ways out of the dating scene. One involves giving up all your possessions and taking a vow of chastity. The other involves finding a permanent (or semi-permanent, anyway) partner. This book will help you get through the latter.

From the bar scenes and the first sexual encounter to deciding whether to move in together, Dating Makes You Want to Die walks you through every stage of the dating process--and, like a Belarusian arms dealer, provides the heavy artillery you'll need to destroy the potential problems lurking in each one. Each chapter discusses the problems that can arise when dating, offers a remedy, and includes hilarious sidebars and quizzes to further help you prepare for the jungle out there. Some sanity-keeping tips include:

  • How to make a first impression that is more "good" than "totally crazy."

  • How to not panic the moment you realize you're actually in an honest-to-God relationship.

  • Helpful, foolproof breakup lines for total damage control.

Intelligent, snarky, and entertaining, Dating Makes You Want to Die may make you actually want to live through a relationship.

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