Date Expectations

by PaulReizin (Author)

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  Paperback
  2005

  $3.24

  Paul Reizin is living proof that it is possible to find happiness through the lonely hearts column in a newspaper. So is his wife. And their baby. This is the hilarious true story of some of the most disastrous dates in history as Paul sets out on his quest to leave singledom behind ...Including: The date with the psycho weirdo nutter. The date who didn't turn up. The world's shortest date. And the date with a face like a bag of spanners. Learn the secret language of the lonely hearts columns (e.g. 'bubbly' = ugly). Learn how to listen to her voice - fine tune your radar for those tell-tale references to cats and anger management classes. And much, much more - Remember - blind dating is like life. By the time you've learned how to do it properly, you no longer need to...Date Expectations is, quite simply, the funniest non-fiction book you will read this year.

• Used

  Paperback
  2006

  $3.65

  Paul Reizin is living proof that it is possible to find happiness through the lonely hearts column in a newspaper. So is his wife. And their baby. Date Expectations tells the hilarious true story of some of the most disastrous dates in the history of courtship, as Paul sets out on an increasingly fraught quest to leave singledom behind ... These include the date with the psycho hippy nutter; the date who didn't turn up; the world's shortest date; and the date with a face like a bag of spanners. Learn to interpret the secret language of the lonely hearts columns (e.g. 'bubbly' = fat). Learn how to read between the lines of a recorded message - fine tune your radar for those tell-tale references to cats and anger-management classes. And much, much more ... Remember - blind dating is like life. By the time you've learned how to do it properly, you no longer need to . . .