Meet Me...Don't Delete Me. Internet Dating: I've Made All The Mistakes So You Don't Have To! |  | Author: Bev Bacon
Publisher: Slapstick Publications
Category: Book
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Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 751834
Media: Paperback
Pages: 220
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Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.6
ISBN: 0974434582
Dewey Decimal Number: 158
EAN: 9780974434582
ASIN: 0974434582
Publication Date: November 20, 2003
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Product Description
Meet Me...Don't Delete Me! is a very unique book on Internet dating. It not only gives great advice about dating online, but also includes funny, zany stories and hilarious photos. The author uses her own personal experiences to let you know you're not out there alone! Internet dating is a fun, exciting way of meeting tons of people. This book reminds us that even the worst date can be the funniest story at any get together. Find out:
How to post the right photo
How long to correspond before meeting
When and where to meet
What to say and what NOT to say
How to screen for the best and safest results
How to laugh at the author's mistakes, all made
so YOU don't have to
AND lots more!
So put down the TV remote and the Twinkie and find out how to jump start your love life.
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 Get this book BEFORE you date online! June 4, 2004
Greg (New Mexico)
16 out of 18 found this review helpful
As a "seasoned" online dater, I can honestly say that following Bev Bacon's advice will make your online life much better and easier! I've read the other books, and rather than rehash the same old tired, cookie-cutter BS that fills other internet dating books and websites, this book provides a proven framework that you can use to be original, interesting and attractive. Practically every internet dater makes the same mistakes and ends up as just another (boring) face in the crowd. Read this book and learn how to avoid those mistakes, and learn how to stand out from the crowd and get noticed. I love good comedy and not only is the book's information dead-on accurate, her writing style will make you laugh 'til your face hurts. Here's your chance, get it and get dates!
fun, informative, entertaining!! June 20, 2005
Brandy Mugsley (Los Angeles)
3 out of 6 found this review helpful
Really enjoyed the book...lots of humor, lots of great information to help those who are currently online dating or those who have been thinking about it. Bev gives you a lot of great tidbits, lots of things you need to look for in a "dating mate" before taking the "plunge" and wasting your time and your heart! Nothing like getting all excited about the perfect "date" and then finding out later in the dating process that they leave out that little fact of ...Oh I am married or have a girlfriend, guess it just slipped my mind when I asked you out! Lots of other great info...a must to read before going out into the online dating world.!!!!
Hilarious! June 6, 2004
3 out of 7 found this review helpful
I laughed from the first page until the last. It is also filled with intelligent, insightful, useful information on the internet dating scene. This book is worth every penny and will save you time and energy when you decide to take the Match.com plunge!
Online Dating Story November 5, 2004
Kat Woolster (Los Angeles, CA)
6 out of 16 found this review helpful
Ok, this book was difficult for me to rate. I loved the book itself...it's a great read and gives tons of good advice if you're looking to meet someone online.
However, I took the book's advice and ended up meeting someone online (so it DOES work). I met this guy on a site called catch27.com, and he seemed really awesome when I chatted with him online and talked with him on the phone. BUT, when we met in person, he was terrible! Rude, loud, and obnoxious...the date was just aweful!
Now I understand that this was just one experience, but it's made me question the idea of meeting people online - you can never be sure of what you're going to get. So, while the book is a wonderful and interesting read, make sure you're really ready to meet someone online before you take any of its advice!
 Like Being on a Bad Date... March 20, 2006
BethK (Boston, MA, USA)
20 out of 20 found this review helpful
When I received the book, the first thing I did was flip to the "About the Author" page and I was really pleased to see that Ms. Bacon had both a degree in psychology and a background in law enforcement. Those things gave me high hopes that the book would contain some real insight and solid information about the on-line dating dynamic that would work alongside the real-life experiences she'd be sharing with the reader. I was so wrong. Her introduction was pretty good, however, once she got into the advice and anecdotes the book went straight down hill. I found her level of social naiveté to be kind of shocking and her inability to understand why someone (both her dates and her readers) would do something, or even view a situation, differently from her personal viewpoint or opinion, downright irritating. Also, the attempts at humor led me to far more "Huh?" moments than "Ha!" moments. I think the author was going for wit, but she missed. What she got was sarcastic and even demeaning to her readers in several places. I had to force myself to continue past about page 20. The second half of the book was a bit better than the first, but by then she'd already lost me.
I've read enough on-line ads to know that there are people out there who actually *do* need to be told to post a good picture, use spell checker, don't lie in your ad, and do your best not to sound desperate. But, if you're beyond that point and looking for a guide that will help you compose a stand-out ad, write follow-up messages that will help you screen out people who aren't for you, get you to the next level with people who are your type, and safely, successfully, negotiate the transition from on-line and e-mail to face-to-face; do yourself a favor and skip this book.
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