Single men and women who wish to take a pro-active approach to meeting someone special need to read Cherie Burbach's new online dating book, Internet Dating is not Like Ordering a Pizza. People who would like to be in a loving relationship will feel empowered and optimistic after reading this book.
Burbach's message is for single people who are:
- thinking about trying online dating
- thinking about quitting internet dating
- dating online but are not fully satisfied with the quantity or quality of dates
- dating and have not yet even considered the idea of internet dating
Cherie Burbach's personal story is quite remarkable and her enthusiasm and confidence are infectious.
Burbach found the man who is now her husband through online dating, after meeting sixty men in six months. She tells readers exactly how she did it and shows them, in a concrete way, how they can do it too. Readers will want to listen.
Rules and Etiquette for Online Dating
Burbach clarifies confusion over what is good online dating form, and explains how to get the most out of internet dating. She answers all of the important questions like:
- how many people should one correspond with at once?
- what is the purpose of the coffee date?
- at what stage of dating should a person take down their profile?
- how long should people email before agreeing to meet?
- who should ask for the meeting and how to ask for it? etc.
She gives excellent, well-reasoned rationale for her answers. Her clear-headedness is a breath of fresh air and will give confidence to the reader.
How to Write an Online Dating Profile
Burbach makes it very clear how to write a winning dating profile that brings forth the dater's lovely and true qualities in an honest and eye-catching way. Her skill as a writer, and her clear understanding of boundaries and dating ethics combine to make her the worthiest of online profile writing coaches.
How Not to Approach Internet Dating
Be forewarned: Burbach is not shy about pointing out examples of internet dating styles and attitudes to steer clear of because, in her words, they make a dater sound like a "jerk". Let's just say she does not candy-coat her criticism. But because her advice is so well grounded in common sense, even her no-holds-barred criticism seems takeable. After all, everyone needs someone to care about them enough to tell them when they are acting like, well, a jerk.
Burbach's words take away the feeling of victim status that people can sometimes take on when they are frustrated about being single. She empowers the reader by showing that there is indeed a way to take matters into one's own hands. As the title makes clear, it's not as simple as ordering a pizza either.
Online Dating Safety
Burbach addresses the issue of safety and helps readers understand the necessity and the how-to of ensuring their own safety above all else.
Minor Drawbacks but a Definite Online Dating Must-Read
If a dater is looking for a book about specific online dating sites, he or she need look somewhere else. Slightly better organization of the subject would avoid the small bits of repetition the reader has to put up with.
But Internet Dating is Not Like Ordering Pizza is truly the definitive resource for helping people understand how to approach and get the absolute most out of online dating. In addition, Burbach makes readers who are tired of being single feel that singleness is a temporary state. She encourages them that they can (and most definitely must) continue to make a life for themselves that they enjoy, so that they can bring what is unique and special about themselves to the table to share with a worthy partner.
The book is Internet Dating is Not Like Ordering a Pizza, by Cherie Burbach. ISBN: 978-0-9789747-5-6. Published in 2008 by Bonjour Publishing, Menomonee Falls, WI.
Lisa C. DeLuca - Lisa C. DeLuca is a psychotherapist/social worker who works with families and teens. She also treats panic and anxiety disorders.
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