Review Corner: IF THEY CAN'T KISS RIGHT: SURVIVING ONLINE DATING by Shannon Yingst #bookreview #bookcorner

Title: IF THEY CAN’T KISS RIGHT: SURVIVING ONLINE DATING
Author: Shannon Yingst
Publisher: Tyburn Hill Media Co.
Pages: 150
Genre: Creative Nonfiction

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Warning: Adult Content

Online dating: the new way of life. It seems like the only logical way to meet people anymore. The rest of our lives are on the internet, so why not our love lives too? Because if you wait for your friends to set you up, you’ll only be disappointed with their choice of Roger from accounting, the epitome of mouth breathing, booger eating morons.

Fortunately, there are no Rogers from accounting in this tale. There are, however, many other bad choices. But along the way, I learned what I want, and what I don’t want in a relationship. I learned good qualities to seek and bad qualities to leave behind. I also learned a lot about myself in the process, too. The biggest gain I got from my foray into online dating, though? Writing this book and passing along some of the life lessons I discovered through a painful trial-and-error process.

If you think your dating life is bad, take a gander at mine. Relive the awkward moments, soak in the unnecessary drama, and don’t forget to learn a thing or two. Men and women alike will be able to read this and take-home solid dating advice for the future.

Laugh. Learn. Love. Question why some humans are so insane. Maybe even see yourself in some of the pages. But above all, take to heart all the things I figured out along the way. It’ll save you the heartache and trouble. Trust me.

I have to admit it. I have tried online dating but not through a chat room or anything like that. Years ago, I struck up a conversation with the brother of an online friend. We did bond through our messages to one another and we even met once. While I did feel some kind of a love bond with him, nothing amounted to anything. It was a long distant relationship and neither one of us was willing to make that commitment to move.

I couldn't wait to read If They Can't Kiss Right: Surviving Online Dating by Shannon Yingst. From the very first moment I opened the book, I was drawn into Shannon's story. She was both frank and honest in her memoir about cyber-dating and is definitely worth a read if you are interested in getting the lowdown about online dating from someone who has been there done that.

While I didn't find the author's photo to be anything other than beautiful, Shannon felt the opposite and that's one reason why she tried to find someone to spend her life with or at least go out on a date to see where it may lead.

The author starts off with the story about a guy from England. This one sounded legit (not like CatFish on TV). They did meet a couple of times a year but in the end it just didn't work out. Shannon leaves out nothing as she tells us about her other online dating encounters. Some graphic; some not, but she gives us a warning in case you're squeemish about those kind of things.

One thing I thought was right smart. She quotes, "Send a picture, or name and number, before any online date meet-ups." This is what she and the 'Bad Bitches' (her group of the closest friends she had) had agreed upon before going on any online encounters. Right smart.

I thoroughly and honestly enjoyed hearing about the author's candid escapades with the opposite sex. Laughed out loud after a lot of them. Men are truly full of themselves, aren't they? After reading this book, I came to the conclusion that men are definitely from Mars and some of them don't have a clue as to what they're doing. Granted, most of these escapades weren't about starting long term relationships and more about sex, but it did open up my eyes to a lot of things I wasn't aware of.

I give this book high praise for its entertaining value, helpful words and wisdom regarding the opposite sex, and overall enjoyment. Five stars!