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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Formulaic and long-winded, 14 Oct 2002
By A Customer
I feel that there are much better books out there which will teach you to become better at dating (and at relationships, for that matter) than this one. It certainly seems to me that the authors are operating in a world very much different from the one I live in (and they do, I live in Europe, they in the US). Their advice - which they revisit many times - that the single most important issue to address when initiating contact with a woman is her fear that you're going to rape or kill her seem so far-fetched and foreign to me (if it doesn't to you, then maybe this book _is_ for you).Also, this book touts the virtues of the proverbial "numbers game" theory, ie. that you just have to try it on with enough different women, and eventually someone will bite (so, again, if this line of argumentation appeals to you, go ahead and buy the book). A certain kind of "rule of threes" seems to steep this work. "You should call her three times max", "you should do this or that on the third date" or whatever. Also, the authors have themselves adhered strictly to a certain formula throughout the book. 1) They introduce a fairly obvious concept 2) They provide a detailed example of what happens if you violate this concept 3) They provide a detailed example of how to adhere to this concept In the end it takes a full predictable page instead of two or three interesting paragraphs to arrive at the point. Ultimately this book leaves me as cold as I suspect any prospective date unfortunate enough to be on the receiving end of the "techniques" in it would be.
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