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Internet Dating: Tips, Tricks and Tactics

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This book is good for people with virtually no Internet experience. It is also good for anyone who doesn't always use the best common sense - and I'll grant that there are a lot of those folks on the Internet. The book, however, is not good for anyone who is fairly savvy and just wants some extra tips and suggestions as to how to enhance their online dating experience.

I've read a lot of books, and I have written many reviews, but never before have I enjoyed a book on dating as much as this one. In the most entertaining fashion, Roman Griffen leads his readers through the landscape of Internet dating, pointing out roadblocks and hazards along the way. In his insightful manner, he outlines the do's and dont's of posting an Internet singles ad, and more importantly, how to identify the ads that are of interest to you.
This book really 'decodes' Internet dating AND it's a pleasure to read. Insigtful, ironic, and oftentimes downright funny. I'd really like to read Roman writing about other topics as well! Excellent book.

This very entertaining book took me step by step through the process of online dating. I've been an 'online dater' for some time, but never got as many results as I would like. Roman's advice showed me how to word my profile and how to keep it coming up on top! More than once I said to myself, "I would have never thought of that!"
I really enjoyed the essay included in the appendix--I searched for more books by Roman Griffen but couldn't find any. I did find his web site though.
This book was an excellent resource, and it was entertaining enough to be worth reading even if you don't date online. A definite hilarious sociological study.

Being a little nervous about the internet dating scene I'm glad I bought this guide to help Me on My way. The Author's personal experiences and research make this a must read for anyone like Myself. Along with usefull information such as the amusing use of the "babblefish.com" web site, Roman Griffen shows he has a knack for interjecting humor into what could be an uncomfortable situation. What I like most about this book is Roman Griffen fit more than enough information in this paperback for anyone to get started as soon as you finish it. I now feel comfortable jumping into the internet dating scene. Thank you Roman Griffen. I am now looking forward to your next book.

My girlfriend and I met via a web personals site. A friend of her's told us about Roman's book and said we would enjoy it (even though we no longer needed it). She said we would enjoy the commentary. We ordered a copy and we both read it. Let me tell you, it is fantastic! We both found more than a few things that we never thought of and never would have. This book is a wealth of knowledge and if you have ever gone the internet dating route you can identify with 100% of the book. He not only touches upon some very important aspects but makes it all so entertaining. The book is downright funny and fun to read. I just wanted to say that my girl and I have been there and if you're looking for a book that gets to the guts of it without the fluff, Roman Griffen's is the way to go. This could easily be classified as a sociological study as well. It's great!

My main problem with this book was its length - less than 100 pages (excluding the excerpt from the author's next book printed at the end).

Most of the advice and information in the book is either just common sense, or is something you could get from reading a magazine article about Internet dating. If you have no common sense or you've never used the Internet before, you might find this helpful. Otherwise, there's just a few useful tips - not really an entire book's worth of information.

There are some good tips in this book, like keeping first emails to ladies short and sweet. Also, I liked the tips about staying away from ladies that have other people in their primary pictures. If there's a man in a lady's primary picture how do I know that she's not keeping him on the side? If there's a woman in a lady's primary picture who's the profile for?

Yet, I really didn't like it that the book mainly focused on what NOT to do. I want to read an internet dating book that mainly focuses on what to do, and isn't so negative.

This book is for someone almost new to the computer, much less internet dating. If you know how to log onto the websites you can pretty much skip to chapter 4. It did have 2 useful tip but most of the information in this book is included on the dating website tips.