The Long-Distance Relationship Guide: Advice for the Geographically Challenged [Bargain Price] [Paperback]

Caroline Tiger (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 15, 2005

A Survival Guide for the Geographically Challenged
 
The phone company might think long distance is the next best thing to being there, but The Long-Distance Relationship Guide knows better: long-distance relationships require hard work, commitment, a sturdy travel bag, a good calling plan, a healthy sense of humor, supportive friends—and lots of ice cream. Here’s everything you need to make sure your relationship can go the distance. Learn how to:
 
    •  Spot the serial long-distance dater
    •  Prepare for “The Visit”
    •  Discover the joys of phone sex
    •  Write a juicy love letter
    •  Negotiate turn-taking visits
 
Full of helpful quizzes, checklists, and advice from relationship experts and long-distance veterans, The Long-Distance Relationship Guide will help you make the most of your long-distance romance.
 

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

Review

“Based on scientific studies as well as firsthand stories, this little guide is what you need to help master the challenges of long-distance relationships.”—McClatchy-Tribune News Service
 
“It doesn’t mean your relationship can’t last just because you and your sweetie are going to different schools this year. Author Tiger uses quizzes, checklists and her own first-hand knowledge of the situation to teach how to endure the separation and make it work.”—Metro  --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

Caroline Tiger is a freelance writer whose articles have appeared in Self, Men’s Health, Marie Claire, and Philadelphia Magazine. She is the author of How to Behave (Quirk) and How to Behave: Dating and Sex (Quirk) and lives in Philadelphia, where she survived an LDR that spanned two coasts. Visit her online at www.carolinetiger.com. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Quirk Books (February 15, 2005)
• ISBN-10: 1931686629
• ASIN: B000ENC48O
• Product Dimensions: 5.8 x 4.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,732,930 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Guide That Can Turn An LDR Cynic, March 17, 2005

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Crutcher - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Long-Distance Relationship Guide: Advice for the Geographically Challenged (Paperback)

As a veteran of several LDR's, I feel particularly qualified to review this guide. Before this charming book, I was a committed LDR skeptic due to all the commonly known reasons. This witty guide is upfront and honest about the pluses (yes, there are quite a few) and minuses of an LDR. If you find yourself in an LDR, and want to make it succeed, you can do no better than this. Through quality reporting and interviewing, the author has gathered a large amount of real world evidence on how to make an LDR work. It quickly and amusingly goes to heart of what makes these relationships thrive (or not). In comparison with many dating manuals, which are often dumb and depressing, this little guide is smart and funny. Guys will appreciate the book's organization, which lets you quickly flip to the appropriate pages on game day. Everyone will benefit from the book's practical tips (negotiating with your employer, handling the visit, etc). Plus, the guide's the perfect size to slip into your pocket and read on the plane or Amtrak! If it can make an LDR cynic reconsider, this book does something right.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars not too sappy to give to a guy, February 25, 2005

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Long-Distance Girlfriend (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Long-Distance Relationship Guide: Advice for the Geographically Challenged (Paperback)

This book gives good tips about every aspect of an LDR, but at the same time it doesn't take itself too seriously. There are funny parts, like a list of how you know you're cut out for an LDR, suggested songlists for mix tapes, even suggested scripts for those monosyllabic types who might be bad on the phone. It's a relationship book that you can give to a guy--which I did, to my LDP (long-distance partner), who's in grad school in Wisconsin. Hopefully he'll follow some of the book's advice and pull off a surprise visit.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Cute, January 23, 2005

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Ashley Christopher (SC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Long-Distance Relationship Guide: Advice for the Geographically Challenged (Paperback)

I thought this was an adorable book. It has a lot of cute suggestions and advice, and it is written in a very easy to read format where the chapters are sub-divided up and use a lot of bullets so that it is quicker and easier to pick up for a quick glance than something with long paragraphs and drawn out stories. I plan to highlight the more useful parts then send it to my sweetheart as a surprise gift (one of the book's suggestions).