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I Love You, Nice to Meet You: A Guy and a Girl Give the Lowdown on Coupling Up Hardcover – May 30, 2006

by Lori Gottlieb (Author), Kevin Bleyer (Author)

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A hilarious, razor-sharp look at the mating rituals of the dating species.

Lori and Kevin are smart, honest, funny thirtysomething hopeless romantics who--despite their best efforts--are still single. They've seen it all in the dating wars and come back from the front with plenty of emotional scar tissue. Like romance anthropologists, they deconstruct every key moment in the life cycle of a relationship from what the fake purse grab really means when the check comes to who gets "home couch advantage" in couples therapy. In this book, get both the male and female perspectives on:

* Fighting etiquette (is all fair in love and war?)
* Voicemail message analysis. ("Hi, it's who?")
* Body hair (where, why, and how much?)

* Blind dates (are your good friends good pimps?).
* How to identify (and avoid) freaks
* To cry or not to cry (if you're a guy) in front of a woman.
* Terms of adorement (should you save the pet names for your dog?)
* Cheating (without actually cheating)
* Knowing when a relationship is really over (or: Whether it's better to dump or be dumped)
* And much, much more.

I Love You, Nice to Meet You is a hilarious and eye-opening collection of "anecdates" from a guy and a girl who just want to find the one, but--lucky for you--they haven't.

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Knowing that bad dates make good stories, Gottlieb (Stick Figure: A Diary of My Former Self) and Bleyer, a writer for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, share a collection of "anecdates" in this he-said she-said guide to "coupling up" that has not infrequent flashes of true hilarity-a rarity among the ever swelling ranks of humorous dating guides. The authors, good friends who have never been an item ("not now, not then"), provide individual interpretations on the standard fare of relationship topics, but cleverly; chapter titles include "Venue Ask Her Out - Is 'location, location, location' the key to getting a second date?" and "I'll Show You Mine, If You Show Me How - Is there any civilized way to get naked with a new lover?" Insights such as "If you cry about anything less than the death of a mother...you're doomed," "Oprah is pornography for women" and "a week of uninterrupted physical presence isn't a sign of love. It's a stakeout," make Gottlieb and Bleyer's stiff shots of wisdom go down more like a fizzy summertime cocktail, helping to make the dating game, if not always fun, at least fun to read about.
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"I laughed and then I laughed again…then my stomach hurt and I was glad I was married!"
--Greg Behrendt, New York Times bestselling author of He's Just Not That Into You

"The best new funny book about dating on Planet Earth, perhaps in the entire universe, and certainly in the Milky Way. Even Tolstoy and God together couldn't write something as funny and cool and weird and wonderful as this."

--Molly Jong-Fast, author of Normal Girl and The Sex Doctors in the Basement

"Funny, affecting, blunt, and useful."
--Scott Simon, host of NPR's Weekend Edition Saturday

"The funniest book about dating to date."
--Valerie Frankel, author of Hex and the Single Girl

"Sure, chivalry died. But it got replaced by something much funnier-and luckily, Lori Gottlieb and Kevin Bleyer are here to describe it."

--Jenny Lyn Bader, coauthor of He Meant She Meant: The Definitive Male/Female Dictionary

"For lonely urban singles, here- finally- is a warm, witty companion to crawl into bed with at night. The bad news is, it's a book. The good news is, I Love You, Nice to Meet You is very funny, only costs a low one-time fee, and won't call you regularly at 1 A.M. 'just to say hi' (I forgot in which chapter, but it's covered). Shake up a Cosmo for one and enjoy."

--Sandra Tsing Loh, author of A Year in Van Nuys

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Hardcover: 288 pages
Publisher: St. Martin's Press; 1st edition (May 30, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0312340087
ISBN-13: 978-0312340087
Product Dimensions: 5.8 x 1.1 x 8.6 inches
Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces
Average Customer Review: 8 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,449,123 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #3645 in Books > Self-Help > Relationships > Dating
- #5297 in Books > Humor & Entertainment > Humor > Love, Sex & Marriage
- #9973 in Books > Self-Help > Relationships > Interpersonal Relations

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Deb

Can you date a book?

September 10, 2007

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Funny, "I Love You, Nice to Meet You" are the same sentiments I had as soon as I read the first few pages of this book. Like a good date, this book is packed with wit, humor, irresistibility, and, charm. And, like a good relationship, this book offers heart-felt truths, wisdom, and insights if you're ready for them.

Kevin and Lori ("the guy and the girl") share their personal experiences, perspectives, and humor on "coupling up," falling down, and getting back up again. A he-said/she-said look at the anatomy of a relationship--from the first date to the "ex-sightings" (and all the rewarding, funny, annoying, and painful milestones in between)--this book offers both a fresh look and a guide book for coupling up without selling out. It seems quite obvious that every word the authors write reflects the experiences they've really encountered, survived, and learned (or are still learning) from.

If you're currently dating, pondering dating, sworn off dating (again), or, uh, just human, this book is likely to offer (so much) more than just a good time. Just like a good date...

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Jane of all Trades

Fabulous!

June 11, 2014

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I have such a crush for this book! It's a comedy filled dating book with very accurate information. I just looove it. This book was in excellent condition and I'm very happy with the purchase! I'll be back for more soon! Thanks!!

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Princessa

laugh-out-hilarious

August 23, 2006

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Best book about dating and relationships. Better than "He's not that into you," better than "You're not into him either," "It's called break-up because it's broken." Very witty quips (especially Kevin's). I have never laughed this much for a book. I borrowed a copy at the library, but I quickly ordered my own copy because I will be reading it often when I need a good laugh or a healthy reminder how men and women are universally different in so many cookie ways.

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Little Mom

Only Okay - get her other book

May 9, 2011

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This was a quick amusing read but nothing fantastic. I would not purchase again. What you really need to get is her other book called, Marry Him - the case for settling for Mr. Good Enough. Now that book was eye-opening, witty, and full of wonderful advice on man-woman relationships.

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Eric A. Ortner

If You're Looking for Insight and Tips Look Elsewhere

February 15, 2013

I picked this book up at the library. I was looking for some advice and insight to help alleviate my singledom. Maybe it's funny if you're married and you don't care any more, but mostly this book has just bummed me out. I got through the first 80 pages and decided to return it rather than risk paying a fine for something that is making me feel hopeless. I guess the scenarios are just too close to my real life experiences. If you're looking for good advice, this book probably will not have your answer.

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Tina

Hilarious

June 10, 2006

Okay, this is obviously a huge take off on "those other books" - but I have to say, I loved it....

What I loved about this book is the fact that the authors, unlike "those other books" state their stories (from their own experiences) but do not try to shove down our throats a "moral" or "lesson" in each experience.

The humour is great and both authors are self-depracating - which is great, for those of us who do not really want to be hit over the head with yet "another" how to relationship book.

Its obvious these authors intended to write this books as part memoir (part therapeutic process perhaps?) - nonetheless this is a serious, fun, humourous look at the dating world.

Buy it.

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Danielle

HILARIOUS AND INSIGHTFUL -- the BEST new book about love

June 10, 2006

This is the funniest book I've read in a long time -- I was actually laughing out loud and stopping to call friends and read portions of the book to them. But despite the hilarious observations of both authors (who say they aren't dating but I can't understand why not -- they're both incredibly witty and clever and seem to have a natural rapport), I actually found their insights to be valuable. They made me look at male/female relationships differently at times, which is saying something in this era of "He Said/She Said" books that just recycle stereotypical notions from popular culture. I LOVE YOU, NICE TO MEET YOU, on the other hand, is absolutely unique -- it's both memoir (of the authors' own dating experiences) and fresh cultural critique. It also has some poignant, tear-jerking stories that we can all relate to (especially in the parts about breaking up) and deals with topics we're all familiar with, but that nobody else seems to have written about, either in quite the same way, or at all.

Most of all, this book is wonderfully entertaining! Great to take to the beach or curl up with in bed at night. Read it alone, or share it with your boyfriend/girlfriend/spouse. A GREAT read!!

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GreatEagle

Save your money

November 6, 2006

I found this book rather boring. The author's were trying so hard to be funny. This seems to be yet another book sucking the blood out of the dating stereotype out there.I think books like these create a bigger gap between men and women and confuse people further about dating. I bought this book thinking it would be something light and funny to read on a long flight, but I gritted my teeth all the way and finally re -read the chef menu on the aeroplane which I found more delightful.

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