Modern Dating For Dummies
Description
NYC's TikTok Cupid presents a must-have dating guide for building confidence and finding lasting love!
Dating can be fun, exciting, draining, disorienting, dangerous, and more. And if you're one of the millions of people in the market for a new partner (or two), how can you make sure that your dating life is more exhilarating than exhausting?
Enter Modern Dating For Dummies, a straight-forward and friendly guide to getting the most out of contemporary dating without ending up as a cautionary tale in the next catfishing documentary on your favorite streaming service. Author Tiff Baira, NYC's official TikTok Cupid and dating guru, walks you through how to date like a champ. You'll learn how to sort the Red and Green flags, how to keep your confidence high (or get it back), protect against outright scams and frauds, and navigate new kinds of relationships.
You'll also discover:
- How to emotionally deal with being ghosted and manage your relationship anxiety
- Exactly what to do after a first date that went REALLY well (or terribly sideways)
- How to manage the overwhelming combo of online dating and IRL Encounters that shape the modern dating space.
- Master the modern dating scene with today's top apps
Whether you're looking for help on how to date after the end of a long relationship or you just need a few tips on how to use apps, flirt, get out of a situationship or how to find your next hookup-slash-soulmate-slash-spouse, Modern Dating For Dummies has the info you can put to work immediately to make your dating life better, easier, and more fun.
Introduction 1
Part 1: Getting into the Modern Dating Game 5
Chapter 1: Modern Dating: Has Romance Turned into Horror? 7
Chapter 2: Tinder, Hinge, Bumble, Oh My! Navigating the Dating Apps 17
Chapter 3: Finding Love While Loving Yourself 29
Chapter 4: Deciding to Date — Setting Standards and Having a Solid Dating Blueprint 39
Chapter 5: Resetting Your Dating Mind: Breaking the Rules and Building Your Own 47
Part 2: Meeting Someone and Setting Up a Date 51
Chapter 6: Flirting 101: The Flirtation Formula to Get ’Em Hooked 53
Chapter 7: No Wi-Fi Needed: Where and How to Meet People in Person 69
Chapter 8: How to Ask for or Reject a Date Invitation 77
Chapter 9: Right Place, Right Vibe: Nailing the Perfect Date Location 97
Chapter 10: Plan with Caution: Spotting and Avoiding Red Flags When Setting Up a Date 105
Chapter 11: Who’s Got the Bill? Navigating the Check Etiquette 111
Part 3: Swipe Right to Date Night: The Ultimate GRWM Playbook for Your First Date 127
Chapter 12: From Outfit to Attitude: Making a Great First Impression 129
Chapter 13: Bye-Bye Butterflies: How to Crush First Date Nerves and Boost Your Confidence 139
Chapter 14: Big Date Energy: Starting and Keeping the Date Fun and Flirty 151
Part 4: Date or Fade? What Happens after the First Date 169
Chapter 15: Making the Most of Date Number Two and Beyond 171
Chapter 16: Ghosts, Goodbyes, and Getting Over It: Surviving the Heartbreak 185
Chapter 17: Beyond Small Talk: Asking the Questions That Really Matter 203
Part 5: Romance, Rewritten: Loving and Dating on Your Own Terms 221
Chapter 18: No Pressure, Just Pleasure: Navigating Sex in the City 223
Chapter 19: Second Chances: Thriving in the Dating World Post-Divorce 233
Chapter 20: Out and About: Navigating the LGBTQIA+ Dating Scene 243
Part 6: The Part of Tens 259
Chapter 21: Ten Things to Tell Yourself Before and After a Date 261
Chapter 22: Ten Red Flags to Avoid at All Costs 265
Index 273
Tiff Baira is New York City’s official TikTok Cupid, loved by hundreds of thousands for her confidence-boosting content. She’s the host of Take Me Out, where she teaches the art of dating, and Street Hearts, where she serves as a global matchmaker. Tiff offers smart, practical advice to help you find love while staying true to yourself and embracing self-love every step of the way.
A must-have guide to real-world dating
Remember when dating was more exhilarating than it was exhausting? So do we. Modern Dating For Dummies shows you how to bring out the fun and exciting parts of dating while minimizing the draining, disorienting, and straight-up dangerous bits. You’ll learn how to balance the online and IRL encounters that define today’s dating scene, emotionally manage the experience of being ghosted (it happens to everyone), and maintain a healthy dose of self-confidence. This is the perfect roadmap to finding your next hookup-slash-situationship--slash-soulmate-slash-spouse.
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PUBLISHER:
Wiley
ISBN-13:
9781394315796
BINDING:
Paperback
BISAC:
Self-Help
BOOK DIMENSIONS:
Dimensions: 139.70(W) x Dimensions: 213.40(H) x Dimensions: 20.30(D)
AUDIENCE TYPE:
General/Adult
LANGUAGE:
English