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Summary

Lori and Kevin are smart, honest, funny thirtysomething hopeless romantics who---despite their best efforts---are still single. Like romance anthropologists, they deconstruct every key moment in the life cycle of a relationship. In this book, get both the male and female perspectives on: * Fighting etiquette (is all fair in love and war?) * Voice-mail message analysis. ("Hi, it's who?") * Body hair (where, why, and how much?) * Blind dates (are your good friends good pimps?) * To cry or not to cry (if you're a guy) in front of a woman * Cheating (without actually cheating) * Knowing when a relationship isreallyover (or: whether it's better to dump or be dumped) * And much, much more I Love You, Nice to Meet Youis a hilarious and eye-opening collection of anecdotes from a guy and a girl who just want to find the one, but---lucky for you---they haven't.

Author Biography

KEVIN BLEYER is a writer for “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.” Previously, he was a writer for “Dennis Miller” and “Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher.” He lives in New York City.

LORI GOTTLIEB is the author of national best-seller Stick Figure: A Diary of My Former Self, and a regular commentator on NPR. A journalist and columnist, she has written for the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Atlantic Monthly, People, Elle, and Glamour. She lives in Los Angeles, California.

Acknowledgments	p. xi
Prologue	p. xiii
The Ball is in Your Courting
That Whole "One True Love" Thing: Is your soul mate your sole mate?	p. 3
Dating Out of Your League: Does it guarantee a strikeout, even before you step up to the plate?	p. 11
Freakers: Is there any way to avoid them?	p. 17
Blind Dates: Are your good friends good pimps?	p. 25
Venue Ask Her Out: Is "location, location, location" the key to getting a second date?	p. 35
Order in the Courtyard Restaurant: Is chivalry dead?	p. 41
Topics du Jour: At your candlelit dinner for two, are some subjects off the table?	p. 49
I Just Want a Guy with a Sense of Humor: Are you serious?	p. 57
I'll Drink to That: Waiter, is there a fly in my social lubricant?	p. 63
The Fake Purse-Grab: Is a simple turn to the right a complex feminist gesture?	p. 69
Euphimisms and Eupherisms: Can trying to be nice bite you in the ass?	p. 77
Zeroing In: How do you narrow it down without screwing it up?	p. 85
The Exclusive on Being Exclusive
Love, at First, Bites: Deep breath. Really, is it worth it?	p. 93
"Hi, It's Me": Sorry, it's who? Could you be more specific?	p. 99
I'll Show You Mine. If You Show Me How: Is there any civilized way to get naked?	p. 105
I Love You, Nice to Meet You: Do you suffer from "premature exclamation"?	p. 113
The Straight and Narrow About the Short and Curlies: Should you care about your hair down there?	p. 119
Prozac Notion: Are you over the moon, or over the counter?	p. 123
Quantity, Not Quality: Is there such a thing as too much of a good thing?	p. 131
If I Have to Explain It, Never Mind: Can you read my mind, or do I have to read it to you?	p. 137
What Your Lover "Forgot" to Mention: Who's this stranger inside me?	p. 147
We Interrupt This Lovemaking for a Word from Across the Bed: Are you ready for "the talk"?	p. 155
Serious Business
The "Friends & Family" Plan: How important is it to be loved by your loved one's loved ones?	p. 163
Terms of Adorement: Should you save the pet names for your dog?	p. 171
The Ghosts of Sexcapades Past: Are they harmless exes, or is this relationship getting a little...crowded?	p. 177
Get Misty for Me: Boys don't cry, but should men?	p. 185
"If You Really Loved Me, You'd...": When did you start dating Machiavelli?	p. 191
Porn: Is objectifying women always objectionable?	p. 197
Lie to Me, Please: Should you always tell the truth about how you really feel?	p. 205
Fighting Etiquette: Is all fair when love is war?	p. 213
Cheating Without Actually Cheating: Can you define that please?	p. 225
Couples Therapy: Your Place or Mine: Just how important is home-couch advantage?	p. 233
It's All Over But the Pouting
Knowing When It's Over: Are we done, or is this final breakup just temporary?	p. 243
It's Not Me, It's You: Is it better to dump, or be dumped?	p. 251
Ex-Sightings: Can you run into your ex without tripping on your sanity?	p. 259
Moving On: How do you extinguish that last flicker without getting burned?	p. 267
Epilogue	p. 273
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