Modern Romance

1437 Pages·2015·5.75 MB·English

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CONTENTS
Title Page
Copyright
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 1
SEARCHING FOR
YOUR SOUL MATE
CHAPTER 2
THE INITIAL ASK
CHAPTER 3
ONLINE DATING
CHAPTER 4
CHOICE AND
OPTIONS
CHAPTER 5
INTERNATIONAL
INVESTIGATIONS
OF LOVE
CHAPTER 6
OLD ISSUES, NEW
FORMS: SEXTING,
CHEATING,
SNOOPING, AND
BREAKING UP
CHAPTER 7
SETTLING DOWN
CONCLUSION
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
NOTES
BOOKS CONSULTED
INDEX
IMAGE CREDITS
INTRODUCTION
OH,
shit! Thanks for
buying my book. That money
is MINE. But I worked really
hard on this, and I think
you’ll enjoy it.
First off, a little about
this project. When you have
success as a stand-up
comedian, you quickly get
offers to do a humor book. In
the past, I always turned these
opportunities down, because I
thought stand-up was the best
medium for me. In my mind,
a book wouldn’t be as fun as
just using my ideas for stand-
up.
So why did I decide to
write a book about modern
romance?
A few years ago there
was a woman in my life—
let’s call her Tanya—and we