How to Date Men

by Phil Torcivia, Monique Nelson (Illustrations)

Allow me to guide you through the jungle of hairy beasts. You are the common denominator, so logic would say you suck at relationships. In this book, I lend my expertise as the datee , not the dater. I’m the man who knows men, and how you can net the one you want (for the time being). True, we men are slightly different, so you need to approach your prey appropriately. Let’s say you’d like to date a married man whom, I assume, you’re not married to. That’s quite an evil desire, according to some. I’m not here to judge. Perhaps you want to bed a man who desperately needs something new, and who will leave you alone thereafter. Fine. Well, you need to approach this fellow a certain way. (It’s in here.) After reading this book you will know how to approach all types of men, "Phil guided me through meeting the man of my dreams. I think I'm ready for my next dream, please." - Anonymous and drink better wine while I'm at it.

122 pages, Paperback

First published January 11, 2015

About the author

Torcivia is a divorced man who transplanted himself from Pennsylvania into the treacherous dating pool in Southern California. His feline companions, Syd and Symon, share his home in San Diego and an occasional dish of leftover tuna. Torcivia loves nothing better than bellying up to the bar with his favorite social lubrication (wine) and watching the bizarre mating rituals of the locals, which he translates into humorous essays. He has been single long enough to be involved in a few train wrecks of his own, admitting that he's "one relationship disaster away from a third cat."

Reviews

[Purple Birch Publishing Ltd. · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you are not in stitches by reading How to Date Men, you are probably on some very strong muscle relaxers. As a single lady, I found Phil Torcivia's advice on dating to be refreshing and an entertaining read. It certainly points out a lot about the type of guys you are more likely to run into and where.

Read these fresh anecdotes and snag yourself that hairy man you've always wanted, or that pretty one who spends most of the date looking at his reflection. The book is broken into sections each representing a different type of man. This makes it quite easy to pick the type of guy you are after, skim over to that section and brush up on your approach.

I challenge all single women to pick ten of these types of men and have fun using the method listed in the section. Why? No, ladies. Why not?! I think I will try the methodology behind "How to Date Lumbersexuals."

The only thing I would change about this book is to have a linkable table of contents in the beginning so that the reader can jump to certain sections (comes in handy when you are having a laugh with your friends).

[Jennifer Erwin · Rating 3 out of 5]

I needed a satirical book for my reading challenge, and I happened to have this in my TBR collection on my kindle. It was equal parts funny and cringe inducing.