Dsi--Date Scene Investigation: The Diagnostic Manual of Dating Disorders

This book is really unusual and interesting: it's written in the form of a series of case-studies that read like episodes of CSI, but are applied to dating. It's a fun way of looking at things, and the whole theme is that you shouldn't be a dating victim but rather an investigator. You can tell just from the table of contents if this book is going to be for you. Like the Case of the Guy Who Couldn't Commit, or the Case of the Boyfriend Who Might be Gay, these situations are either relevant or not. In the end, this was a fun way to read about dating and how to improve without being spoon-fed the usual checklists. The conceit gets a little thin, but not if you don't read it from start to finish, but pick the cases that apply most.

Just read the chapter on the Missing Boyfriend's Unit and you know that this book is different and usual. I love the glossary and all the terms like ARSE (Anti-Relationship Suspect Examinee) and NERD (National Evidence Relationship Database). I laughed out loud at all the terms and will surely use them in conversation, but hopefully they won't be necessary when I'm on a date!

I have read all of Ian Kerner's books, and he is truly a champion of women. This book is no exception and just what you'd expect from the author - funny, informative and practical. But it should be said that the format is really unique and different from any other dating book ever written. It's really easy to laugh at all of the people in the case-studies and to see a bit of yourself too. Usually dating books are always telling you what to do and what you're doing wrong and it's nice to read about other people and learn the lessons that way. My favorite chapter was the case-study on the boyfriends who got comfy too quickly.