Romancing the Web

A Therapist's Guide to the Finer Points of Online Dating

Online dating is the most efficient and effective way to meet the right partner today. Singles' bars have always been dreadful places to meet and, in our increasingly mobile society, family and friends are not always sufficiently close or available to provide potential partners as they may have been in the past. Online dating works!

But the process, from logging on to walking down the aisle is fraught with danger and confusion if you don't understand how it works. Romancing the Web, the only online dating book on the market written by a relationship therapist, is a complete reference to the finer points of this process and your ticket to success in this endeavor.

Romancing the Web

Why online dating has become acceptable and popular today.
Some of the most popular websites for meeting other singles.
How to complete a profile that will attract the type of relationship you are seeking.
What to look for in a potential partner and what to avoid.
The "ins" and "outs" of computer dating etiquette.
What to do when you've met someone you want to know better.
How to stay safe without shutting yourself off from the world.
How and when to take yourself out of circulation.

Written in an eminently readable style by a therapist with more than 12 years' experience working with singles and couples in the field, Romancing the Web is filled with real-life examples that help to illustrate both the problems and solutions that singles can find in their quest for companionship in cyberspace.

What others are saying about Romancing the Web:

"Diane Berry explains how to write an online profile to attract the type of relationship you are looking for, how to meet partners safely and effectively and how to proceed with your new relationship."
John Gray Ph.D., Author of Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus

"Diane Berry is the Ann Landers of online dating. Don't hit the SEND button until you've read this book!"
Jim Barnes, Editor,
Independent Publisher Online

Excerpt from Chapter 9, "If This is Monday, You Must Be..."

'Well, let's see,' Cindy begins in response to my question about her recent social engagements. 'Last Saturday I went to an Art Fair with Jake. We really had a good time. We spent the whole day there. Then on Sunday, Tom took me out to dinner at a really nice restaurant. I've been seeing him almost once a week now. On Wednesday Jeff and I went for a bike ride after work. That was fun, too. You remember him, right? The builder I told you about? And tomorrow night, Steve is taking me to a movie.

Before she discovered online dating, Cindy, a very attractive woman in her early fifties, had a great deal of difficulty finding companions to spend free time with because move of her friends, co-workers and siblings were married. As a result, she either stayed home or attended events alone--a victim of her environment and the limited resources for singles in her city. The internet, and online dating, has changed her life.