Dating can be great or it can be the absolute pits, whether you're 17 or 70. The basic story of dating hasn't changed in thousands of years  – boy meets girl and they make a connection. So why such sweaty palms if the dating game is so old? No, it’ s not because you’re the nerd of the universe and everyone else is way cooler than you are. It’s because the rules have all changed. On top of that, dating can feel really scary because it has to do with big-ticket items: the opposite sex and rejection. Yikes!

Dating For Dummies is your guide to the dating scene if you have never dated, have rarely dated, or if you've experienced a life change and want to start dating again. Whether you're a teenager, young adult, divorced, widowed, or an older adult, this useful reference can help you meet, date, and start a relationship with the person of your dreams.

Discover ways to increase your confidence, polish your social skills, figure out what you want, and find out where the best places are to meet your future mate. Full of essential tips and dating wisdom, Dating For Dummies covers everything a single person in search of a date should know, including:

• Selecting the right place for your first date
• Finding the best places to meet people
• Knowing how to protect yourself and understanding the myths and facts about date rape
• Ditching your date (politely) and exiting with style
• Finding dating tips for single parents, seniors, or those involved in office romances and long-distance relationships
• Knowing when not to date Meeting your online date, blind date, or personal-ad date
• Surviving a break-up and waiting out the rebound period
• Realizing that you are in love

With a little help from Dating For Dummies, discover how to turn what could be a disastrous date into a good time (and a fabulous relationship). Author Dr. Joy Browne  – licensed clinical psychologist, best-selling author, and award-winning radio talk show host  – guides you through it all.

This new edition  includes new and updated content, including updated information on places to find potential dates, specifically examining the recently popular phenomenon of speed dating, dating services, and special “singles” nights at unexpected places like grocery stores, etc. Also, with couples like Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore in the news, Dating For Dummies, 2E  has  dating advice for those interested in dating someone of  a significantly different age, dating someone who has been previously married, and dating someone with children.  This new edition also includes additional hip, safe tips and advice on using the Internet to meet new people, as well as proper cellular phone etiquette for dating.  Dating For Dummies, 2E also features new confidence boosters to help meet, date and start a relationship with Mr. or Mrs. Right, as well as how to prepare for dates and have a great time.  Dating For Dummies, 2E features advice for divorced, widowed, and even senior singles.

The bestselling guide to dating more than 156,000 copies sold now revised with new and updated content There are 86 million adult singles in the U.S. In Dating For Dummies, America's favorite radio psychologist demystifies the whole dating process, from getting a date, plotting the place, and having a great time to moving beyond a first date, dealing with bumps along life's highway, and playing it safe. For this new edition, Dr. Joy offers updated guidance on how to find a date, covering speed dating, Internet dating services, and singles nights at grocery stores and other unexpected places. She offers tips for seniors new to the dating scene as will as new advice on dating someone who has been married, someone with kids, or someone who is significantly older or younger. And she delivers fresh pointers on a whole host of topics, from cell phone and e-mail etiquette to moving from dating to a successful relationship. Packed with real-world wisdom, confidence boosters, and a dash of humor, this is an indispensable resource for singles everywhere, whether they're looking for a fun Saturday night date or a happily-ever-after mate. Dr. Joy Browne (New York, NY) is a clinical psychologist and the award-winning host of a daily talk show that reaches over nine million listeners the longest running nationally syndicated radio program of its kind. A frequent guest on television programs such as Oprah, the Early Show, and Larry King Live, she is the also the author of Getting Unstuck (1-56170-946-8), The Nine Fantasies That Will Ruin Your Life (0-609-80473-1), and It's a Jungle Out There, Jane (0-609-80521-5).

Dr. Joy Browne (New York, NY) is a clinical psychologist and the award-winning host of a daily talk show that reaches over nine million listeners the longest running nationally syndicated radio program of its kind. A frequent guest on television programs such as Oprah, the Early Show, and Larry King Live, she is the also the author of Getting Unstuck, The Nine Fantasies That Will Ruin Your Life, and It's a Jungle Out There, Jane.