Synopses & Reviews
Every Friday Night is the hilarious, first-person account of the experiences of Ritta McLaughlin, a beautiful, smart, and charismatic investment banker, and her commitment to go on at least one date a week, every week, for a whole year. “The point,” she writes, “wasn’t to get me into the
Guinness Book of Dubious Records for dating fifty-plus guys; it was to find my prince.” Though she didn’t end up with an engagement ring, her adventures led the way to this gem of a book. With openhearted honesty about her own flaws, reckless actions, and crazy dates, McLaughlin shows that the quest for romance can offer women a whole new perspective on themselves.
Profiles of a few of the toxic bachelors in Ritta McLaughlin’s Every Friday Night:
Mr. Greenjeans: He’s hot, hunky, and hung up on his ex.
The Psycho: Before the main course arrives he's telling you about his eighteen-month nervous breakdown.
The Monopolizer: He seems like the quintessential nice guy, until you have to start screening his every-fifteen-minute phone calls.
The Ho: A classic Mr. Right Now with “attachment issues.”
The Marauder: Seductive and secretive, he steals your heart, and your money!
Staggering Stu: By age thirty he hasn’t realized that a few cocktails don’t make him Cary Grant, they make him sloppy drunk.
The Orbiter: Every time you bump into each other you have a great time and he asks for your card, but he never calls. When confronted he is shocked: “You didn’t really think I was going to call, did you?”
The Ken Doll: Sure he’ll toy with Skipper, but this man is looking for Barbie. You’re marriage material, but only if you drop twenty pounds and get a boob job.
The Switch-hitter: You think it’s a nice, slow courtship, until his male “roommate” comes home drunk, calls you a “trollop,” and tells your date to “pick a team.”
Synopsis
Every Friday Night is the hilarious first-person account of the experiences of Ritta McLaughlin--a beautiful, smart, and charismatic investment banker--and her commitment to go on at least one date a week, every week, for a whole year. The point, she writes, wasn't to get me into the Guinness Book of Dubious Records for dating fifty-plus guys; it was to find my prince. Wickedly funny and wryly wise, Every Friday Night is filled with encounters that will resonate with every woman whose search for Prince Charming is more a comedy than a fairy tale.
About the Author
RITTA McLAUGHLIN is a vice president at an investment banking firm in New York City, where she lives.