Long Relationships

Hello everyone!

I recently had the pleasure of reading Leslie Oren’s book Fine, I’ll Go Online! The Hollywood Publicist’s Guide to Successful Internet Dating. Being the happily married lady I am, I wondered if I would find the book a chore to read. However, the fact that my husband and I met online and later married made me want to give this guide a chance. Leslie says many of the things I say to people when they talk about the ’stigma’ when it comes to online dating…

Leslie starts the book exactly how I expected a good publicist should: She pitched her idea and let you know exactly why she’s qualified to be giving you advice. Why does the pitch work in a book? Because it’s a book designed to guide, and Leslie makes you feel safe. She let’s you know you’ll be working with a professional from here on out when it comes to your online dating life – a professional who happens to have lived and learned by taking her own advice!

Though the book is designed to guide and coming from a Hollywood publicist, you might feel like things might get overwhelming and confusing. That’s not the case with this online dating diva because she talks to you like the older sister who has been dating online and knows exactly what you’re going through no matter what step you are at.

What I love about this book is that Leslie not only speaks with confidence, but she also acknowledges things can be very scary. She gives you end of chapter recaps of what she’s talked about as well as breaking up the chapters with short (all about half a page) stories about people she knows who have met their love online.

Leslie truly provides a step-by-step guide. You don’t have to worry about being left to wonder “where do I go from here” after the first email or even after the first date. She guides you from on the computer to out on the town and back again, which I found very impressive.

If you are nervous about getting into online dating or even if you haven’t tried the big singles’ sites yet, I highly recommend this book. Leslie will make you feel at ease and will help you to acknowledge your feelings all along the way while helping you to present the best of yourself (without lying about anything!).