Review: Informative, funny and accurate
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 22, 2013
Well done Debbie Martin, "Are you the one?" is a really good read, especially if you are either familiar with Internet dating or at least thinking about Internet dating.Dating on the Internet can be fraught with, for many people, unexpected dangers but if you are one of the many people who for whatever reason that needs to use such a platform to find that special person then you really ought to read this book. It is essentially a kind of biography but without the life outside of the dating.I was especially intrigued by this story line as I have experience with Internet dating (it is how I met my current wife) and above all else I wanted to see too aspects, one of them being viewing the dating scene online from the female perspective and the other to see what common pitfalls were encountered along the way. I also compared the finding s with my wife's experience before we met and many of the `tales' are all so familiar, especially the not so good encounters and believe me there can be many if you do not keep your guard up.Inevitably many of the tales, in hindsight (and even at the time) are quite funny but there is also quite a sad aspect to it as you begin to realize how desperate some people must be to find `true love' and just how far they may go to find it. (I am trying hard to not give anything away here).Suffice to say, if this is an arena you are entering then the first thing you should do is read this thoroughly and digest its contents. In doing so you may be richly rewarded but that cannot be guaranteed, however you will also be aware of the not so good things you may encounter when looking for that `special someone', at least you will be better prepared to deal with it.