01.Aug.2007 I Kissed Dating Goodbye by Joshua Harris

A book full of controversy is always interesting. That is what I can say about this book. I admit I was also caught up by the hype and the ever controversial title (Have I told you that title of a book is very important?). Not to mention the sense of mystery of the (assumed) handsome man under the hat ;> (By the way, he is not the author. Apparently I was not the first person who wonders.)

How the hell are you gonna find a life partner if you don’t date?

Yeah, that was my question before too. But after reading it, I kind of understand what the author means. Although at that time, this kind of problem hardly crossed my life. I wasn’t interested in dating anyway. So if there’s any book telling me “Don’t date!”, I would love to hear it, rather than some friends telling me to go dating :).

All in all, the author talks about a very interesting concept. But I see it more as an idealistic one. That is, it can only work if you live in a perfect world with a perfect man in a perfect time. Sure it would be so beautiful to have your first kiss in the altar. But if we set that as a standard, I think I’ve screwed up pretty bad and would be in distress by now :).

Even though you don’t intend to absorb everything that the author says, there are still quite a few good things to take. Groundbreaking rules are never easy to accept, but some sure do make sense.

~Finished on 30 November 2003

Rating: 3.5 out of 5