Product Description
The authors of the best-selling The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook are back--and they've brought a date. Whatever your own dating nightmares are, take it from the professionals, things can get worse. Just in time for Valentine's Day, here are dozens of scenarios covering every phase of the romantic--or not so romantic--turn of events. Learn how to remove stubborn articles of clothing, slip away from a blind date, and get rid of unsightly stains. Discover the secrets of dealing with a bad kisser and of surviving a meeting with your date's parents. Hands-on, step-by-step illustrated instructions help guide you through these and many more perils d'amor. Tasteful and useful, and with an appendix of great pickup lines, breakup lines, and all-purpose excuses, this is the book you need when you wake up next to someone whose name you can't remember.

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.0 based on 32 reviews)

Amusing if not really useful

I decided to write since the other reviews seemed so positive. I found a very few things informative (get some Rosemary from the restaurant kitchen to quell body odor if you just notice it them), many things were semi-interesting/amusing, but I thought the advice sounds like it was made up by a couple of people sitting in a room. However, they give the names of PhD references. But there is a good fraction of advice that is ridiculous on the face - like how to stop your love from marrying another....wait for it...at the wedding when the officiant says "anyone know any reason..." jump up and say so. Then you, the offician, the bride and groom can go into a back room to discuss. WTF? They do tack on that it is unlikely to work, and you may be escorted out. Duh. Why is something so ludicrous in this book? Why? Because they had only a handful of semi-useful tips, but they wanted to pad the book. A big problem is that most things are not black and white. The advice for fake breasts, faking and orgasm or spotting a fake, seemed too by the numbers. These things are more shades of gray. A person who says they can always tell fake breasts is wrong - how would they know if there were some that were fake that they didn't know - by definition they thought they were real! So, this is semi-amusing, you'll feel like skipping sections and reading it fast. It felt a little thin on content, basically.
January 18, 2008

My Favorite Worst Case Scenario book!

This book is funny yet helpful at the same time! I've found myself using some of the advice from this boat. This is a good book for everyone to read because some of those things can and will happen to you! It is easy to read and has illustrations for you to follow.
February 16, 2007

Best Book I ever bought

This book, although amzingly funny, is actually quite insightful and informative. A must buy for anyone involved in today's chaotic dating world
March 22, 2006

A Terrific, Light-Hearted View of Dating.

Very funny, light hearted book from the Survival Series. Great conversation starter!

Some of my favorite sections include how to ditch your date and how to remove a hicky bruise.

Doesn't address the core components of attraction; guess that's what lifestyle coaching sites are for!

- GiddyupGuy.com
January 16, 2006

It's meant to be FUNNY, people!

The biggest draw of this series of books is their humor. Is some of the advice useful? Sure it is! Is some of it absolutely outlandish? OF COURSE! (My favorite example of outlandish advice is actually found in the Parenting handbook in the section on saving for your child's college fund.)

I've read many books in this series, primarily for their humorous value. Yes, there seem to be a lot of self-help authors flooding the reviews with 5 stars and the cynical, humorless jerks trying to balance it out with one-star ratings, but let's be a little realistic people: these books are called "Worst-Case Scenario" for a reason; they aren't likely to be filled with everyday useful advice and how humorous people find them as compared to others is subjective. HOWEVER, it's another solid book in a very funny series.
January 07, 2006

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