Someone was recently telling me about a memoir called The Year of Yes by Maria Dahvana Headley. I was reminded of this book by Violet's New Year's resolution to say yes to all date offers, no matter what her initial opinion of the offerer. (I'm assuming this includes locals in Violet's hometown?)
Like us the author of this book was frustrated with the dating scene and she decided to say yes to all date offers. I plan to read Headley's memoir and review it on this blog. Maybe it will motivate me to say "yes" with less pessimism.
Here is a brief summary of the book if you are interested:
"Why not go out on a date with everyone who asks you? Plenty of reasons. They might be crazy. They might be creepy. They might be something other than what you're looking for. But then again, how would you know? Isn't love supposed to be blind? Isn't it supposed to be about who the person really is, not about what they look like?" "The Year of Yes is an account of one woman's quest to find a man she can stand (for longer than a couple of hours). Frustrated by her own pitiful taste, writer Maria Headley decided to leave her love life up to fate, going out with everyone who asked her: homeless men, taxi drivers and yes, even a couple of women. Opening her heart and mind to the possibility that her perfect match might be the person she least expected, she spent twelve months dating most of New York City."--BOOK JACKET.
1 comment:
This sounds like an excellent experiment.
And I don't get asked out by the locals. I think I'm too forward for them.
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