At first I was apprehensive about on-line dating, but with the right tools like Romancing The Web, you can have great results. Great book! Practical info – easy to use. I’m in a relationship for the first time since my marriage ended and it’s going great! Slowly – as Diane recommends – but great! Thanks!
Rating: 5 / 5

As a therapist, Diane Berry has had a lot of experience with people who were fearful and timid when it came to online dating. Her guidance is pitched for those who feel a strong need for caution. One chapter holds the reader’s hand while preparing an online profile and another deals with whether to use a photograph. Other books provide guidance in these areas with an eye to practicality and adventure rather than the concern for fearfulness and timidity found in this book. In my opinion, the caution becomes extreme when she tells the reader to engage in e-mail for a month and then telephone conversation for a month before agreeing to meet face-to-face. When the meeting does occur, she says to limit contact to no more than once a week for several months.

Women will probably get the most out of the tips for safety and the red flags to look for in online contacts. There certainly is value in learning the importance of safety with online contacts. But, honestly, it goes a bit far when Berry advises women to have a friend call them on a cell phone fifteen minutes into the first meeting to make sure that everything is alright. And I wholeheartedly disagree with her etiquette rule that breakups should be done in person if you met the person face-to-face, or by telephone if you talked to them on the telephone.

I don’t want to be unfair to Berry; however, I think most people would become impatient with her over-cautiousness. At least, I did. If you are feeling the need for caution, then Romancing the Web is meant for you.

Gordon Scott Edwards, author of Internet Safari, Finding Love Online At 65

Rating: 4 / 5

Internet dating is better than a bar because you can pick and choose who you want to meet and all without getting too drunk and making a fool out of yourself!