{"product_id":"9781416918974","title":"The Joy of Text : Mating, Dating, and Techno-Relating","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Joy of Text\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Kristina Grish\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinally, the software gods have rescued us from our stalled, confused love lives by giving us so many new ways to meet, connect, and share what we want, feel, and mean.\u003c\/b\u003e Or have they? Dating has never been simple, but in an age of IMs, text messages, e-mails, and BlackBerry notes, it can be an absolute minefield. How can you accurately judge a guy's potential when all you have to go on is his punctuation? What's the best way to maintain your witty, sassy rapport once you've decided to leave the safety of techno-anonymity and take your relationship off-line? When do you remedy a techno-gaffe or know if it's too early to hit send? And how can you gauge his feelings without seeing his body language or even hearing his voice? \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Enough is enough. In \u003ci\u003eThe Joy of Text,\u003c\/i\u003e real-life cyber-Cyrano Kristina Grish establishes hard and fast rules to help modern women navigate their love lives via technology; offers invaluable tips on how to analyze text, timing, and tone; and provides advice on etiquette in an age when the handwritten thank-you note is all but obsolete.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\"Foxy young relationship pundit Kristina Grish...shrewdly and wittily points the way on alphanumeric dating.\" -- \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Joy of Text\u003c\/i\u003e...pulses with the fruity, caffeinated glow of the cubicled IM generation.\" -- \u003ci\u003eNew York Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781416918974\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Gallery Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40591692726478,"sku":"9781416918974","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_d7609bbf-0d61-4eaf-977e-b8333d78ed93.jpg?v=1637755986","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781416918974","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}