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Liz Hoggard writes about Quirkyalone: A Manifesto For Uncompromising Romantics, American Association of Single People and the greedy, manipulative dating industry.
Which can only be magnificent news for we refuseniks who simply will not go on another blind date, who quiver at the mention of 'lock and key parties' or whizzy new concepts like 'silent dating' and 'dating in the dark'. Society may inundate us with the message that something is wrong if you don't have a permanent boyfriend or girlfriend, but the truth is: sometimes you're in relationships and sometimes not.
What strikes me about the dating 'shortcuts' is that they're like fad diets. You hear about a new one and it seems to offer everything you were hoping for. Then when it doesn't pan out, you get more depressed. Eventually, you think: why am I doing this? I can be happy without it.