When Andy Selsberg got married, he reflected on commitment and old loves. He felt the need to reconcile past relationships, the joys and lessons of some and the pain or errors of others. He turned to the Internet and started this project as a website. It would be a place to leave messages to old or lost loves.

Being able to do so anonymously made it easy to say what may have otherwise been difficult or perhaps impossible. To be able to take a love story and condense it into one line is undeniably More...

If you're wondering if you'll like this book, you can always check out dearoldlove.com and read the THOUSANDS of awesome entries there for free. And then go out and buy the book anyway because 1) he's picked some of the best ones for the book, and 2) the graphic design for the book is fantastic, it's one of those ones you pick up in the store and you're all "I like this. I WANT this. I want to put it in my pocket and carry it around with me all the time.."

Basically it's very short notes sent to More...

This book is about notes from anonymous people for old lovers, husbands and people that got away. This book is a short read. Its funny but angry at the same time. I give it three stars because it got boring at the end but I still liked it

I like this book because it made me think about the relationships in my past. It makes me think of what I would say and what he would say. I wanted to call me exs because It got e thinking about them and how I messed things up. I thing people who just got done More...

It was okay. Some were funny("You believed Jesus walked on water, but you wouldn't believe my fibromyalgia was real). Some were poetic("Remember at the beach when the moon would always follow us?"). Some were cute("You read The Hobbit to me in our bed fort at night. Mostly I remember how nice your voice was."). The rest were "eh" to me.

I am kind of bummed I rushed and downloaded this on my Kindle for 7 something bucks. Especially since anyone can get it practically for free on the website. Plus More...

I read the web site long before the book came out, but bought the book anyway. The thing I love about it is that you can dip into it on any page and find something poignant that you can relate to it -- even if you can't relate to it. Things like "If I had known I was going to meet the woman you would leave me for when we stopped by your office, I would have put on makeup." You could do worse than read 500 examples of what we did or didn't do for love...

Dear Old Love managed to be simultaneously horrifically mean, utterly hysterical and heartbreakingly touching - all in the span of less than 200 pages comprised entirely of notes to exes and unrequited crushes. It is a read-out-loud book - I found myself unable to read many of the notes without commenting: "oh how sad!" or "can you BELIEVE anyone would SAY that?!" being the most common vocalizations - well, aside from maniacal laughter of course. I love the idea behind the project - the book der More...

I usually enjoy books with notes, letters and quotes but I found this one lacked stucture. Perhaps if it had been brocken down into broad themes, I would have enjoyed it more.

Great read from a great friend. No matter how many past relationships you've had you'll find something in here that reminds you of them. And then you'll just laugh your ass off.

There is so much here to relate to - some of these anonymous notes really hit home, some of them you have probably thought (or said) yourself, some of them are just funny or sad - but there are lessons to be learned and people you will recognize in this small book. Fun to just browse through to remind you of how things might have turned out, for better or for worse.

A few favorites:

I discovered the hard way that I'm allergic to your cat, your laundry detergent, and your deepest beliefs.

I miss say More...

Laugh-out-loud material, definitely! And a few creepy quotes, too. A gift from a coworker; I probably wouldn't have thought to buy it on my own.

Aw, I really enjoyed reading this via Kindle for PC here and there, in my spare time. Bitter-sweet at times, but totally worth it; very therapeutic

I liked the book. It was funny and sad at the same time. Be warned, some of the entries are a bit off color, but mostly the book is worth reading.

True, real, sad, relatable, and often hilarious. I enjoyed this book quite a bit. As a book spin-off of a website, it's very good.

A compendium of comments left on a website of the same name. A quick read, a few chuckles. Nothing remarkable, but fine.

An evening's read. Very good, sad & funny. I got little crushes on some of the notes & wished I'd inspired them.

The perfect book for those who have loved and lost. Or have loved and are thankful that it's over. :-)

I actually like the blog more though but this book has some really good lines. :')

Great book! Easy reading! Loved reading the variety of feelings about old loves!

Funny, poignant answers to the question: what would you say to an ex-lover?

Little tidbits of love and loss. Not bad at all

Cute bubble gum for the brain.

Some from the heart, and some from the brain. All from the perspective of a lingering impression.

This book is right up my alley-but man, did it depress me.

Quick read, heart-wrenching, but comforting to see so many different heartfelt expressions.