I've only seen Patti Stanger's show "The Millionaire Matchmaker" a few times. Having little patience for "reality TV", I was surprised to find how addicting her show can be, and how fascinating it was to see the dating match-ups hits and misses. I can't say I watched much of the show, but when she went on Oprah and they plugged her book, I went ahead and bought it.

The book contains a lot of dating advice, which is largely generalized to fit "any woman, any stage of your life" demographic as opposed to being limited to those seeking a millionaire. I fit into her target audience, as I'm a single female hoping to one day get married before my eggs shrivel up and die, so I read this book voraciously. The tips and advice she gave were eye-popping at times (in particular, the date code of "Coffee is cheap, drinks are an audition, lunch is an interview, and dinner means business - the business of romance."); practical in others (do a "dating detox" before you get out there to find your dream partner); debatable at times (always put on lipgloss/lipstick before stepping out in public, and you must lose the weight [though I admit, this one might be truer than I might want to admit:]), and informative at others (There are statistically more men in certain West Coast cities [LA, Seattle, Dallas, Phoenix, San Francisco:], than in East Coast cities [NYC and Jersey topping the list:]).

Overall, I liked the book because it gave me further insight into the dating world, the mind of a matchmaker, and the things to look for when searching for a marriage minded man. That sort of skill has been severely lacking in my past dating experiences, and I suspect, it has played a major factor in why I am still single today. I don't expect to incorporate everything Patti said, but I will say that a lot of it coincides with other dating-with-marriage-as-the-goal advice I've heard. I definitely plan on giving at least some of her tips a whirl with the next go-around.

I recommend this book to women who aren't sure how to really get their dating lives going, or, who like me, aren't sure what to look for in a guy or how to get the one you are looking for.