If I'm Waiting on God, Then What Am I Doing on the Christian Chatroom?

by Kerri Pomarolli, Brian Goff

Discouraged by reading books written by authors who got married after puberty and then tried to give relationship advice - "I didn't meet my husband till I was 17 and I'm so glad I waited" - Kerri decided to write a book "FROM THE TRENCHES"... of a woman out there trying to meet Mr. Right, and ending up with a lot of 'Mr. Right Now's'. Her pro-active tactics and comical musings on the dating life of a modern girl will make you laugh out loud in chapters like, "Why I Don't Watch Chick Flicks" and "Women's Lib in Bringin' Me Down!". This book is a touching, heartfelt, and honest look at the journey of one girl's search for true love.

231 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

Reviews

[Tammy Everts · Rating 5 out of 5]

My friend Shannon gave this to me and it was one of the funniest books on dating I had ever read. I coulodn't put it down and realted to almost every aspect of it. As a rule, I’d stopped reading Christian dating books when I realized that all of them were written by happily married women who met their equally Christian husbands in high school or college. Sorry, ladies, but you simply cannot understand how it feels to "wonder" if that’s your story. I remember hearing from a couple at a Christian conference who refrained from kissing until they were engaged and another whose then-boyfriend had come to visit her at her out-state-school and slept in his car rather than the couch in her living room in order to "avoid temptation." This stuff just sounded unrealistic and unnecessary to me so after swallowing "I Kissed Dating Goodbye" by Joshua Harris (world’s most famous Christian dating book!), I went at it without literary assistance. BARF!

I found this book by comedian Kerri Pomarelli and the description jumped out at me: Kerri said she wrote the book because she was tired of authors with the ‘I didn’t meet my husband until I was seventeen, and I’m so glad I waited’ story. Puh-lease. So I flipped through the hilarious and heartbreaking book, formerly titled "If I’m Waiting on God, What am I Doing in a Christian Chat Room?" Kerri takes the reader through her adventures in online dating and real life relationship drama. It was nice to hear from a woman who truly understood the struggle of the 20-something dating scene. Her weaknesses for certain types of men, consistently reconnecting with ex-boyfriends who were bad for her and going out with the "perfect" guy but not finding any chemistry are all chronicled on these pages. I could haev written this one myself! ha ha ( except my weakeness were for bad boy latin men)! ha ha

[Hillary · Rating 5 out of 5]

I picked this up from a Christian bookstore mostly because of the title that made me smile, not to mention the 75% off sticker. Let me tell you, the money I paid was a few bucks well spent. Although I can't fathom the life of one boyfriend after another as the author has experienced over the years, it was comforting to know that there is a cute, bright, talented girl out there who loves the Lord and has adventures and mis-adventures in romance. It made me feel more normal...and that is a feeling I always like.

I recommend this book to any girl who
A) wants to desire God more than a relationship,
B) could use a good laugh,
C) wants to question her perspective on dating,
D) learns from others' mistakes, and/or
E) really can't resist a book because of its clever title

[Rebecca W. · Rating 2 out of 5]

Curiosity made me read and finish this, but it was very poorly written, even for diary entries which seemed to repeat pointlessly. There was also a lot of talk about God, but really no spirituality, just a desperate woman who wants to get married.

[Amy Gentry · Rating 2 out of 5]

very funny

[Stephanie Fay · Rating 5 out of 5]

hilarious and encouraging...loved it!