The Between Boyfriends Book: A Collection of Cautiously Hopeful Essays (2003)

by Cindy Chupack

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The Between Boyfriends Book is an honest, hilarious look at the world of dating--and not dating--that will have fans rushing back for multiple copies to press on the psychic wounds of their afflicted friends. Chupack not only puts voice to the cheerful brutality that shapes young women's love lives, but creates bonus coinages to describe instantly recognizable dating tropes, such as:* "sexual sorbet": the first person you sleep with after a breakup to remove the taste of a bad relationship* "lone rangered": to have had a relationship end with no goodbye, no answers, just the vague feelings you have no idea who that man was* "premature 'we'jaculation": a common dating dysfunction where one member of the couple starts using "we" before the other is ready.… (more)

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It was funny. Probably funnier for a single gal, so I think I will send it to my friend in Florida who can better relate. (

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CarmenMilligan | Jan 18, 2016 |

Cracked up during this one esp the section that talks about dating again. Fast read! (

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mawls | Apr 4, 2013 |

Cute book and thank heavens I'm way past all that!

NancyJak | May 8, 2011 |

This book was written by one of the Sex and the City screenplay writers. It's about dating, men, disappointments and not giving up. It was funny, but I'm never quite sure I understand the US American dating philosophy. The one story that I will remember is Retro-Dating: she now is together with the man she met when she was 17. Then their relationship didn't have a chance, now they are old enough to give it another realistic chance. I like the idea..

verenka | Jun 26, 2010 |

While I personally don't have a ton of experience with this subject matter (these essays tend to be geared more toward the "Sex in the City" type crowd, which isn't surprising, since the author was a writer for that show), I did find the essays fun and funny in that "geez, maybe I didn't have it as bad as I thought!" kind of way.

This was definately a quick read, with the majority of the essays consisting of only 2-3 pages. For the most part, it felt like reading a whole bunch of short newspaper or magazine columns, which for several of the essays is actually the case. (

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lyssrose | Mar 21, 2006 |

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The Between Boyfriends Book: A Collection of Cautiously Hopeful Essays

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2003

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To my wonderfully funny friends for their support between and during, and to my parents and sister for remaining cautiously hopeful.

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The Between Boyfriends Book is an honest, hilarious look at the world of dating--and not dating--that will have fans rushing back for multiple copies to press on the psychic wounds of their afflicted friends. Chupack not only puts voice to the cheerful brutality that shapes young women's love lives, but creates bonus coinages to describe instantly recognizable dating tropes, such as:* "sexual sorbet": the first person you sleep with after a breakup to remove the taste of a bad relationship* "lone rangered": to have had a relationship end with no goodbye, no answers, just the vague feelings you have no idea who that man was* "premature 'we'jaculation": a common dating dysfunction where one member of the couple starts using "we" before the other is ready.

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