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Everyone saw the hype about The Rules, the book that seems to have been written by sadistic hell spawn claiming to be single women. Seriously, who could resist a woman who won't go out with you Saturday if you don't ask her out by Wednesday? Or who won't call you back? Or who won't hold a conversation with you for more than three hours because she wants to maintain "control." Hot!  Ranting aside, it's easy for any straight guy or gal to peruse the self-help section of their favorite book haunt and find a bazillion paperbacks with guidance about dating promising brighter dating futures. But where can 8 million homosexual guys go for dating advice? Thanks to Dave Singleton, there is now such a book.The book is smartly entitled The MANdates, but you won't find any ridiculous or offensive instruction on how to trick someone into believing you're not a cold and heartless ice being. Nay, Mr. Singleton instead gives thoughtful guidelines for keeping yourself emotionally in check whilst treading water in the gay dating pool, and he makes you smile in the process. In The MANdates, Singleton reveals tips and tricks gleaned from his own experiences as well as lumps taken from 175 other soldiers on the front lines of the gay dating scene. He'll give you a few of the most common characters you'll meet, such as Peter Pansexual, "the guy who's really flighty and who says he wants a relationship but really just wants the freedom. He may have wanted a relationship that day, but tomorrow's a whole new day." He'll also tell you a bit about the "poetic bait-and-switch body Nazi," who will spout poetry and whatever sweet nothings he thinks you want to hear and will then reveal what he's really like later on. Hmm, this is beginning to sound familiar and not so specific to the gay dating scene. But I digress.
Without giving too much away, here are a few of those essential MANdates, taken straight off the back of the book: MANdate #10: Everything you need to know, you learn in the first five minutes. MANdate #12: The difference between Mr. Right and Mr. Right Now: Learn it! MANdate #13: Things you should never, ever, for any reason, say out loud in the first six months of dating. MANdate #24: Be your own "Judge Judy": Evaluating Heinous vs. Forgivable Sins. This fantastic truthful and humorous guide to dating has actually been touted as "The Bible for the Single Gay Guy." To buy the book or learn more about gay dating, visit www.themandates.com.
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