The Lost Art of Initial Messaging

A long time ago, before the advent of matching and swiping, online dating was random outreach and hoped for happenstance. In this chaotic milieu, a charming initial message could mean the difference between meeting the love of your life and sadly sitting alone in the dark, eating beans right out of the can. Part guidebook, part memoir, and part history lesson, this book tracks one man’s attempts to find the perfect initial message. At times witty, sometimes poignant, but mostly just bordering on complete ridiculousness, each attempt represents the valiant effort to declare: I see you, do you see me too?