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When I was twenty-five years old, it came to my attention that I had never had a girlfriend. At the time, I was actually under the impression that I was in a relationship, so this bit of news came as something of a shock. Why was Josh still single? To find out, he tracked down each of the girls he had tried to date since middle school and asked them straight up: What went wrong? The results of Josh's semiscientific investigation are in your hands. From a disastrous Putt-Putt date involving a backward prosthetic foot, to his introduction to CFD (Close Fast Dancing), and a misguided "grand gesture" at a Miss America pageant, this story is about looking for love--or at least a girlfriend--in all the wrong places. Poignant, relatable, and totally hilarious, this memoir is for anyone who has ever wondered, "Is there something wrong with me?" (Spoiler Alert: the answer is no.)
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This was really cute. I really enjoyed the personal stories. However, I am a little disappointed in the end.
In his search for what went wrong in his relationships, he found that a lot of the time it was his own insecurities or reservations or social cluelessness (the last one can only be cured by making the mistakes he mentions in his books) that was his own downfall and only when he was happy with himself and not actively looking for a girlfriend did he find one.I saw it coming a mile away, because that's the answer, isn't it? Be yourself, do what you love, and you will find someone for you. But as someone who is very frustrated with her love life, I can't help but be a little ‘meh' about it.