Send me your dating stories, good, bad and ugly!

I'm finally buckling down and making my "Marketing Is Like Dating" book a reality! So it's your chance to be part of this groundbreaking slash entertaining copywriting book, either anonymously or with all the fame and fortune that a barely noticed business book can provide! (Read none.)

OK, seriously, I have no idea what you'll get for your efforts if you send me your dating story, but at the very least you'll be entertaining me, the vigilant Seattle copywriter, so that's gotta be worth something, right?

The book makes constant analogies between marketing and dating (because there are countless ones!). Any story will be considered. Be as brief or as graphic as you like (within reason, people).

Email your dating stories to sharon@weknowwords.com if you want to keep them private. Or post them as a comment on Facebook if you want to share them with the virtual universe.

Your story can be cute, funny, sad, annoying, frustrating, short or long. It can have a happy ending or a sad one. It can be an example of what NOT to do when dating or an example of what TO do when dating.

Bring 'em on, and thanks!!

Oh, and the photo? So you'll see my big, happy smile and be compelled to help happy, happy me by telling me a dating story! Is it working?

Comments for Send me your dating stories, good, bad and ugly!

Friday, July 10, 2009 by Hottie Mambo:: I MUST tell you about my 'on a date/off a date' experience...that's got a great marketing analogy. And, I'm sure there's something we can work in about "stupid boy/bad date" and how the bad date led to a 'miracle'...right?
Tuesday, August 4, 2009 by Liz:: Well, you asked for a story so here's one! I was around 18 at the time and trying to Start Love for the first time. I had a huge crush on a co-worker for about a year, and I finally made it noticable. So out of pressure from friends, he took me on a date. Little did I know that he had a huge crush on me as well. Our first date was at Steak n Shake. Yeah, that's right. Romantic, no? Anyway, he was so shy that he barely talked the whole time. I tried to keep the conversation going, and it kept leading back to talking about work and bolts. Yeah, that's right. Bolts. He sure knew what he was talking about when it came to bolts, nails, and screws. So after the date was over we went home, and he barely spoke to me for the next 2 weeks. I was really upset because I liked him and I felt like he had a horrible time, etc. After those two weeks of barely talking he sat down with me at work and apologized for his behavior and asked me out on another date. He got braver and the dating turned into a short, cute little relationship that ended within 2 months. It just turned out that we wanted different things at that point and went our separate ways. But, I guess my point is that even the worst first dates can lead somewhere...for a little while at least.
Tuesday, December 22, 2009 by Omar:: Is the focus on your book marketing, or dating? If the focus is on dating, and you explain how to use marketing and/or copywriting to improve your dating life, then I want that book. For instance, how do I take a personal ad about myself, and up the conversion rate. The conversion rate here being responses to my ad. I think dating IS marketing. Specifically getting one. If it were not, then far less people would be inappropriately matched. I'm all for being oneself, but if you market yourself poorly, what chance have you?