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Modern Dating
Profile, opening line, first date. 3 guides, 112 pages between them, 15 citations.
The Modern Dating shelf
All 3 guides, as a set. Sold separately they come to $47.
What is on it
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Build a Dating Profile That Gets Replies
The Photos, the Words, and the Strategy
Matches but no conversations - or no matches at all. This rebuilds the profile in the order that actually decides outcomes: strategy first, then photos, then words, then per-app tuning, finishing with a pre-launch audit before you go live.
Written for: Single adults on dating apps whose profile is getting matches but not conversations, or no matches at all
- 13 chapters in 4 parts
- photo hierarchy and main-photo checklist
- phrases to cut
- per-app tuning notes
- pre-launch audit p33
- method note p35
$14 · 35 pages · 2 citations · Ebook (checklists + pre-launch audit) · on the Modern Dating shelf
Inside the book — 3 pages. Tap one to read it.
From Match to First Date
How to Text, Flirt, and Actually Meet Up
You match easily and watch it die in the messages. This covers the exact stretch where modern dating fails - the opener, the momentum, the texting rhythm, the flirtation, reading real interest, and the ask - and then helps you plan the date itself.
Written for: Single adults who match easily but watch conversations die before a date is ever arranged
- 13 chapters in 4 parts
- opener examples
- texting rhythm guide
- flirting boundaries
- interest-reading signals
- the ask
- first-date planning
- pre-date playbook
- method note p35
$14 · 35 pages · 2 citations · Ebook (checklists + pre-date playbook) · on the Modern Dating shelf
Inside the book — 3 pages. Tap one to read it.
The Art of the Opening Line
A Modern Single's Guide to Meaningful Conversation
Openers built from the mindset underneath them, not from lines: read the room, aim for one pleasant moment, then let disclosure deepen gradually. Backed by a vault of 120 starters for apps, real life and first dates, plus a four-week practice plan.
Written for: Singles who freeze on the first message or the first thirty seconds in person
- 13 chapters in 5 parts
- digital and real-world openers
- first-date topics that travel
- compatibility questions
- topics to handle with care
- reading signals and moving on
- recovering from awkward moments
- 120-starter vault p33-36
- 4-week practice plan p37-38
- graded source list p40-42
$19 · 42 pages · 11 citations · Ebook (120-starter vault + 4-week practice plan) · on the Modern Dating shelf
Inside the book — 3 pages. Tap one to read it.