Seniors of Idaho

Rescue Me, He's Wearing a Moose Hat: And 40 Other Dates after 50

Description

With some trepidation, author Sherry Halperin reentered the dating scene in 1994 at age 51, several months after her husband of 26 years passed away. At first she thinks the dating game isn't for her, until she gets set up by a friend and begins to feel some long-lost emotions. Halperin goes on 40 dates, which she finds through web sites like match.com, professional services that cost up to $5000, blind dates, singles parties, and more. Each chapter is a short vignette — often funny and poignant, sometimes sad, and always candid — with a humorous caricature of the featured man.

Though most of her dates can be considered calamities, with partners such as Moose Hat, Turkey Neck, and Rich Old Man, she also dates several younger "studmuffins," gets hit on by a woman, and even falls in love again.

Rescue Me hits a nerve by shelling out the real deal on what being single again truly means. As Halperin continually revises her Perfect Man list, she is transformed from idealist to realist, eventually coming to terms with being single. Meanwhile, she's still tackling her inexhaustible dating options with gusto, humor, and an energy that outpaces any 20-year-old dating enthusiast.

Reviews

Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2008-10-09
Summary: "Hysterical!"

I picked this book up, laughed and laughed and didn't put it down until I was done. Sherry Halperin has such a flair for comedic writing. I'm 38, married (so not quite in the demographics of this book) but found this book to be a great read, one that I couldn't put down! I have recommended it to all my friends who are in the crazy but wonderful world of dating as well. You will laugh, I promise....

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Rating: 1 / 5
Date: 2008-04-05
Summary: "Book didn't live up to its hype"

I bought this book for my aunt (again) after reading a review in a magazine. The stories in the book were a letdown. My aunt and her friend had much better stories of their own...This little tale tops anything in the book: A man took an elderly lady out to dinner (for which he insisted upon paying), then, when she wouldn't "give in" at the end of the date, he demanded, "At least you could give me my $10 back!" True story. Don't waste your money on this book.

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Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2007-05-06
Summary: "Hilarious and sad at the same time"

Sherry Halperin writes (with great wit), about her dating angst over a span of ten years after losing her much loved husband at an early age. The variety and number of LOSER's that she runs into during that period of time is sobering though. The odds are stacked very much in favor of men as we get older. There are lots of bright articulate, attractive women to go around, but their male counterparts are few in number. I am passing this book around to all my single girlfriends who agree, dating after 50 can be hazardous to your mental health. It's far better to surround yourself with good friends than to look for Mr. Right. Mr. Right at this age has a far greater chance of being Mr. Wrong! But for all those men out there, with bald pates, potbellies, and marginal personalities..the world is your oyster! M. Schmit Phoenix AZ

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Rating: 3 / 5
Date: 2007-04-30
Summary: "Sometimes funny, but mostly depressing"

This book may be good for a laugh here and there, but ladies don't look to it for advice. The author is looking for men in California, preferably in the entertainment biz as she is. It's not what the rest of us encounter!

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Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2005-12-21
Summary: "Hillarious & Poignant"

This wonderful book is a hallarious and all-too-poignant commentary on our contemporary social scene. Sherry captures the essence of human relationships. An enjoyable read for all . . .