"We're screwed. We're this generation of women who are just as lonely as any other, but we're just unwilling to settle or compromise to get ourselves out of it. So we're all just waiting for the fucking needle-in-a-haystack guy who we're going to love, who's going to happen to love us, who we're going to meet just at the time when we're both available and living in the same city." We've all been there.
You're probably thinking this is a self-help book, given the title, but it's not. This semi-fictional read was penned by Liz Tuccillo, one of the co-creators of the hit He's Just Not That Into You. The premise: a writer in her late 30s quits her job to travel the world and talk to single women of different cultures. While this may seem like a dreaded task to some, the main character explains that it was reassuring to listen to these women's stories and realize that she is not alone. The conversations she has with her four single friends back home reminded me a lot of (SATC and..) my friendships along with the recurrent themes that seem to arise in Datingsville. It's a funny and realistic read!
Also, I'm a little jealous. It would be so interesting to hear about the man drought in Australia...first-hand. Just sayin'!
The movie is in the works and rumour has it Drew Barrymore will star in it.
