Cinderella Was a Liar: The Real Reason You Can't Find (or Keep) a Prince

by Brenda Della Casa

Overview

• This book goes beyond He’s Just Not That Into You and tells women the reasons why certain men are not interested
• A bold, witty, and candid approach to the search for Mr. Right--by a casting agent for TV’s most popular dating shows
• Exposes fairy tales for what they are--and shows modern women how to get past the fantasies to find real and lasting love

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071745161
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	01/01/2010
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	256
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

As a casting agent for some of television's most popular reality dating shows, Brenda Della Casa has spent six years interviewing single men and women and has seen her share of dating dos and don'ts. Her writing has appeared in Woman's Day and For Me magazines, and she's the only featured female writer on the popular comedy website www.ThePhatPhree.com. She lives in New York City.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Princess Diaries

1. The 13 Sisters No Prince Wants to Date

2. Throw Out the Proverbial Bridal Binder!

3. Don’t Shove Your Feet into Slippers that Don’t Fit

4. The Joy of Walking Barefoot

5. Having a Ball in the World of Dating

6. The Lies We Speak into the Mirror

7. One Night Stands (and Other Bad Potions)

8. The Curse of Verbal Diarrhea

9. Guaranteed Ways to Send him Far, Far Away

10. The Lads Holding You Back and the Toads Who have to Go

11. How and Where to Bag Your Royal

12. Real Royals Answer Questions from You!

Your Very Own Coat of Arms

Editorial Reviews

Many single women feel that they have become career daters, but author Brenda Della Casa has actually made a career out of dating: For years, she's earned her bread as the casting producer for reality dating shows including The Bachelor, elimiDate, Blind Date, Perfect Match, and Queer Eye. Now she's utilizes her hard-won romantic wisdom to coach daters on the realities of finding a perfect mate in an imperfect world. Della Casa disabuses prospective Cinderellas from thinking that the neighborhood toad is just one kiss away from becoming Prince Charming. To make her points memorable, she draws on popular fairy tales and interviews with nearly 1,000 eligible (or ineligible) males.