Mid-Life Ex-Wife audiobook

This is a good book and the reason I gave a 5 star because it is a book that I would read again. The writer is honest and self aware enough and despite me wanting to yell “Do Not Engage. Block Him” (there’s a lot of Hims) , I sympathize and as someone who’s been in dating apps, feel for her quest for love and instead find the worst cases of what people do behind their protection of anonymity of a keyboard (yes, I know Stella Grey is an alias).It would be interesting to read a male version of this.

An unexpectedly delightful audiobook. Picture yourself at a bar listening to your brazen, hilarious British single girlfriend telling you about her latest online dating attempt. And there were a lot of attempts. The author had me laughing, cheering and wincing. The authors nerve in dating coupled with her candid writing style kept me hooked. A brilliant "beach read" style book that I feel is better listened to than read.

Had to cringe through some of this, but it's really an eye-opening look at online dating ...

So pathetic it's funny. If you want to feel better about your dating life, this is the book for you. Excellent post-breakup fodder.

Originally published as a column by the same name in The Guardian paper, this book was originally released in the UK in 2016 as The Heart Fix. Title aside, this read is not just for the divorced crowd, there's at least a few laughs here for anyone who has tried the circus that is online dating (I mean, who isn't entertained by reading hilariously presented dates-from-hell tales?).Stella Grey (a pseudonym, btw) had the extra challenge of jumping into this world of dating apps (she joins 14 in total) as a middle-aged woman after having a husband unexpectedly and abruptly end their marriage. In this updated release, Grey adds in her current take on what she had on her original dating profiles, often comically critiquing herself like a tough-love type best friend with the "Oh, girl, NOOO" type responses to what she originally thought was her being clever. Grey also brings plenty of important, relevant commentary on how men and women tend to mis-perceive each other, the fallout from that being an unexpected and unique variety of grief and depression. She also gets into the conversation of how everyone is going to have preferences and THAT'S OKAY. You often see people in today's world take a great deal of offense to someone not really being all that into them for whatever reason, so it's always nice to have that periodic voice of reason to remind the crowd that hey, people like what they like, it's all good, just move on and keep on looking.In her online adventures, Grey, because of her age, gets a harsh lesson in ageism (she steps into this process shortly after turning 50). She learns that it's pretty common for older men to put a cap on the age of the women they're looking for at 40. To try to get around this (figuring she'll explain the why in person), she lowers her own age on her profile to 40 so guys will at least talk to her, but once they get to talking, she tends to get a response something along the lines of "I won't start a relationship on a lie." While I can kind of understand the guy's side, I also feel bad for Grey... what's she supposed to do? She's just trying to get around an unfair aspect of the system. Yes, at times, she can come on a little too strong with some of these guys, but I'd say it's to be expected on some level, at least for a little while, when you've recently been booted out of a long term marriage and you're just trying to figure out all the new rules out there in the world of singledom and dating. On one hand, reading this can be a little slice of heartbreak, thinking how unfair and close-minded some people can be with their lists and expectations of others, but Grey balances it with humor and "here's my takeaway" advice for single people of all ages. In the end, it comes down to know your worth, don't settle for anything, but also have fun with the process. Have a laugh, don't get TOO serious and clinical with it, and ultimately your go-with-the-flowness will assuredly have you bumping into your person right when it's perfectly meant to happen.

This is a good book to read if you have ever experienced on line dating. So many experiences in this book that we can all relate too.

Hilarious and fun! I thoroughly enjoyed!!

Hilarious, genuine and relatable. Exactly what I needed to read as I embark on my own journey of online dating.

This was much better than expected. The points made were thought-provoking. I hope I never have to date again!

First time reading any of this author’s work and I absolutely loved it. I’m usually not drawn to non-fiction, though I do enjoy watching documentaries. This author does a brilliant job of illustrating her experiences with on-line dating so vividly, I honestly felt like I was sitting next to her in a coffee-shop, having a chat with my friend, listening to her as she tells me about the wanker she met for drinks on Friday. It was wonderful as with each date, I was completely drawn in with sympathy, empathy, outrage on her behalf, laughter and tears.Though this author isn’t the only one to experience the fun as well as the horrors of on-line dating, she takes it one step further and journals nearly 2 years of her experiences, offering sage and logical advice she learned the hard way. This book was a very fast read and I found it hard to put down. My Final Verdict: Told entirely from the author’s point of view, each encounter offers a no-holds-barred honesty and some tongue-in-cheek humor that gives the reader a very enlightened impression of what finding “the one” online can be like. This book is a must-read for anyone looking for their happily ever after, especially if they are considering going on-line to find them.