WIN IT! "51 Things You Should Know Before Getting Engaged" by Michael Batshaw

Michael Batshaw, a.k.a. the real life "Hitch", is the author of the new
book, The 51 Things You Should Know Before Getting Engaged. This
purse-sized, pre-bling guide was written for that dating-nista who wants to
make sure she's making the right decision. The book offers 51 things any
serious couple should discuss before he "puts a ring on it." With chapters
like, Hollywood gets it wrong, Great sex will not save a mediocre
relationship, Practice, practice, practice, and The Golden Rule, this book
is the perfect checklist to bring from date to date before the big question
is popped. And then, after the couple has gone through all The 51 Things,
maybe they will both be inspired by the Tiffany-blue cover to pick out the
diamond.

Five readers will receive a copy of this book. To enter, reply below and tell us you best blind date story. Contest ends on December 11 at 11:59 PM PST.

Good luck!

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Permalink Reply by Jodi Brown on December 3, 2009 at 1:39pm

My boyfriend and I met on a semi-blind date. The picture he sent me online was really fuzzy and I couldn't make out many of his features. LOL...so it was blind on my side! Turns out he was adorable and we've been together for 7years now! Thinking about engagement so this is perfect for us!

Permalink Reply by Shannon on December 3, 2009 at 4:49pm

My best blind date was the one that landed me in a happy relationship! :) That was my last one... we have our ups and downs but mainly it is wonderful to have someone to lean on.

Permalink Reply by Diane Perkins on December 3, 2009 at 7:56pm

My guy and I were set up by our best friends. His guy friend and my girl friend were dating and thought we would be a good match. He wasn't really up for it and I begged her not to set anything up, so one day they tricked us and called us on a three way call and put their phone down. We talked for hours that day and met up shortly after. We knew we liked each other but we remained friends for 3 years before we oficially started dating. We've been together for 6 years now.

Permalink Reply by Teresa W. on December 4, 2009 at 1:42am

Ugh, is there ever really a "best" blind date story? LOL I had a friend who wanted me to meet this guy that was like a best friend to her. Okay. I was sort of scared of him though once I met him because she neglected to mention the giant scar across his throat. It wasn't that he had the scar itself, it was why he had it. He was not a good person at all! So that didn't work out.

Permalink Reply by Betty on December 4, 2009 at 1:15pm

the guy cried during les mis and blew his nose in a cloth napkins. aaaaaaaahhhhh

Permalink Reply by Jenna on December 4, 2009 at 9:54pm

Ha. My best one had a phobia about people touching his hair- turns out it was carefully arranged to hide his bald spot. I didn't mind the baldness- the neurosis was much more of a turn off!

Permalink Reply by Yvonne Woodstock on December 8, 2009 at 4:55pm

HAHAHA this is a fun contest!
My funniest blind date story is the ONLY blind date I ever went on (mainly because this one went so badly for me.) It was in the 80's and the era of pretty boy, long hair rock bands, which I loved at the time. I was about 16-17. My older cousin liked this one guy in this basement band, and she wanted to go watch them rehearse but she wanted me to come with her. She asked him if there were any other single good looking guys in the band that she could set up with her cousin. (She and I were both in modeling at that age.) He said yes, the main guitarist. So when we arrived, and walked in, they were in a middle of a song and the guitarist had pretty long brown hair and a nice body and was doing a great job playing, he was slightly bent over flipping his hair around like they did and so we couldnt' see his face, but my cousin and I both giggled to one another and gave eachother a look to show we both approved so far. THEN the song ended and he stood up and facing forward he was very very unattractive. I feel guilty for saying that, but his eyes were sooooo close together and he had one of the biggest noses I've ever seen. I gave my cousin another DIFFERENT look this time and she looked surprised too and she was kind enough to make an excuse and get me out of there before I got put on the spot. lol

PS I COULD REALLY USE THIS BOOK.. I have FIVE TEENAGERS and 2 - SOMETHINGS and 3 are in SERIOUS RELATIONSHIPS with people we actually approve of BUT I THINK THIS WOULD BE AN IMPORTANT BOOK FOR ALL OF THEM TO READ!

Permalink Reply by LETESSHA on December 9, 2009 at 9:42am

I was set up on a blind date with a friend of my niece's boyfriend. He looked okay at the time. Anyway, we went to a movie and he did not pay for my ticket. I ended up paying for my own and he paid for his own. I didn't like that and another thing was that he didn't say much at our dinner date. That was the end of that.

Permalink Reply by miscmayzee on December 9, 2009 at 9:57pm

My blind date was to the prom. It was really awkward because I felt like the guy was trapped into the date. I was quite rude and altogether unpleasant. Awful really!

Permalink Reply by katrina mroczek on December 10, 2009 at 11:18am

I've never went on a blind date, I wished I had so I had a story to tell.

Permalink Reply by Jennifer Barr on December 10, 2009 at 6:50pm

I married my blind date :)

Permalink Reply by Peggy Gorman on December 11, 2009 at 9:48pm

I had a blind date and he never showed and it just happened that some of my friends were at that restaurant and we all had dinner together and had a ball!