Bachelor Party
How often do we hear about the infamous Charleston Ratio? The swarms of females to every single male. No wonder the top complaint on many a single gal’s list is about the dating scene in our fair city. More surprisingly, the single fellas don’t seem to have the dating/relationship bliss formula figured out either.
Well, all singletons can rejoice this Thursday. Or at least get some great and reassuring laughs.
Author Blane Bachelor is coming to Charleston from Atlanta to debut her new book, “On Being a Bachelor: Thoughts on Dating, Mating and Relating.”
Of course there are a million dating books out there, but Bachelor’s book is a breath of fresh air – witty, a tad caustic and flat out true. This is not advice you’ll find in a self-help book; instead, the quick read is more of a collection of hilarious short (and sometimes horror) stories.
The short chapters, divided up between “The Single Life” and “Taken,” hit all aspects: surviving a breakup, the hyper-commercialized V-Day, whether to move on or move in, foreign affairs (as in, dating a sexy Brazilian), between the sheets, solving the mystery of The Great Disappearing Act, and more. It takes you from contemplating marriage and kids to why guys should always wear an afro on Halloween (there’s a reason).
One of our favorite things about the book is how it embraces contemporary culture. Hence, the chapter entitled “Overtext.”
“But if you lack basic texting skills and tools – a willingness to view two words as an acceptable first-date invitation (Dinner 2nite?), hardy thumbs up and a rudimentary grasp of texting jargon and emoticons – you’re probably doomed to be dateless until the Supreme Court flags Microsoft for being a monopoly,” states Bachelor in the chapter.
Bachelor is a natural at relating to both women and men. She’s a guy’s girl and refreshingly not even a smidge bitter. Not a bachelor at all, she’s got a man she loves and relishes in her career of spinning true dating tales with the voice of Carrie Bradshaw meets Steve Martin.
We’ll see how long it takes for her new current and comical jargon to hit the Charleston streets, with vocab like “retrosexual,” “premature emotionation,” “TextBoy, “B.C.” and “A.C.” (Before- and After-Committing), and so on.
Head to FISH Thursday night to meet Bachelor and get your hot pink book signed.
They have a $4 cheese plate at FISH on Thursday nights, you know. Although we can’t guarantee eating cheese will help propel your dating status.
What: Book Signing, with drink & app specials
When: Thurs., Oct. 7, 5:30-7:30 pm
Where: Fish Restaurant, 442 King St.
Story by: Caroline Nuttall
