Enrollment
An honest profile, a better bio, an opening line, and moving from chat to an actual date.
THE DATING COLLEGE · FIRST EDITION
The Field Guide
for Dating.
Nobody teaches you how to date.
So we built a college.
Thirty funny, practical lectures for profiles, first dates, and finding out what you are. From the first photograph on your profile to the first disagreement over a tent.
Book US$9.99 · Book + full program US$12.99
Digital editions and gift options available to review. Read a sample below.
OFFICIALLY ON THE SYLLABUS
Less “hey.”
More to work with.
Each lecture includes a case study, scripts you can borrow, a three-line cheat sheet, a short exam, and one small assignment. The Faculty takes your progress seriously. It takes itself rather too seriously.
The first date
Make a plan, feel comfortable, get home safely, and have a conversation that leaves room for two.
The interval
The bill, the goodbye, the follow-up, and texting without making your phone the head of department.
The department of yes and no
Handle rejection kindly, respect consent, and retire the scripts that make dating a performance.
Due diligence
Recognize red flags, protect your money, and ask “So… what are we?” before the group chat appoints a committee.
Becoming a “we”
Meet the friends and family, have the big conversations, and work through your first real disagreement.
A PEEK INSIDE · PAGE 9
A word from
the Registrar.
“Dating is the only important activity in adult life for which nobody receives any instruction. You are taught to drive. You are taught, at some length, about oxbow lakes. Then one day you are expected to sit opposite a stranger, be charming for ninety minutes and work out what to do about the bill, on the strength of some films and whatever your friends think.
This book fills the gap. It is a complete course in thirty short lectures, from the first photograph on your profile to the first argument over a tent. Along the way there are case studies, scripts you may borrow and small examinations that can be passed on a bus. It is meant to make you laugh. It is also meant to make you better at this, and the Faculty has never seen why the two should be kept apart. People will take advice from a joke that they would not take from a leaflet.”
Excerpt from the supplied first edition. The book uses British spelling.
YOUR READING LIST
A little homework.
A better next chapter.
THE DIGITAL BOOK
The Field Guide for Dating
US$9.99
First edition · English · PDF + EPUB
- 210-page digital PDF
- EPUB for compatible reading apps
- 30 lectures, case studies and small assignments
- 90 exam questions inside the book
Secure checkout availability is checked before payment
One payment. No subscription. Digital delivery is confirmed after payment. No online course access is included with the book alone.
THE BOOK + COURSE BUNDLE
Read it. Put it into practice.
US$12.99
The digital book + Dating, with Honors.
- The full book in PDF + EPUB
- All 21 online Dating courses
- Seven levels, from Newbie to Master
- Earn DC badges and level diplomas as you pass
Save US$2.99 compared with buying separately.
Secure checkout availability is checked before payment
Explore the bundle and review checkout options. Meanwhile, you can start the first online level free.
Start Newbie free →Digital editions only; no printed book is included. The book’s 30 lectures and the online program’s 21 courses are separate learning formats. College awards are for education and fun, not accredited qualifications.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Adult. Curious.
Possibly overthinking the reply.
For anyone who dates, is about to start, or is starting again. Whoever you date, the aim is the same: be thoughtful, be clear, and respect the person across the table. The jokes are on our own awkward moments.
General relationship guidance and humor. This book does not replace professional advice.
Explore the online courses →Useful dating advice. A little campus perspective.
Read our gift ideas for single friends, compare a dating book with an online course, or try a few first-date conversation starters.
The Dating College is part of The Love Campus. Explore relationship gift ideas, family courses, books and planned relationship apps across Dating, Marriage and Family.
Choose your book, courses or both.
Review your selection and choose for yourself or as a gift. Availability is checked before payment.
Choose your package