A new product called THE DATING SOLUTION has hit the market and promises to enable parents to teach their children very important tips on how to date successfully, as well as how to avoid various pit falls that can occur within the realm of teenage dating.
The Press Release expounds on the ideas behind the principle of the Dating Solution, proclaiming, “This Dating Solution contains a Self-Help Audio program with the prerequisite step-by-step dating knowledge you must-know to succeed at every stage of your dating process.”
The provided link on the press release takes you to a page that informs you that you will receive several books as well as the “user friendly” DATING SOLUTION GUIDE, but what is confusing, is just what type of product is this guide.
It says it is an audio program, and that it is “user friendly,” but frankly, that doesn’t tell me very much. Is it computer software? Cd’s? DVD’s? Audio cassettes? All I can seem to get from the press release and the site is that the DATING SOLUTION will keep teens from getting their tender hearts broken.
Red flags have already begun a-waving.
1) If I am going to pay $97.00 for something, I want to know exactly what I am getting! If I am merely buying an e-book, then I am surely not going to pay $97 bucks! If it is an audio cassette, how useful will it be seeing as most people now have CD and DVD players?
2) Kids will barely listen to their own parents, why would they listen to a supposed lifestyle guru, be it via cassette, CD or interactive dating software? The idea is as ludicrous as thinking someone would pay money for a product that isn’t even displayed on the site.
3) Do we really want to become so over protective that we will spend money on dating “seminar” that will guarantee our sons and daughters won’t be “harmed” by love? Isn’t it the very process of growing up and making mistake that turns us into well rounded, and knowledgeable individuals?
My predication is that a girl or guy can do everything according to the book, and still not land that guy or gal of their dreams, which will, or course, lead to an overwhelming and crushing disappointment.
I mean, what kind of message will it send if the kid believed they needed this aid and it didn’t work. It would be better to fly blind than to think there is a surefire way to score with the opposite sex.
This is not to say that advice shouldn’t be given, or that teens won’t listen to the voice of reason in all cases, but we are living in a fantasy land if we believe there is a way to safeguards our hearts when it comes to the love game.
In my humble opinion, this “product” will have about as much value as so called “Spanish Fly”. There are no guarantees in life or love-and that is what makes the journey worthwhile.
