The second chapter is called “Likes” and is about how we now think that someone who likes the same songs or movies as us is a predictor of who you should be with romantically.That would have been a totally weird idea back in the day.

Brooklynites tend to be smart, liberal, intellectual and open-minded.Throughout her book, Weigel — in addition to providing her readers with a fresh perspective on dating — mixes in entertaining anecdotes from her own dating life, as well as a plethora of hysterical stories from her family and friends.column, critics and parents have declared dating to be dead or dying.Each chapter goes back and forth and includes a bit of personal memoir and reporting or anecdotes.Some are from me and some come from other people, but I tend to keep the others anonymous.