Oom who comes from Cape Town, South Africa, recalls his childhood there with stories of true-life characters that are used as a backdrop for his dating escapades in British Columbia, Canada. He takes the readers from one dating encounter to the next with graphic portrayals of the colourful and humorous characters that enter his life: ladies with small dogs, and those with large ones. A woman with her muscle car, and another with a donkey. You will learn about the difference between a meeting and a proper date, and discover one woman's date-rules that produce comedic outcomes. The light-hearted humorous episodes are counterbalanced with more poignant, moving memories and incidents that leave the reader with a feeling of deep emotion, and sometimes sorrow. This is the funniest book as well as the most touching you will have read in a long time.