My Diary of Online Dating: The Social Epidemic

By Adrainne Renee Thompson

Online Dating is often frowned upon, but right now; it's the easiest and safest method to meet a friend, since COVID-19 created, social distancing. The book offers some important dating tips, questions, some of my encounters: 'Red flags' and 'timelines'. Whether dating traditionally or online, you take a risk; just trust your gut and stayed prayed up.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: May 21, 2020
• ISBN: 9781984579898

Adrainne Renee Thompson

Adrainne Renee Thompson, A Work of A.R.T. is her brand name (derived from her initials). She enjoys many hobbies and considers herself blessed with many talents. I'm the epitome of "Jack of All Trades" if you will. She finds her highest passions to be creative writing and motivational public speaking. She has been writing since she was 11 years old, if not younger. "Writing is therapeutic and it's the greatest form of self-expression." She has been quite successful with selling poetry pieces and speaking engagements. #wordsunleashed. She is hoping to retire in the next three to five years, to enjoy her grandchild(ren) and hopefully...her new Godly man.

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My Diary of

Online Dating

The Social Epidemic

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A Work of A.R.T

Adrainne Renee Thompson

Copyright © 2020 by Adrainne Renee Thompson.

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.

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Scripture quotations marked NKJV are taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

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Rev. date: 05/20/2020

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CONTENTS

Acknowledgments

About The Author

You May Not Agree

Online Dating Safety Tips

I Expect Us….

Diary Entries

A Blind/Online Hookup

Yesterday

My Man

Mr. Q

Graced by God’s D n A

What’s The Hold Up?

I Just Knew

God’s Plan For Me

This To Shall Pass

Your True Colors!

For So Long

Special Dedication Section

A Sacrifice

Where Would I Fit In?

Three Times A Charm

Red Flags

The Coward’s Way Out

My Cub

What To Do

Texas Ranger

Take Initiative

Prepped YOU for HER…Letter to my Ex

My Timeline With You

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

"Thank you God for being a fence, and wrapping your strong

arms around me constantly being a shield of protection."

Thank you to all I had the pleasure of talking to, meeting, dating, and befriending through this resource. You have truly impacted my life. I am a believer that people come into your life, for a reason, a season and/or a lifetime. You have fit in one of those catergories. I bid you God’s speed. And, wish you much success in all of your endeavors.

A Special‘Thank you’ …

To my daughter, Renee for your hardwork, patience, and staying focus with posting my clips on Instagram. Mom isn’t techno savvy.

To my BFF, Beverly for assisting me with composing the Relationship Questions, and being my emergency contact person while I was out on the dates.

(Just in case things went left.)

To all of my family and friends for your support. I know it took some getting used to this new-fangled method of dating. But you were open-minded and I appreciate that. But mostly; I thank you for the prayers that went up while I was out on these blind dates.

To my friends who shared with me that I gave them the encouragement to try something new. And, to understand that any means of dating poses a risk.

To my friends, who shared with me, that online dating is how they met their spouse. I appreciate the openness and honesty.

And lastly,

Thank you to my Facebook family and my Instagram followers.

For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, and of love and of a sound mind. 2 Timothy 1:7 (NKJV).

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Adrainne R. Thompson is a mother, grandmother, manager, motivational speaker, author, poet, and an entrepenuer. Jack of All Trades if you will. She has taken her God given talents and used them to serve people.

She hopes that her writings will prick the hearts of others and help them positively in some way. She has completed another book noted-at the back-and one soon to hit publication, entitled: Forever Poetry. She hopes