Book excerpt: How to Really Win or Lose a Guy in Ten Days is an adventurous and playful look into the world of first dates, awkward come-ons, and unrequited love. In her debut book, professional psychotherapist and distinguished dating blogger, Christie Schroeder, tests the lighthearted hypothesis that love can be won - or lost - all within the first ten dates. Though her journey is anything but ordinary, her sometimes funny, often terrible dating experiences are sure to entertain readers and inspire hope that true love is possible.