Emma Moskowitz has a lot going for her\u2014she\u2019s a licensed marriage and family therapist who\u2019s just turned in the first draft of a book on maintaining healthy relationships; she has a successful YouTube channel; she lives in a very nice Los Angeles apartment; and she\u2019s happily planning her wedding to Ryan, a man she loves. And yet, after a conversation that\u2019s over in “less time than it took to watch a network sitcom,” she\u2019s suddenly very single and focused on all the other traits that make her who she is: She\u2019s someone who\u2019s always getting dumped; she has generalized anxiety disorder, sensory sensitivity issues, and a lack of innate knowledge about social expectations; she hates vegetables and sharing food. What she decides to do next is unexpected: Rather than canceling the wedding, she initiates Operation: Save My Date. She determines that she will, despite all the initial arguments from her loved ones and online fans, find a replacement groom and prove that Western ideals of dating and marriage are not the only ways to establish a loving, worthwhile relationship. Her following explodes and she winds up partnering on a podcast that does extremely well, which lands her on a very well-known talk show. And along the way, she experiences failures, embarrassment, and successes in her quest.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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