Synopsis

In this laughter-through-tears memoir, Sallie H. Weissinger, a late-in-life widow, recounts the highs and lows of navigating the tricky online dating world of the 2000s. Interwoven throughout her adventures in search of a new relationship are stories from her childhood as a military brat, her southern heritage, her various marriages, and the volunteer work in Central and South America that helped her keep moving forward through it all.

Weissinger keeps her sense of humor as she meets men who lie, men who try to extort money, and men with unsavory pasts. When she experiences even more loss, her search for a partner becomes less important, but—with the help of friends and dogs—she perseveres and, ultimately, develops her own approach to meeting “HIM.” Blending the deeply serious and the lighthearted, Yes Again shows us that good things happen when we open up our minds and hearts.

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Praise

“A funny, touching, and ultimately uplifting story of a woman searching for love and purpose.”—Kirkus Reviews

“Weissinger celebrates her 75th birthday in Yes, Again by taking the reader on a tour of her big heart and where that heart has taken her. This glorious story of a life lived in love is the perfect read because it’s hilarious, honest and full of hope. We are all lovers, or we wish we were and Sallie shows us how: never give up, occasionally give in and don’t stop believing. Brava!”-Adriana Trigiani, Bestselling author of Tony’s Wife

“If you like to read memoirs, you won’t be disappointed in Sallie H. Weissinger’s Yes, Again. I really loved it….it was a pleasure to read a book written by a woman who didn’t let age get in the way of seeking love and living life fully. While she may not have realized it when writing, Sallie provided a life lesson for those of us of a certain age: There’s no reason not to take charge of our lives and make things happen. Whether it’s looking for love, reaching personal and professional goals, or living on purpose every day, women can disrupt aging and rise to life’s challenges.”—Camille Goscicki, vitalaging4women.com

“After reading Sallie’s soulful book, I have to say this gifted writer got the love she wanted the old-fashioned way . . . she earned it!”-Lacy J. Dalton, singer, and songwriter

“Linearity works for many things; however, in Sallie H. Weissinger’s potent book (and even more potent life) she shows us how tapping into grace can be a tangible way of entering into mystery, meaning, and direction. By recounting times of staggering loss, loneliness, self-doubt, perseverance, and openness to the ineffable, Sallie demonstrates how the journey of life can be a glorious pathway for those with a bit of daring!”-Bill Say, MA, life coach, Process Work Diplomate, and instructor at CIIS, JFK University, and the Wright Institute

Review by Gracie

A memoir wholly unlike anything you’ve ever read, ‘Yes, Again: (Mis)adventures of a Wishful Thinker’ by Sallie Wiessinger starts at the end. Or, at least, I’m sure that is what Wessinger herself thought at that point in her life.

At the age of 57, Weissinger lost her husband of 24 years to esophageal cancer. Feeling lost and not sure what to do with herself, Weissinger took a year to mourn before deciding that she was not quite ready to hang up her hat and spend her twilight years alone.

Now, many of us are probably all too familiar with the concept of online dating. You make a profile, hope that someone likes what they see and contacts you, and then, with any luck go out on a date that doesn’t end in a restraining order.

But Weissinger choose to do online dating a little bit differently. Not only was she doing it well before the days of Tinder and Bumble (her husband passed in 2002 when online dating was still very much in its infancy) but she also established a list of rules for herself early on.

She would seek out a man that fit a certain list of criteria. He had to be emotionally stable, spiritual, religious (not or not very), adventurous, physically fit, a travel aficionado, intelligent, and have no monkey business.

As a lover of puzzles, Weissinger came up with an anagram for the first letter of each attribute. PASTRAMI was the anagram that she landed on, and from there on everything was gravy. Or…almost anyway. But you’ll have to read the book to find out what I mean by that.

‘Yes, Again,’ is an absolute riot. Both a celebration of life and a reminder that you are never too old to start over, this memoir is a win for book lovers everywhere.

About the Author

Sallie H. Weissinger is a native of New Orleans and was raised as a military brat away from the South (Germany, New Mexico, Ohio, Japan, and Michigan). Every summer, she and her family returned to visit her mother’s relatives in New Orleans and her father’s family in a small Alabama town. She has lived most of her life in the Bay Area and also in New Orleans. These days, “home” includes not only New Orleans and Berkeley, but also Portland, Oregon, where she lives most of the time with her husband, Bart McMullan, a retired internal medicine doctor and health care executive, and their three dogs.

A retired executive herself, she now teaches Spanish and does medical interpreting for non-profit organizations in Central America and the Dominican Republic. Weissinger is a passionate member of the Berkeley Rotary Club and has served on the boards of Berkeley Rotary, the Aurora Theatre in Berkeley, and the East Bay (formerly Oakland) SPCA.

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