The Date: Architecture vs Emotion

By: Raymer, Jacque

Love isn't a mystery. It's just an engineering problem waiting for a patch.

Avery Kemp is an architect who believes in structural integrity, load-bearing walls, and the absolute predictability of physics. So when his romantic life collapses, he doesn't just grieve-he initiates a system audit.

Treating his dating life like a corrupted hard drive, Avery launches "The Debug Log." Every date is a feasibility study. Every conversation is data. Every rejection is merely a variable to be optimized. He filters out the "Catfish," the "Over-Sharers," and the "Visual Matches" with ruthless, algorithmic efficiency, searching for a partner who meets his zero-defect specifications.

But when a statistically perfect 98% match-ghosts him without a trace, Avery's operating system crashes.

Spiralizing into a burnout fueled by "swipe sprints" and clinical detachment, Avery is forced to confront the one variable he never accounted for: the messy, un-optimized chaos of a real human connection.

Dating as a Debug Log* is a sharp, darkly funny, and deeply moving exploration of modern loneliness, asking the ultimate question: In a world optimized for efficiency, is there any room left for the happy accident of falling in love?

Perfect for fans of *The Rosie Project*, *Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine*, and anyone who has ever wanted to delete their dating apps forever.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GN9DD4PD
• ISBN13: 9798248204281
• Release Date: February 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 466 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"