Ian Kerner, sex therapist and bestselling author of Be Honest -- You'e Not That Into Him Either, recently focused on millions of confounded singletons.

As the host for Cosmo Radio on the Sirius Network and one of AOL's Love & Sex coaches, Kerner, a veritable Lt. Columbo of romance, explores a wide range of real-life dating scenarios in his new book DSI: Date Scene Investigation, The Diagnostic Manual of Dating Disorders (Regan Books/HarperCollins, $24.95).

A quick perusal of the warning-sign yellow DSI jacket informs us that we will be introduced to the FBI (Federal Bureau of Intimacy) and that we will boldly go where no civilian has gone before. ''Kerner ventures above the law and beneath the covers,'' we are told. And that we ``have the right not to remain silent.''

We persuaded two South Florida daters to participate in our very own DSI experiment. As luck would have it, they did not remain silent. Before each of our 911 three-way calls to Kerner, both subjects enthusiastically read DSI.

Our conversations were detailed and lengthy but we heeded our editor's request -- and Joe Friday's -- to offer up ``just the facts, ma'am.''

Join the discussion

The Miami Herald is pleased to provide this opportunity to share information, experiences and observations about what's in the news. Some of the comments may be reprinted elsewhere in the site or in the newspaper. We encourage lively, open debate on the issues of the day, and ask that you refrain from profanity, hate speech, personal comments and remarks that are off point. In order to post comments, you must be a registered user of MiamiHerald.com. Your username will show along with the comments you post. Thank you for taking the time to offer your thoughts.

     Showing: Oldest first Newest first Most-recommended first Least-recommended first

@Nyx.AuthorDisplayName@ wrote on @Nyx.PostedAtTime@:

@Nyx.repliedToText@

@Nyx.replyAnswerText@

Reply to this Comment @Nyx.Recommender@ @Nyx.AbuseReporter@