The Complete Book of Rules

TIME-TESTED SECRETS

FOR CAPTURING THE HEART

OF MR RIGHT

Ellen Fein and Sherrie Schneider

Contents

Cover

Title Page

Introduction: The Rules Phenomenon

1 The History of The Rules

2 What Are The Rules?

3 Meet a Rules Girl

4 But First the Product – You!

5 The Rules …

Rule 1 Be a ‘Creature Unlike Any Other’

Rule 2 Don’t Talk to a Man First (and Don’t Ask Him to Dance)

Rule 3 Don’t Stare at Men or Talk Too Much

Rule 4 Don’t Meet Him Halfway or Go Dutch on a Date

Rule 5 Don’t Call Him and Rarely Return His Calls

Rule 6 Always End Phone Calls First

Rule 7 If He Doesn’t Call, He’s Not That Interested. Period!

Rule 8 Don’t Accept a Saturday Night Date After Wednesday

Rule 9 Fill Up Your Time before the Date

Rule 10 How to Act on Dates 1, 2 and 3

Rule 11 How to Act on Dates 4 through Commitment Time

Rule 12 Always End the Date First

Rule 13 Show Up Even If You Don’t Feel Like It

Rule 14 Long-Distance Relationships. Part I: How They Should Start

Rule 15 Long Distance Relationships. Part II: Making It Work

Rule 16 Stop Dating Him If He Doesn’t Buy You a Romantic Gift For Your Birthday or Valentine’s Day

Rule 17 Don’t Go Overboard and Other Rules for Giving To Men

Rule 18 Don’t See Him More Than Once or Twice a Week

Rule 19 No More than Casual Kissing on the First Date

Rule 20 Don’t Rush Into Sex and Other Rules for Intimacy

Rule 21 Don’t Tell Him What To Do

Rule 22 Let Him Take The Lead

Rule 23 Don’t Expect a Man to Change or Try to Change Him

Rule 24 Don’t Open Up Too Fast

Rule 25 Be Honest But Mysterious

Rule 26 Don’t Live With a Man (or Leave Your Things in His House)

Rule 27 Observe His Behaviour on the Holidays

Rule 28 Rules for Personal Ads and Dating Services

Rule 29 Rules for On-line Dating

Rule 30 Don’t Waste Time on Fantasy Relationships

Rule 31 Be Smart and Other Rules for Dating in School

Rule 32 Take Care of Yourself and Other Rules for Dating in College

Rule 33 Don’t Stand by His Desk and Other Rules for the Office Romance

Rule 34 Don’t Be a Groupie and Other Rules for Dating Celebrities or High-Profile Men

Rule 35 Rules for Turning a Friend Into a Boyfriend

Rule 36 Second Chances – Rules for Getting Back an Ex

Rule 37 Don’t Date a Married Man

Rule 38 Don’t Be a Rebound Girl and Other Rules for Dating a Man Who is Separated

Rule 39 Slowly Involve Him in Your Family and Other Rules for Women with Children

Rule 40 Starting Over – Rules for the Mature Woman

Rule 41 Practise, Practise, Practise! (or, Getting Good at The Rules)

Rule 42 Buyer Beware (Weeding Out Mr Wrong)!

Rule 43 Closing The Deal (Getting Him to the Altar)

Rule 44 Even if You’re Engaged or Married, You Still Need The Rules

Rule 45 Rules for the Bedroom (When You’re Married)

Rule 46 Rules for Same-Sex Relationships

Rule 47 Next! And Other Rules for Dealing with Rejection

Rule 48 Do The Rules, Even when Your Friends and Parents Think It’s Nuts

Rule 49 Keep Doing The Rules Even When Things Are Slow

Rule 50 Don’t Break The Rules

Rule 51 Don’t Worry, Even Men Like The Rules

Rule 52 Do The Rules and You’ll Live Happily Ever After!

Rule 53 Love Only Those Who Love You

Rule 54 Be Easy to Live With

Rule 55 Rules for Girlfriends, Bosses/Co-workers and Children

6 Success Stories: Women Who Followed The Rules and Changed Their Lives!

7 Answers to Frequently Asked Questions About The Rules

8 Last But Not Least 32 Extra Hints

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