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Ellen Fein. The Complete Book of Rules: Time tested secrets for capturing the heart of Mr. Right
Contents
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 28Rules for Personal Ads and Dating Services
Rule 29Rules 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 35Rules 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 45Rules For The Bedroom (When You’re Married)
Rule 46Rules for Same-Sex Relationships
Rule 47Next! 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 55Rules for Girlfriends, Bosses/Co-workers and Children
Girlfriends
Bosses and Co-workers
Children
6 Success Stories: Women Who Followed The Rules and Changed Their Lives!
Jennifer T.’s story, Los Angeles, California
Barbara N.’s story, Athens, Ohio
Susan G.’s story, Boca Raton, Florida
Stacey G.’s story, Houston, Texas
Amy D.’s story, San Diego, California
7 Answers to Frequently Asked Questions About The Rules. Q: If I do The Rules, how will he know the real me?
Q: If I do The Rules how will he know I like him?
Q: What do I do when a man gives me his business card and says ‘Call me?’
Q: What if a man leaves a message on your answering machine on Wednesday? Can you call him back to secure a weekend date?
Q: If a friend sets you up on a blind date and the date goes very well, do you call the friend to thank her and to tell her you like him?
Q: Do The Rules work on all men?
Q: My problem is not The Rules, but finding men to do them on. Any suggestions?
Q: If I can’t talk about my feelings or my past relationships on dates, what can I talk about?
Q: The book is so popular, what if a man asks you point blank, ‘Are you doing The Rules on me? Is that why you don’t call me?’
Q: How do I know if he’s ‘The One’?
Q: I went out with a man who at the end of the date said he had a great time and would call again. He never called. Why? It’s been a month. I thought I did The Rules. May I call him to find out what went wrong?
Q: How can I meet his parents and friends before he meets mine if he moved from L.A. to New York and everyone he knows is on the West Coast?
Q: You have a date for Saturday night, but it’s Saturday afternoon and he still hasn’t called to confirm. Do you call him and ask, ‘What’s up? Do we still have plans?’
Q: At a party, is it okay to make eye contact or smile at a man?
Q: I don’t like to give out my home number to a man I just met. Is it okay to take his number and call him?
8 Last But Not Least – 32 Extra Hints
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