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Ellen Fein, Sherrie Schneider

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The Rules

TIME-TESTED SECRETS FOR

CAPTURING THE HEART OF MR RIGHT

Ellen Fein and Sherrie Schneider

To our wonderful husbands and great kids

Special thanks to Connie Clausen, Anne Hamilton and Myndie Friedman

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Title Page

Chapter I		The History of The Rules
Chapter II		What Are The Rules?
Chapter III		Meet a Rules Girl
Chapter IV		But First the Product—You!
*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*		Don’t Accept a Saturday Night Date after Wednesday
*Rule 8*		Fill Up Your Time before the Date
*Rule 9*		How to Act on Dates 1, 2, and 3
*Rule 10*		How to Act on Dates 4 through Commitment Time
*Rule 11*		Always End the Date First
*Rule 12*		Stop Dating Him if He Doesn’t Buy You a Romantic Gift for Your Birthday or Valentine’s Day
*Rule 13*		Don’t See Him More than Once or Twice a Week
*Rule 14*		No More than Casual Kissing on the First Date
*Rule 15*		Don’t Rush into Sex and Other Rules for Intimacy
*Rule 16*		Don’t Tell Him What to Do
*Rule 17*		Let Him Take the Lead
*Rule 18*		Don’t Expect a Man to Change or Try to Change Him
*Rule 19*		Don’t Open Up Too Fast
*Rule 20*		Be Honest but Mysterious
*Rule 21*		Accentuate the Positive and Other Rules for Personal Ads
*Rule 22*		Don’t Live with a Man (or Leave Your Things in His Apartment)
*Rule 23*		Don’t Date a Married Man
*Rule 24*		Slowly Involve Him in Your Family and Other Rules for Women with Children
*Rule 25*		Practice, Practice, Practice! (or, Getting Good at The Rules)
*Rule 26*		Even if You’re Engaged or Married, You Still Need The Rules
*Rule 27*		Do The Rules, Even when Your Friends and Parents Think It’s Nuts
*Rule 28*		Be Smart and Other Rules for Dating in School
*Rule 29*		Take Care of Yourself and Other Rules for Dating in College
*Rule 30*		Next! and Other Rules for Dealing with Rejection
*Rule 31*		Don’t Discuss The Rules with Your Therapist
*Rule 32*		Don’t Break The Rules
*Rule 33*		Do The Rules and You’ll Live Happily Ever After!
*Rule 34*		Love Only Those Who Love You
*Rule 35*		Be Easy to Live With