The Complete Book of Rules: Time tested secrets for capturing the heart of Mr. Right
Infamous, controversial and (more importantly) proven to be successful, The Complete Book of Rules is the full, uncensored guide to finding, getting and keeping your dream man.Brought together in a single book for the first time, this volume contains very best advice from both The Rules and The Rules 2: the bestselling books that formed a global phenomenon and revolutionised dating practices around the world.The Complete Book of Rules is the ultimate guide to successful dating, written for women refuse to settle for anything other than the best in life – women like you.The straight-talking, no-nonsense advice and the practical tips in this handbook are as successful as they are controversial. They have changed the lives of women across the world. Now you can be one of them.You’ll be amazed at how effective simple techniques can be – such as:• Don’t call him – he’ll want you more• Always end the date first – he’ll feel desperate for more contact• Never accept a Saturday night date after Wednesday – he’ll call you sooner• End the telephone conversation first – he’ll call you back• Don’t rush into sex – let his passion build, and it’ll last longer.With Rules to cover every situation, from online dating to how to turn a friend into a boyfriend, The Complete Book of Rules is the savvy woman’s dating companion that will last a lifetime.
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The Complete Book of Rules
TIME-TESTED SECRETS
FOR CAPTURING THE HEART
OF MR RIGHT
Ellen Fein and Sherrie Schneider
Contents
Introduction: The Rules Phenomenon
4 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 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 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 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 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
Seven years ago, when we set out to write The Rules, we knew that we had an important message to share. We believed in The Rules. We had seen them work time and time again in our own lives, in our close circle of girlfriends and an ever-widening circle of friends and acquaintances, as well as co-workers and relatives.
When our phones began ringing off the hook with dating questions and (eventually) success stories, we knew we had to write The Rules in book form to make it available to all women.
Lo and behold, The Rules became not just a best-selling book, but a phenomenon, revolutionizing dating practices around the world.
In fact, The Rules became so popular that it achieved a kind of pop culture status. It was spoofed on Saturday Night Live (‘Get the ring!’), used as the plot for several TV sitcoms and also inspired a number of parody books including Breaking the Rules (‘Stare straight at men and talk incessantly’) and Rules for Cats (‘Don’t accept a trip to the vet after Wednesday’).
Suddenly, The Rules was everywhere! A financial publication ran an article on the rules for investing (‘Don’t buy on Friday if your broker calls after Wednesday’) and a political columnist wrote that one presidential candidate might have won the election if he had just tried to be a ‘creature unlike any other’.
Why all the fuss? Why all the interest in The Rules when there are dozens of other dating books on the market? Why has The Rules become such a phenomenon?
The answer is simple: The Rules work! Unlike other dating books that are therapeutic and theoretical – that sound good, that give warm n fuzzy, meaningless and misleading advice such as
