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http://phocks.org/stumble/the-rules/

So when I first read these I thougth some of them were a little too conservative for a modern girl like me... but I thought about it and read the chapters and they really do make sense. Men should be gentlemen even in today's age.

1. Be a "Creature Unlike Any Other"
2. Don't Talk to a Man First (and Don't Ask Him to Dance)
3. Don't Stare at Men or Talk Too Much
4. Don't Meet Him Halfway or Go Dutch on a Date
5. Don't Call Him and Rarely Return His Calls
6. Always End Phone Calls First
7. Don't Accept a Saturday Night Date after Wednesday
8. Fill Up Your Time before the Date
9. Play it Safe on Your First Few Dates
10. Reveal Yourself on Dates 4 through Commitment Time, but Stay Independant
11. Always End the Date First
12. Stop Dating Him if He Doesn't Buy You a Romantic Gift for Your Birthday or Valentine's Day
13. Don't See Him More than Once or Twice a Week
14. No More than Casual Kissing on the First Date
15. Don't Rush into Sex
16. Don't Tell Him What to Do
17. Let Him Take the Lead
18. Don't Expect a Man to Change or Try to Change Him
19. Don't Open Up Too Fast
20. Be Honest but Mysterious
21. Accentuatre the Positive
22. Don't Live with a Man (or Leave Your Things in His Apartment)
23. Don't Date a Married Man
24. Slowly Involve Him in Your Family
25. Practice, Practice, Practice!
26. Even if You're Engaged or Married, You Still Need The Rules
27. Do The Rules, Even when Your Friends and Parents Think It's Nuts
28. Be Smart
29. Take Care of Yourself
30. Next! Deal With Rejection
31. Don't Discuss The Rules with Your Therapist
32. Don't Break The Rules
33. Do The Rules and You'll Live Happily Ever After!
34. Love Only Those Why Love You
35. Be Easy to Live With