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Danielle the Dating Coach
These are all The Rules-I don't have to have a page for them. Thoughts?
THE RULES
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Be a "Creature Unlike Any Other": Being too ordinary or predictable in behavior.
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Don't Talk to a Man First (and Don't Ask Him to Dance): Initiating conversations or invitations.
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Don't Stare at Men or Talk Too Much: Making prolonged eye contact or dominating conversations.
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Don't Meet Him Halfway or Go Dutch on a Date: Splitting the bill or compromising too much.
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Don't Call Him and Rarely Return His Calls: Frequently initiating calls or quickly returning them.
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Always End Phone Calls First: Allowing him to end calls.
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Don't Accept a Saturday Night Date after Wednesday: Agreeing to last-minute plans.
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Fill Up Your Time before the Date: Keeping time free and waiting for a date.
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How to Act on Dates 1, 2, and 3: Acting overly familiar or intimate too soon.
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How to Act on Dates 4 through Commitment Time: Not adjusting behavior as the relationship progresses.
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Always End the Date First: Letting him decide when the date ends.
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Stop Dating Him if He Doesn't Buy You a Romantic Gift for Your Birthday or Valentine's Day: Continuing to date despite lack of gifts.
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Don't See Him More than Once or Twice a Week: Spending excessive time together.
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No More than Casual Kissing on the First Date: Engaging in more intimate activities.
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Don't Rush into Sex and Other Rules for Intimacy: Becoming intimate too quickly.
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Don't Tell Him What to Do: Being overly directive or controlling.
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Let Him Take the Lead: Making decisions or plans instead of him.
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Don't Expect a Man to Change or Try to Change Him: Attempting to alter his habits or personality.
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Don't Open Up Too Fast: Sharing too much personal information early on.
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Be Honest but Mysterious: Being overly transparent without maintaining intrigue.
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Accentuate the Positive and Other Rules for Personal Ads: Focusing on negatives or shortcomings.
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Don't Live with a Man (or Leave Your Things in His Apartment): Moving in or leaving belongings at his place.
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Don't Date a Married Man: Engaging in relationships with married individuals.
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Slowly Involve Him in Your Family and Other Rules for Women with Children: Introducing him to family too quickly.
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Practice, Practice, Practice! (or, Getting Good at The Rules): Not consistently applying the rules.
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Even if You're Engaged or Married, You Still Need The Rules: Neglecting the rules in committed relationships.
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Do The Rules, Even when Your Friends and Parents Think It's Nuts: Abandoning the rules due to external opinions.
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Be Smart and Other Rules for Dating in High School: Making uninformed or impulsive decisions.
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Take Care of Yourself and Other Rules for Dating in College: Neglecting self-care or personal growth.
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Next! and Other Rules for Dealing with Rejection: Dwelling on rejection or failing to move on.
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Don't Discuss The Rules with Your Therapist: Sharing or analyzing the rules in therapy sessions.
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Don't Break The Rules: Ignoring or deliberately violating the rules.
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Do The Rules and You'll Live Happily Ever After!: Not following the rules consistently.
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Love Only Those Who Love You: Pursuing unrequited love or unhealthy relationships.
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Be Easy to Live With: Being difficult or demanding in daily interactions.

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