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sadie_glutz's review against another edition
2.0
This book makes some good points, but it's way over the top and takes itself too seriously. I especially rolled my eyes at the chapter on how a woman should look if she wants to find a man - apparently every girl needs to wear gold hoops, a clunky gold watch, a short skirt (and cleavage as well! What happened to "less is more"?) and straighten her hair. Yeah, how about no.
anjalisudarsan's review against another edition
4.0
I felt like the book was a bit sexist at times, perpetuating a lot of harmful stereotypes for women. For example, the whole chapter on being skinny to get your man to always be in love with you - hasn't this led to a lot of people starving themselves to "look good". Although I do understand the 'look good to feel good' message, and maintaining a healthy weight - I have seen some women struggle with this balance. There's also the chapter on dressing to attract men, which I don't think applies to all cultures (since skimpy dressing isn't really a thing in Asia).
I liked the underlying message about being a woman with your life to get a man. That's the key to love - love yourself and you'll find love. As someone who has subconsciously been living the 'rules' life, I think it has a good message.
I liked the underlying message about being a woman with your life to get a man. That's the key to love - love yourself and you'll find love. As someone who has subconsciously been living the 'rules' life, I think it has a good message.
khchristensen's review against another edition
2.0
So much good advice in here you don't even need to have friends! Don't text him back for AT LEAST an hour! Don't "hang out"! Don't be TOO available! You WILL look desperate and NEVER get married!!!!!
123rsijrcl's review against another edition
4.0
I find these bizarrely endearing and quite sweet in how outdated they are- the Facebook wall stuff was funny and obviously we wouldn't do something like that today.
They're like a little window back in time to 1995 and 2008 :)
They're like a little window back in time to 1995 and 2008 :)
withinpeace's review against another edition
4.0
So, I have a confession to make. I love reading relationship books. Since the "perfect" relationship continues to allude me, I'm always searching for some tips. I enjoyed the first edition of The Rules so I was pretty confident that I would like this one. I think this one is better because in addition to giving dating tips it also focuses on self-worth tips. I love the premise of letting things happen and not making things happen. While it can be lonely at times and take a ridiculous amount of discipline to not text or call first, I found these tips helpful in guarding my heart. I can't count how many times I've made relationships happen then when things don't work out after 2, 3 or 4 years, I look back in agony beating myself up for wasting my time. So if you are looking for some practical ways to be still and let things happen by weeding out those guys who aren't meant for you, then I highly recommend it. For those of you who feel like these types of books are silly, then you probably don't need them and will not find the information useful.
keri_f's review against another edition
1.0
Read it for a book club...not something I'll venture into again. No idea why I even bothered.
jlw_writes's review against another edition
3.0
Read this on the recommendation of a friend. Parts of it made sense and parts of it offended me. Not sure how I really feel about it.
dc7's review
1.0
Do yourself a favour and stay away from this book.
The advice in here cost me a perfectly good relationship (I blame the book at least partially though my own insecurities that lead me to following this advice are not blameless either).
Yes, it is important to set boundaries in a relationship, but commonsense will serve you much better. I can now see that this book is full of internalised misogyny. Very unfortunate.
The advice in here cost me a perfectly good relationship (I blame the book at least partially though my own insecurities that lead me to following this advice are not blameless either).
Yes, it is important to set boundaries in a relationship, but commonsense will serve you much better. I can now see that this book is full of internalised misogyny. Very unfortunate.
agwest's review
3.0
Not quite applicable to where I am in my life right now, but still an interesting read that will probably guide my romantically inclined actions in the future.